Report of the Symposium on Impacts of Fishing on the Environment. ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour. Bangkok, Thailand, 6-10 May 2013
This document is the final report of the Symposium on Impacts of Fishing on the Environment arranged by the ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB) and held from 6 to 10 May 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. The document was prepared by Mr Steve Eayrs (Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Maine, USA) and Mr Petri Suuronen (Fishing Operations and Technology Branch, FAO). The text presented in Appendix 3 of this report summarizes the presentations of the workshop and has been reproduced as submitted. The text has attempted to faithfully capture the issues raised by each presenter. The editors apologize for any misrepresentation that may have arisen in their summation.
This Symposium was the first collaborative working group meeting hosted by FAO, and the first to be hosted outside of traditional ICES countries. The preparation, coordination, and planning of this Symposium was extraordinary. The efforts of SEAFDEC staff, especially Bundit Chokesanguan, deserve special acknowledgment. We also want to acknowledge the efforts of the WGFTFB Co-Chairman, Michael Pol (Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, USA) for his contribution to the planning, coordination, and execution of the Symposium. We are very grateful to Mike Breen (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) for his thorough review of the LIGHT session. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the vision of individuals from ICES and FAO in joining forces to form the ICES-FAO Fishing Technology and Fish Behavior Working Group.