The responsibility of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is to review the fisheries work programmes and their implementation, to conduct periodic general reviews of international fishery problems and to examine possible solutions for them. Its functions are enumerated in Rule XXX of the General Rules of the Organization. Membership of the Committee on Fisheries is only for one biennium. Interested members of FAO need to apply formally for membership each biennium. For more information contact the Committee secretary.