1. The Expert Consultation was held from 9 to 11 January 2002 in La Jolla, California. A list of participants and observers, who brought to the Expert Consultation a wide range of relevant experience, appears as Appendix B to this report.
2. The mandate of the Expert Consultation was reviewed. Participants, who attended in their personal capacity, were reminded that the report and recommendations of the Expert Consultation would be presented to the Eighth Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade in Bremen, Germany, in early February 2002. The issues would then be passed on to the FAO Committee on Fisheries in early 2003. The report of the Expert Consultation would be published in the FAO Fisheries Reports Series along with important information papers.
