[22-07-2008 Published on CORDIS: http://cordis.europa.eu/wire/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.Detail&rcn=17667 ]
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The first Integrated Capture Information System (ICIS) requirements gathering meeting was held June 10-12, 2008 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy. The meeting gathered together representatives from the fisheries and aquaculture community including several regional fishery bodies such as the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) together with WorldFish Center and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the FAO.

As of today D4Science news that are related to 'Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources Management' will appear in AgriFeeds.
AgriFeeds is a service that allows users to search, filter and re-publish news and events from several RSS feeds. It is a one-stop shop on recent news and events related to agriculture (including fisheries, natural resources and related domains). The service has been developed by FAO in partnership with CGIAR, CTA, GFAR, GFIS and IAALD. Currently, 44 information sources are registered in AgriFeeds.
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The Fishery Country Profiles Production System Vision describes the vision and scope for the fishery country profiles Virtual Research Environment, including stakeholders, product positioning, desired outcomes and high-level requirements.
Download the draft version of the Fishery Country Profiles Production System (FCPPS) Vision
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The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) recently held its board meeting in FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.
FAO presented an overview of the D4Science project and the "Integrated capture information system - An opportunity for strengthening Partnerships between Fisheries & Biodiversity communities".
The presentation was followed by an open discussion about possibilities offered by grid technologies and about ways of leveraging synergies through future collaboration between FAO and OBIS.
[ Download FAO's presentation ]