I would like to inform you that the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Ms Maria Damanaki, is hosting a conference on RFMOs in Brussels on 1 June 2012.



This full day event will explore ways of addressing some of the biggest challenges facing Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) in the 21st Century.



The Conference will give the opportunity to those who know RFMOs best, the Chairs and Executive Secretaries, to come together to exchange their experience and ideas in an open discussion.



The final programme is enclosed and you may be interested to know that it will be web-streamed at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/events/2012/06/events_20120601_01_en.htm. The conclusions of the conference will also be posted at this address after the event.