RAP PUBLICATION 2007/17 ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION (APFIC) REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Seventy-first session Jakarta, Indonesia, 20-22 August 2007 Download Report(144 Kb) |
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PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT This is the final report adopted at the Seventy-first session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission. |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission. Report of the Seventy-first session of the APFIC Executive Committee, Jakarta, Indonesia. 20�22 August 2007. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, RAP Publication 2007/17, 30 p. Abstract This document presents the final report of the Seventy-first session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 20 to 22 August 2007. Major topics discussed were: APFICs geographical coverage and mandate and related membership issues; progress reports on the intersessional activities of APFIC; outcomes of the Fishing capacity management and IUU fishing and Certification of fishery and aquaculture production workshops; and preparations for the Regional Consultative Forum Meeting and the Thirtieth Session of APFIC to be held in August 2008. |
Distribution:
Participants of the Session
Members of the Commission
FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fishery Officers
INTER-SESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF APFIC
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE
REVIEW OF FUNCTION OF REGIONAL FISHERY BODIES AND ARRANGEMENTS
APFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOPS
RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF THE 27TH FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
DATE AND PLACE OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND SESSION
ACRONYMS |
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APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASEAN WGFi |
ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries |
BIMSTEC |
Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation |
BIMSTEC FiWG |
BIMSTEC Fisheries Working Group |
BOB-IGO |
Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation |
BOBLME |
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project |
CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
COBSEA |
Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia |
COFI |
Committee on Fisheries |
COFI-AQ |
COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture |
EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
FIEL |
Policy and Liaison Service of FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
HCMC |
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam |
ICSF |
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
INFOFISH |
Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific Region |
IOTC |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
IUU fishing |
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing |
LOA |
Letter of Agreement |
MFF |
Mangroves for the future initiative |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MRC |
Mekong River Commission |
NACA |
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and Pacific |
NPOA |
National Plan of Action |
RAP |
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
RCFM |
APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting |
RFB |
Regional Fisheries Body |
RFMO |
Regional Fisheries Management Organization |
RPOA |
Regional Plan of Action |
RSAC |
SEAFDEC Regional Scientific Advisory Committee |
SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SEAFDEC |
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
SIFFS |
South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies |
WCPFC |
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
World
Fish |
World Fish Center |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |