RAP Publication: 2001/18
RAP Publication: 2001/18
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, Thailand, 2001
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in
this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the
part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities,
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The copyright in this publication is vested in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, by any method or process, without written permission from the copyright holder. Applications for such permission with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction desired should be made through and addressed to the APFIC Secretary, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
© FAO 2001
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ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) established under an agreement formulated at Baguio, Philippines, on 26 February 1948, came into force on 9 November 1948. The FAO Conference at its Fourth Session (1948) approved the establishment of this body under the title “Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council (IPFC)” under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. At its Seventeenth Session (1976), IPFC changed its title to “Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission” and amended the Agreement in order to change the functions of the body. The IPFC Agreement was further amended by the Commission at its Twenty-fourth Session in 1993 to be known as “ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION” (APFIC). The amendments were approved by the FAO Council at its 107th Session in November 1994. The area of competence of APFIC covers Asia-Pacific. The functions of the Commission are to promote full and proper utilization of living aquatic resources by the development and management of fishing and culture operations and by development of related processing and marketing activities in conformity with the objectives of its members. Current members of APFIC include Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam. For more information on APFIC, please contact: The APFIC Secretariat |
This is the edited version of the report approved by the Twenty-seventh Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission.
REPORTS OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUPS OF EXPERTS
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DATE AND PLACE OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION
APPENDIX A - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS