Monday evening 18:15-19:30

Conference Room 1. UN Conference building

Organized by FAO

In partnership with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the IUCN-Fisheries Expert Group (FEG)

Rebuilding Fisheries is not only rebuilding fish stocks, but also rebuilding of economic, social and environmental values that productive and sustainable fisheries provide. Rebuilding of fishery stocks, species assemblages and habitats is a legal imperative, an ecological commitment and a socio-economic necessity. Rebuilding plans are expected in the SDG 14 and CBDs Aichi Target 6, but most of all it is needed for a growing world population who rely on fisheries for food and nutrition, as well as related livelihoods. While rebuilding is progressing in many advanced countries, with mixed outcomes, it is still to be tackled in many developing ones were challenges and need are most significant. The side event will:

• Highlight the commitments for rebuilding and some of the key questions it raises;
• Address some technical and practical issues met in rebuilding processes, presenting some of the lessons learned through on-going rebuilding initiatives
• Present practical examples in Small-Island Developing States (SIDS)
• Explore the needs and opportunities for focusing on rebuilding in SIDS and least developed countries
• Offer you an opportunity to ask and receive clarifications on principles and operations of rebuilding.

PROGRAMME/SPEAKERS

Chair: Mr Árni Mathiesen, FAO ADG Fisheries

Speakers ¹:    

• Mr Manuel Barange, FAO Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Serge Garcia, Chair, IUCN-Fisheries Expert Group
• Mr James Movick, Director General and chief spokesperson of FFA
• Dame Meg Taylor DBE, Pacific Ocean Commissioner and Secretary General to the Pacific Islands Forum

¹Final list of speakers is subject to change