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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 inorder 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, Sir Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam.
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