Report of the RECOFI special meeting on consolidation and development Rome 11-12 May 2010 FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture report Series, Vol. 960

The objective of this special meeting was to consider ways and means to enhance the role of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) as a regional fisheries management organization. The meeting participants reviewed the preliminary findings of a technical review of the work and operations of the Commission. The meeting agreed unanimously that RECOFI required strengthening to make it a more effective and legitimate organization. It was also agreed to make three broad recommendations in relation to the future technical and institutional work of RECOFI and its financial needs. These recommendations will be considered by the Commission at its Sixth Session in 2011.