The event will be held against the backdrop of the new external dimension of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy which strengthens the EU's international commitment to addressing overcapacity at a global level.
On the first day, Mr Evangelos Venizelos, the Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, will open the Conference.
Commissioner Damanaki will deliver a keynote speech, as well as Mr Athanasios Tsaftaris, Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and Pierre-Yves Cousteau, Goodwill Ambassador of the International Union for Conservation.
The two day event will conclude with the signing of a Joint Statement on capacity management by the EU and like-minded countries such as the United States, Colombia, Indonesia and Japan.
