FAOFisheriesReportNo.771 FIPL/R771(En) ISSN0429-9337 Reportofthetwenty-thirdsessionofthe EUROPEANINLANDFISHERIESADVISORYCOMMISSION Wierzba,Poland,26May-2June2004 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAOpublicationscanbercnucslcUfrom: SalesandMarketingCiroup InformationDivision FAO VialedelleTermcdiCaracalla (Mil(HIRome.Italy F-muil;puhlications>sa!cv;afao.org Fax:(+3‘))l)657().<?.i60 Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.771 FIPL/R771(En) Reportofthe TWENTY-THIRDSESSIONOFTHE EUROPEANINLANDFISHERIESADVISORYCOMMISSSION Wierzba,Poland,26May-2June2004 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2005 Th±» ono DWWQ-AXX-GT63 ighieomaterial dTtoOabhuporehitiugveshnnaeoidnrldioaiioennrtzspfiiaioemetwrgsesih,mn.noaaanttttoisirsooootnfneacsvtoputenershrcomeoedpforulUnncaonitniyntytegdhedecodotauhpnnNneaotadrtritdyite,oiholnmfeitpsmetirpttynrhcateeotostrinehyoFcne.neotrcoaeinotdxtfiiyponranogiertnssodtas(hrfiAermeogoaannrtltieoeicorrgeufiarloalstflaunirooityerrns ISBN92-5-105306-5 eApRipDclsideeoelvurrppicpmmryrsraiiiroiogtssdo1hghissnutiho,iiscblnooti@arnntiFlfeeoAasdsnoefOohr.rro.owvooufiermlotmddV9thaihotatbeuRelhrteereeipaanwrlorddocienddoitl-rupntlcecyeeotrtnsrhiisriTgosiephenmdetierrnarmtmfcnoiehoidsoratslmlhdiddaeiiotepsinrCsuoshCerniaomperfippfoanr.rsctaooaehtdPvlseiuuilobcadnalt.ecirodofsepfo0hyri0rtmanihr1auggee0tthshe0MtaonlsaraeohniRluozaoorleirgmdcndeeeeotrtm,hwshiei.eistnsrIhitAtonacpuflfopSuytolelmrlinmymaoc/earainrttcyaciiecboio,knypannrslIpionroewpfrfo-louomdrerrawumdpricagilostttesuitfdecoeot.shnnro OFAO2005 Copyrightedmaterial PRKPARAriONOFIHISDOCIMKM Thepresenttextisthefinalversionofthereportpresentedon2June2004tothe participants ofthe twenty-third session ofthe European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission. FAQ. Report ofthe twenty-third session ofthe European Inland FisheriesAdvisory'Commission.Wierzba.Poland.26May- 2June2(KM. FAOFisheriesReport.No.771.Rome.FAO.2005.43p. SLMMARV The twenty-third session ofthe European Inland Fisheries AdvisoryCommission(EIFAC)washeldinWierzba.Poland, ofnroAmq2ua6cuMlatyurteoD2eJvuenleop2m0e0n4,ti-ncPaorntcnoemristhiapnebeetwiwtehenaSScyimepncoesiaunmd !sPirnocdeuc2e0r0A2ssionciatthieonfsi.eldTsheofsefsissihoenryrebviioelwoegdyEaInFdACm'asnaagcetimveintite,s aquaculture,protectionoftheaquaticresource,andsocialand economicissues.EIF.ACrevisedanddecideditsfutureprogratnmc Ioouftwuonrtkil,tahnedneixntpsaerstsiicounlaorftthheeaCcotimvmitiisessiwohnicinh2s0h0o6u.ldThbeetcwaernrtiye-d fourthsessionwillbeprecededbyaSymposiumonHydropower. FloodControlandWaterAbstraction:implicationsforFishand Fisheries. Distribution: Participants EIFACMembers EIFACMailingList FAOFisheriesDepartment FAORegionalFisheriesOfficers Copyrightedmaterial V CONTENTS Page DECISIONS,DIRECTIVESANDRECOMMENDATIONSOFTHE TWENTY-THIRDSESSIONOFEIEAC \ii OFFU'ERSOFEIFACANDCONVENERSOFADHOC WORKINGPARTIES ii L OPENINGOFTHESESSIONANDADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDA L H. SYMPOSIUMONAQUACULTUREDEVELOPMENT- PARTNERSHIPBETWEENSCIENCEANDPRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS 1 HI. BIOLOGYAND.MAN.ACE.MENT(SUB-CO.MMISSION1) 1 FF.ihslh.Smonitorinc.inrRrsiiwahrn 1 iNiRoniiriinNJSaniishkkiNc. MMaAPNPAICNhCM,hO.hN[rISOIIhDSISIIURRICHhlOINIONANDAOUAIICIIABITAIOLALIT>’ .1 Fl.hCTIONOhOhhlChRS 4 IV. AQUACULTURE(SUB-COMMISSIONII) 4 Fishdiseasesandtheirtontrol 4 Rh.I.ATIONSIIIPHhlAVhhNITSIITRANShhRANDHSIIHEALTH 4 WaterresourcesmanaoimintinAorAcuirire .S OROANTLhlSHEARMINO S MarketperspectivesoeeiropeanhREsiiWAThR .^OUACULTURE s Networkofaoliacliltlrecentresincentraeand EASTr-RNECROPE 6 Feectionorofficers 6 V. PROTECTIONOFTHEAQUATICRESOURCES (SUB-COMMISSIONHI) 6 Effectsofphysicalmodificationoftheaouatic habitatONFISHPOPCEATIONS A Methodologiesforrehabilitationoflakesand RESERVOIRS 6 Preventionandcontrolofbirdpredation 7 Influenceofmanagementpracticesonthe; environment 7 Handlingoffishesinfisheriesandaquaculture 8 EUWATERframeworkDIRECTIVE(WFD) 8 EcDoISlRoUgPiTcIaNlGaSnUBdShTuAmNCaEnShealtheffectsfrominifixrini g Copyrightedmaterial VI AyANUDAMniCnKiNlVODISRONMHNTALHAZARDASSESSMtNTCRlIERIA 8 El.ECTlONOKOFUChRS 8 VI. SOCIALAM)ECONOMICISSlES(SIB-COMMISSIONl\) 9 RFCRrATIONALHSIII.RlhS 9 S(KI()-i;CONOMICASPFXTSOFINLANDFISMFRIBS 9 OtherACTiviriLS 9 ElectionOFOFFKTRS 10 Ml. ADOPTIONOITHESliB-COMMISSIONSPROGRESSREPORTS ANDRECOMMENDATIONS 10 Mil. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORIOFTHESYMPOSILM 10 IX. A.SSE.SSMENTOFTHEROLEANDFLINCTIONINCOFEIFAC X. SVMPOSIIMINCONJUNCTIONWITHTHETWENTY-FOURTH SESSIONOFEIFAC 12 XL ANYOTHERMATTERS 12 XII. ELECTIONOFEIFACOFFICERS XIII. DATEANDPLACEOFTHETWENTY-FOURIHSESSION 1.^ XIV. ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORTANDCLOSINGOFTHESESSION 13 APPENDIXES A A;>end!iandtimetable 1-4 CO Listofparticipants 16 D Listofdocuments 22 O Openingaddresses 23 MrPiotrStachowiak'saddress 23 MrGerdMarmulla'saddress 26 E MRerpoRrutdiofMEuIlFle.rA'CsSaydmdrpeosssiumonAquacultureDevelopment- 28 PartnershipbetweenScienceandProducerAssociations 31 F Draftprospectus 41 Copyrightedmaterial 1 DECISIONS.DIRECTIVESAM)RECOMMENDATIONS OFTHETWENTY-THIRDSESSIONOFEIFAC Paragraphs LetterbyChairmanofEIFACtoEUDGs FishandEnvironmentregardingEel 12 Con\ener,AdhocWorkingPartyonMappingofFishDistributionandAquatic HabitatQuality 18 Workplan.JointEIFAC^GFCMAdhoeWorkingPartyonManagementof Sturgeon 21 FlectionofOfficersofSub-Commis.sion1 22 CancellationofAdhoeWorkingPartyonFishDiseasesandtheirControl 24 EstablishmentofAdhocWorkingPartyonRelationshipbetweenfishtransfers andfishhealth 25 Convener,AdhocWorkingPartyonWaterResourcesManagementin Aquaculture 29 Workplan,AdhocWorkingPartyonWaterResourcesManagementin Aquaculture 3 ElectionofOfficersofSub-CommissionII 37 ConsersionofAdhocWorkingPartyonPreventionandControlofBird PredationintoLiaisonGroup 44 Conversionof,AdhoeWorkingPartyonInfluenceofManagementPracticeson theEnvironmentintoLiaisonGroup 47 PreparationofanEIFACpositionstatementonhandlingoffishes 50 CancellationofAdhocWorkingPartyonAquaticEnvironmentalHazard AssessmentCriteriaandMethods 53 ElectionofOITicersofSub-Commission111 54 RefocusingTermsofReferenceoftheAdhocWorkingParlyonRecreational Fisheries 56 ElectionofOfficersofSub-CommissionIV 63 Copyrightedmaterial 1 viii RecommendationsfromtheSymposiumonAquacultureDevelopment- PartnershipbetweenScienceandProducerAssociations 70 RoleandfunctioningofEIFAC 73-80 SymposiuminconjunctionwiththeTwenty-fourthsessionofEIFAC 8 ElectionofEIFACOfficers 86 DateandplaceoftheTwenty-fourthSession 87 Copyrightedmaterial : IX OFFICERSOFEIFACANDCONVENERSOFADHOCWORKINGPARTIES Chairperson: R.Miillcr FirstVice-Chairperson: K.Pinter SecondVice-Chairperson: P.Hickley Secretaryadiiuerim: G.Mamuilla SUB-COMMISSIONI-BIOLOGYANDMANAGEMENT Chairperson: T.Brenner Vice-Chairperson: J.Caffrey Rapporteur: 1.Navodaru TechnicalSecretary: G.Mamiulla AdhocWorkingParlies Eels Convener W.Dckkcr Fishmonitoringinfreshwaters Convener P.Hickley Introductionsandstocking Convener I.G.Cowx Mappingoffishdistributionand aquatichabitatquality Convener R.Fricke Managementofsturgeon Convener M.Chebanov SUB-COMMISSIONII-AQUACULTURE Chairperson: L.Varadi Vice-Chairperson: J.-P,Proteau Rapporteur P.Lengycl TechnicalSecretary U.Barg AdhocWorkingParties Relationshipbetweenfish transferandfishhealth Convener E.Hudson Waterresourcesmanagement inaquaculture Convener M.Verdegem Organicfishfarming Convener V.Hilge MarketperspectivesofEuropean Freshwateraquaculture(jointly withEuropeanCommunity) Convener L.Varadi NetworkofAquacultureCentres CentralandEasternEurope P.Lengyel Copyrightedmaterial