The 26th session of the UN Food and Agriculture’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) will meet to discuss the Progress Report on the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and Related International Plans of Action (Capacity, IUU Fishing, Seabirds and Sharks), and the Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries. Delegates will also consider assistance to the fishing communities affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean and measures to rehabilitate and reactivate the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the countries concerned.  

dates: 7-11 March 2005  
location: Rome, Italy  
contact: Ndiaga Gueye, FAO  
phone: 39-6-5705-2847  
fax: 39-6-5705-6500  
e-mail: ndiaga.gueye@fao.org  
www: http://www.fao.org/fi/NEMS/events/detail_event.asp?event_id=24536