Notification 2011-221

Dear Madam/Sir, In notification number 2011-180, dated 23 September 2011, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations to nominate experts to participate in the Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, 7 – 9 December 2011, Bergen, Norway. Thanks to the generous support of the Governments of Norway and Japan, this meeting is being convened by the Secretariat in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Fisheries Expert Group of the Commission on Ecosystem Management of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-CEM-FEG), pursuant to paragraph 53 of decision X/29. In this regard, I am pleased to announce that the selection of participants has been completed, based on the relevant scientific expertise and experience of nominees, in keeping with the criteria in the above-mentioned notification. The Secretariat is in a position to provide financial assistance to selected participants nominated by developing country Parties. The list of selected participants is attached in the annex. Selected participants will be notified in due course. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery 7 – 9 December 2011, Bergen, Norway List of Selected Experts Africa Mr. Shaft M. Nengu (Botswana) Mr. Abdalla Nassir (Sudan) Mr. Dismas Mbabazi (Uganda) Asia and the Pacific Mr. Naiten Bradley Philipp, Jr. (Federated States of Micronesia) Mr. Alphis Ponniah (India) Mr. Abu Talib (Malaysia) Mr. Gil A. Adora (Philippines) CEE No candidates GRULAC Ms. Monica Brick Peres (Brazil) Mr. Manuel Peralta Bravo (Ecuador) WEOG Mr. David Smith (Australia) Mr. Jake Rice (Canada/IUCN-CEM-FEG) Mr. Hein Rune Skjoldal / Mr. Reidar Toresen (Norway) Mr. Simon Jennings (United Kingdom) COP 10 Presidency Mr. Hideki Nakano (Japan) Organizations Ms. Gabriella Bianchi (FAO) Mr. Bjørn Krafft (CCAMLR) Mr. Fabio Fiorentino (GFCM) Ms. Despina Symons (IUCN-CEM-FEG) Mr. Jeppe Kolding (IUCN-CEM-FEG) Mr. Åge Høines (NEAFC) Mr. Jan Robinson (SWIOFC) Ms. Elisabeth R. Selig (Conservation International) Mr. Gunnar Album (International Collective in Support of Fishworkers) Mr. Mohammad Pourkazemi (CITES) Mr. Christian Neumann (UNEP/GRID-Arendal) Resource Persons Mr. Erling Kåre Stenevik (Norway) Mr. Jens-Otto Krakstad (Norway)

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; FAO, UNEP, IUCN-CEM-FEG; RFMOs; relevant organizations