Download or read book Report of the Ninth Session of the Committee for the Development and Management of the Fishery Resources of the Gulfs, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 6-9 April 1997 written by Indian Ocean Fishery Commission. Committee for the Development and Management of the Fishery Resources of the Gulfs. Session and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main decisions are summarized as follows: i) improve the reporting of catch data and conduct randomized intensive sampling; ii) conduct ageing studies on Scomberomorous and cooperate and coordinate with the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission; iii) introduce bycatch reduction devices in the shrimp fishery and work at holding a session on regional oceanography; iv) to expand activities in aquaculture and establish a regional information system; v) promote the preparation of a more detailed study of implications in the WTO; vi) continue to support cooperation with regional bodies concerned with fisheries and follow up the implementation of the shrimp and demersal surveys.