1. A Symposium on Inland Fisheries Management and the Aquatic Environment: The effects of fisheries management on freshwater ecosystems, was organized in conjunction with the Twenty-second Session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) in Windermere, United Kingdom, from 12 to 15 June 2002. Mr D. Gerdeaux (France) convened the Symposium, which was chaired by Mr I.G. Cowx (United Kingdom). The Symposium was attended by 114 participants from 27 countries.
2. The Symposium objectives were:
to bring together inland fisheries experts to exchange knowledge among countries and to present, in reviews, an appraisal of fisheries management activities and their impact on the environment, constraints on their application, issues and options regarding their utilization, and the benefits and problems associated with these activities.
to identify constraints and gaps in our knowledge that affect the application of fisheries management activities in inland fisheries.
to recommend and promote action to improve the management of inland fisheries to the benefit of the aquatic environment.
to provide guidelines for the policy formulation, planning methodology and evaluation of future fisheries management activities.
