pt. 1. Report of the expert workshop. Background ; Introduction ; Relevant FAO Programmes ; Discussion on chondrichthyes, corals, and sponges ; Discussion on vulnerable deep-sea or bycatch fish species ; Deep-sea species identification guides for vulnerable species ; Discussion on ways forward for the development of guides for vulnerable deep-sea species ; Conclusions and recommendations -- pt. 2. Expert workshop background documents. Information to assist preparation of a deep-sea species identification guide--sharks, batoids, and chimaeras (class Chondrichthyes) / by Peter M. Kyne and Colin A. Simpfendorfer. Global list of cold-water corals (order Scleractinia, sub-order Filifera, subclass Octocorallia, order Antipatharia) from waters deeper than 200 m, vulnerable species, and draft recommendations for the production of identification guides / by Marcelo Visentini Kitahara. Towards the development of an identification guide for vulnerable deep-sea sponges / by Joana R. Xavier and Rob W.M. van Soest.

"Annotated global checklist of extant deep-sea chondrichthyans": p. 49-76.

A Workshop on Deep-sea Species Identification was organized by FAO in Rome, Italy, from 2 to 4 December 2009. The meeting was organized in response to the need for a strategy for the development of appropriate deep-sea species identification tools for fishery purposes, in particular, to address the broadened requirements for reporting on not only target species, but also associated species following recent international developments with respect to fisheries management guidance and biodiversity conservation. The Workshop included an overview of relevant FAO programmes. The overview was followed by presentations and discussions on current knowledge and key issues to be addressed to improve knowledge of vulnerable deep-sea species groups such as chondrichthyes, corals, sponges and other selected deep-sea groups through the development of a database and appropriate identification tools to facilitate reporting on these species groups by fishery operators. Part 1 of the report includes these discussions as well as the conclusions and recommendations agreed upon by participants. Harmonized versions of the three background documents drafted for the Workshop are included in Part 2 of the report-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Includes bibliographical references.

"FIRF/R947 (En)."