Reports of the Session of the Commission
Report of the Thirty-Seventh Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)
2023
Report adopted by the Thirty-seventh Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) convened in Qingdao, China from 13 to 15 June 2023. It was informed of current limitations to the effective function of APFIC. The Commission adopted by consensus the “Resolution for suspension of the activities of the Commission”. The officers of the Commission remain unchanged and will remain incumbent.
Report of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)
2021
This document is the edited version of the report adopted by the 36th session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) convened at a virtual session in Bangkok, Thailand from 5 to 7 May 2021. It was hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Thailand and attended by 53 registered delegates from 17 APFIC member countries, three non-APFIC FAO members and 8 observer regional organizations. The Commission reviewed the intersessional programme activities of APFIC and...
Report of the Thirty-fifth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)
2018
This document is the final report of the Thirty-fifth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) convened in Cebu, the Philippines from 11 to 13 May 2018. The event was hosted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Agriculture, the Philippines. It was attended by 14 APFIC member countries, two non-APFIC FAO members and ten partner organizations. The Commission reviewed the intersessional programme activities of APFIC and endorsed the report of...
Reports of the Executive Committee Meeting
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) report of the Executive Committee Seventy-eighth Session - Virtual session, 21-23 June 2022
2022
This document presents the final report of the Seventy-eighth Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) that was held virtually from 21 to 23 June 2022. The Executive Committee reviewed the recommendations of the meetings of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC and proposed two resolutions – to suspend or to continue – to be considered by Members during the Thirty-seventh Session of APFIC to be convened...
Report of the Seventy-seventh Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
2019
This document presents the final report of the Seventy-seventh Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) that was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 5 to 7 March 2019. The Executive Committee: (i) welcomed an update on the progress made on preparing a regional overview of the status and trends of aquaculture and capture fisheries in Asia and the Pacific region and updates on the frameworks used to monitor the...
Report of the Seventy-sixth Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
2017
This document presents the final report of the Seventy-sixth Session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) that was held in Manila, Philippines, from 21 to 23 February 2017. The APFIC Executive Committee at its Seventy-sixth Session comprised Philippines (Chair), Thailand (Vice-Chair), Viet Nam and Republic of Korea (Members), Sri Lanka (former Chair) and the Secretary of the Commission (as an ex officio Member). The Executive Committee welcomed the draft updated regional...
APFIC reforms and related working groups
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 18–19 August 2021 and Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 24–25 February 2022
2022
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the...
Review of the role of the Asia‐Pacific Fishery Commission as a Regional Consultative Forum
2003
This document reviews and analyses the background to the development of APFIC as a Regional Consultative Forum. The consultant’s report addresses the question “How can APFIC act as a consultative forum that is responsive to Members needs?” and is provided in the first instance for the deliberations of the APFIC Executive Committee. Part 1 of the document acknowledges the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia‐Pacific region and globally. In recent years APFIC, the FAO’s...
Text of the Resolution 1/116 adopted by the 116 Session of FAO Council (Rome, 14 - 19 June 1999)
1999
Text of the Resolution 1/116 adopted by the 116 Session of FAO Council (Rome, 14 - 19 June 1999) "Abolition of the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission and its Subsidiary Bodies - Approval of the Merger of the Committee for the Development and Management of Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal with the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission"
APFIC Texts
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 18–19 August 2021 and Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 24–25 February 2022
2022
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the...
(2009) Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2009
Lymer, D., Funge-Smith, S. (eds.) (2008). Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2009/07, 61 pp. Fishery production in the Asia-Pacific region continues to rise and remains an important contributor to the nutrition and food security of many countries in this region. In recognition of this, the 30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) concluded that cooperation...
(2004) Handbook on regional fishery bodies and arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2004
This handbook provides a convenient summary of regional and subregional bodies and arrangements concerned with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. It includes information on a selection of “environmental/fisheries” arrangements.
Regional forum and symposia
Sustainable Development for Resilient Blue Growth of Fisheries and Aquaculture: Seventh APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting, Cebu, Philippines, 7–9 May 2018
2018
This is the report of the Seventh Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) Regional Consultative Forum Meeting (RCFM) on Sustainable Development for Resilient Blue Growth of Fisheries and Aquaculture. The meeting was convened in Cebu, Philippines from 7 May to 9 May 2018 and was attended by 80 participants from 16 countries, together with representatives from ten regional and international partner organizations and projects. The key conclusions and recommendations endorsed by the Seventh RCFM are summarized...
Sixth APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting (RCFM) Promoting Blue Growth in fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific
2016
This is the final report of the Sixth Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC) Regional Consultative Forum Meeting (RCFM) convened in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-10 February 2016 under the theme “Promoting Blue Growth in fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region”. The “Blue Sectors” of fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to food and nutrition security and the livelihoods of millions in the Asia Pacific Region. The meeting heard how these sectors face a...
Report of the Fifth Regional Consultative Forum Meeting, Responsible management of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific
2014
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission. 2014. Report of the Fifth Regional Consultative Forum Meeting, Responsible management of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific, Hyderabad, India, 19–21 June 2014. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, RAP Publication 2014/23, 86 p. The Fifth Regional Consultative Forum Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (Fifth RCFM) “Responsible management of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific” was hosted by the Government of India and convened in Hyderabad, India,...
