ICES/FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB23)

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Symposium on Innovations in Fishing Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Fisheries

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Kochi, India 13-17 Feb 2023

 

During the recent FAO Committee on Fisheries meeting (COFI35), interest in co-hosting WGFTFB23 was communicated by the government of India

Location, Kochi, India (Download the Kochi Factsheet)

The meeting is being planned as being primarily a physical one

1. WGFTFB23 planning

Please block your calendars and initiate necessary travel requests. An information note with confirmed venue details, accommodation recommendations and visa requirements will follow ASAP.  In the following weeks, a more formal meeting invite, along with key dates for meeting preparations and contributions, will be circulated

2. WGFTFB new chair(s)

The ICES WGFTFB chairs, Antonello Sala and Daniel Stepputtis, have been confirmed for 2023

3. Hosting partner

As co-hosts, FAO will work with India’s Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and with Bay of Bengal Programme – Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) to organize this meeting.  This will be the first physical WGFTFB meeting in three years and we sincerely hope that as many members as possible are able to join and help make this upcoming meeting and symposium a huge success.  Additionally, this will be the first time a WGFTFB meeting to be held in Southern Asia, which is a great achievement in itself, providing an opportunity to collaborate with fisheries technicians and scientists from both India and the wider Asian region

4. Venue

Kochi (also known as Cochin) is a city in southwest India’s coastal Kerala state. This is a beautiful region and offers the possibility for meeting participants who may have the time to stay some extra days and enjoy some tourism. We hope to see as many of you as possible present at the meeting and look forward to working with you and BOBP-IGO to make this a memorable and fruitful meeting and symposium

The WGFTFB Chairs (Daniel, Anto, Jon)

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