Dr. P. Krishnan, Director, BOBP-IGO took part in an Indian Ocean Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) meeting held from 22-24 June 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique. The meeting was organized by FAO to develop "a Regional Coordination Framework Between Regional Fishery Bodies in the Indian Ocean". Representatives from different regional bodies (AU-IBAR, BOBP-IGO, CCSBT, IOTC, IWC, RECOFI, SADC, SIOFA, SWIOFC) participated in the meeting, in addition to the senior officials from FAO, Rome and independent experts.
The meeting identified areas and formulated strategies for effective coordination, cooperation and collaboration among the RFBs to address the regional issues, with particular reference to IUU fishing.
