Facilitated Dialogue on International Fisheries Management: Longline Fishing, Seabird and Sea Turtle Mortality (2002)

CONCUR was retained by the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council to help design and facilitate the Second Annual International Fisher’s Forum (IFF2), held in Honolulu Hawaii November 18-22, 2002. Participants included over 200 representatives of the fishing, scientific, and NGO community from 28 nations, including the U.S, New Zealand, Australia, Micronesia, Chile, Argentina, Japan, and China. A specific focus of the session was to generate options for reducing mortality to sea birds and sea turtles associated with longline fishing. The session culminated in the development of over 20 “commitments” of individuals or groups of participants to reduce seabird and sea turtle bycatch.