01499cam a22001937a 4500020001800000020001500018040001000033082002600043245016800069260007600237300006200313490004300375500002900418520070000447650002001147650002301167710006101190856005401251  a9789251064351  a9251064350  cBTCTA  a639 FOO 2009 A083 Or.00aReport of the Technical Workshop on the Status, Limitations and Opportunities for Improving the Monitoring of Shark and Fisheries Trade :bRome, 3-6 November 2008.  aRome :bFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,c2009.  av, 152 p. :bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;c30 cm.1 aFAO fisheries and aquaculture report ;  a"FIMF/R897 (En)"--Cover.  aThe technical workshop considered global and country specific information on shark fisheries and trade to identify limitations and strategies for improving their monitoring. Reports from a selected number of main shark fishing and trading nations described the status of shark fisheries and the efforts towards the development of a National Plan of Action for Sharks. The workshop recommended actions to promote the implementation of National Plans of Action for Sharks and to address specific problems affecting catch and trade monitoring, including lack specificity in data, underestimated catch volumes, and limitations in the customs codes used in trade monitoring.--Publisher's description. 0aShark fisheries 0aFishery management2 aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.41uhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1121e/i1121e00.pdf