Opening and African Session

Welcome to 1st FAO NASF seminars 2012 – Dr. Audun Lem,  FAO Seminar Chair

• Official opening: Senior Official Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries  (to be advised)

• FAO introduction : i) FAO activities - Resource management for sustainable fisheries:
the state of world fisheries. ii) Bringing Africa into the commercial world of fisheries.
Árni M. Mathiesen, Assistant Director General, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Department, FAO, Rome

• Conference Address:  African Southern region fisheries business opportunities Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Bernard Esau, Namibia

• Overview:  Outlook for in African fisheries and aquaculture, Dr. Lahsen Ababouch, Director, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division,  Rome