Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 18–19 August 2021 and Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 24–25 February 2022

2022

The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the...

(2009) Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific

2009

Lymer, D., Funge-Smith, S. (eds.) (2008). Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2009/07, 61 pp.  Fishery production in the Asia-Pacific region continues to rise and remains an important contributor to the nutrition and food security of many countries in this region. In recognition of this, the 30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) concluded that cooperation...

(2004) Handbook on regional fishery bodies and arrangements in Asia and the Pacific

2004

This handbook provides a convenient summary of regional and subregional bodies and arrangements concerned with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. It includes information on a selection of “environmental/fisheries” arrangements.