Report of the Workshop on Bycatch Management and Low Impact Fishing

This document contains the report of the Report of the Workshop on Bycatch Management and Low Impact Fishing held in Kuwait City, Kuwait over 9-12 December 2012. The workshop was convened to to develop a road map on how bycatch can be more effectively managed and how to reduce impacts of fishing on the environment. The meeting reviewed the current knowledge on bycatch in the RECOFI / GCC region and considered priority follow up action. The Workshop adopted a draft concept document in the form of a Regional Action Plan for managing the environmental impacts of fishing in the RECOFI region. The Workshop was hosted by the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fisheries Resources of the State of Kuwait.