Maritime Affairs

Conference: Regional Fisheries Management Organisations RFMO's - Fit for the future

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organiser: Unit B1

PROGRAMME

09.00-09.30	Registration
	Opening
	Lowri EVANS, Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
	Maria DAMANAKI, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
	Jane LUBCHENCO, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States
10.40 – 11.00	Coffee break
	Open discussion by participants: Chairs and Executive Secretaries of RFMOs, Members of European Parliament, Fisheries Director Generals from EU Member States
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch buffet
	Views by invited guest speakers: - Gerard Van Bohemen, International Legal Advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, New Zealand, - Liu Xiaobing, Director, Division of International Cooperation, Bureau of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, China
	Open discussion by participants: Chairs and Executive Secretaries of RFMOs, Members of European Parliament, Fisheries Director Generals from EU Member States
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee break
	Open discussion by participants: Chairs and Executive Secretaries of RFMOs, Members of European Parliament, Fisheries Director Generals from EU Member States
17.15 – 17.30	Conclusions
	Lowri EVANS, Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

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