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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
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FI-739
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI-1
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Origin
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Established by the Council at its Sixty-first Session (1973, Resolution 4/61).
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Rules of Procedure
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Adopted at the First Session (1975). Amended at the Second Session (1978) and by the Hundred and Thirty-first Session of the FAO Council (2006).
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To assist in international cooperation efforts for the conservation, development and utilization of living resources, especially shrimp, of the Western Central Atlantic.
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Membership
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Open to all Member Nations and Associate Members, which notify the Director-General of their desire to be considered as Members.
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Number of Members
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33
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List of Members
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- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- European Union (Member Organization)
- France
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- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
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- Republic of Korea
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Spain
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Languages
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English, French and Spanish
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Document symbol
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WECAFC
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Previous Sessions and documents
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View documents of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
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Division
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Subregional Office for the Caribbean (FAO-SLC)
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Contact information/email
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FAO-SLC@fao.org
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Web site
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Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
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First Session
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October 1975
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Pattern of sessions
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1975, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008
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