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Maltese MP to participate in Marine Ecosystem Conference
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28/09/2001
28/09/2001
| The Hon. Dr. Francis Agius, MP will be participating at the Conference | on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem, organised jointly by the Government of Iceland and the Food and Agriculture Organisation and with the co-sponsorship of the Government of Norway. |
| This conference which will be held in Rejkjavik, | Iceland, between the 1st and 4th October 2001, will be attended by no less than 400 delegates representing more than 75 countries and a number of organisations. |
The Council of Europe has appointed the Hon. Dr. F. Agius, Chairman of the Sub-committee on Agriculture and Fisheries of the Council of Europe, to represent it at this conference.
The objectives of the Conference are:
- to gather and review the best available knowledge on marine ecosystem issues;
- to identify means by which ecosystem considerations can be included in capture fisheries management; and
- to identify future challenges and relevant strategies.
A scientific symposium addressing the role of man in marine ecosystems, will be addressed by a number of experts in the field.
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