REPORT OF THE TWELFTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR INLAND FISHERIES OF AFRICA. YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON, 2-5 DECEMBER 2002

FAO Fisheries Report No. 706

RAFI/R706 (Bi)

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
FAO Regional Office for Africa
Accra, 2003

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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This is the final report approved by the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa (CIFA)

Distribution:

Participants in the Session
Members of CECAF
Other countries and interested national and international Organizations
FAO Fisheries Department
Fisheries Officers of the FAO Regional and Subregional Offices

FAO.
Report of the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa.
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2-5 December 2002.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 706. Accra, FAO. 2003. 47p.

ABSTRACT

This document is the final report of the twelfth session of the Committee for Inland Fisheries of Africa, which was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 2 to 5 December, 2002. Major topics discussed were: reports of some intercessional activities, interactions between inland capture fisheries and aquaculture and their contribution to food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa, promoting the implementation of the International Codes of practice for the responsible use of alien and genetically modified aquatic species in African fisheries and aquaculture. There was also a seminar on the African experience in commercial aquaculture and community involvement in fisheries management.