UN Oceans Conference Partnership Dialogue 4 - Making Fisheries Sustainable

More than 3 billion people rely on fish for an important source of animal protein, and 300 million people rely on marine fisheries for their livelihoods. In developing and developed countries alike, the consumption of fish is increasing both per capita and in absolute terms.

In the morning, the Ocean Conference held a partnership dialogue on the topic “making fisheries sustainable”. Moderated by Anthony Long, Director, Ending Illegal Fishing Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and co-chaired by Dominic LeBlanc, Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Coast Guard of Canada, and Oumar Guèye, Minister for Fisheries and Maritime Economy of Senegal, it featured a panel discussion by Arni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO); Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, Director of Global Fisheries and Aquaculture, Monterey Bay Aquarium, United States; Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO); and Milton Haughton, Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat.

CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada
H.E. Mr. Oumar Gueye, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Senegal

MODERATOR
Mr. Anthony Long, IUU fishing , PEW Charitable Trust

PANELLISTS
Mr. Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Mr. Arni Mathiesen, Assistant Director General , Food and Agricultural Organization of the
United Nations
Ms. Jennifer Dianto Kemmerly, Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium, US
Mr. Milton Haughton, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

REGISTERED LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

States

Chile (M)
Gabon (M)
Somalia (M)
Thailand (M)
Vanuatu (M)
Republic of Korea (VM)
Spain (VM level)
Norway (CD)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (CD)
Second preference (possible speaking slot)

Marshall Islands (HS)
Micronesia (Federated States of) (HS)
Tuvalu (HG)
Iceland (M)
Jamaica (M)
Maldives (M)
Peru (M)
Solomon Islands (M)
Sweden (M)
Algeria (CD)
Indonesia (CD)
Panama (CD)
Papua New Guinea (CD)
Philippines (CD)

Other participants and observers

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
International Criminal Police Organization
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
Economic Commission for Europe
International Labour Organization
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
World Bank
Business and Industry Major Group
Business and Industry Major Group
Business and Industry Major Group
Comunidad y Biodiversidad A.C.
Friends of Marine life
Marine Stewardship Council
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society For nature Conservation)