Small pelagic resources and their fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region, Proceedings of the First Session of the APFIC Working Party on Marine Fisheries, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-16 May 1997, RAP Publication 1997-31

The publication contains the report of and the papers on small pelagic resources and their fisheries presented at the First Session of the APFIC Working Party on Marine Fisheries held in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 - 16 May 1997. The first section contains review on small pelagic resources and their fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region and the conclusion and recommendations of the Working Party, while the second section contains 11 papers presented and discussed at the Session. The third section are additional reports provided by the scientists of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Cochin, India, to fill the gap relevant to issues addressed, especially those, related to environmental factors and future collaborative activities. Review of the Small Pelagic Resources and their Exploitation in the Asia-Pacific Region (P. Martosubroto) A Comparative Account of the Small Pelagic Fisheries in the APFIC Region (M. Devaraj and E. Vivekanandan) Conclusion and Recommendations of the Workshop Small Pelagic Resources in Australia (C. O'Brien) Review of the Small Pelagic Resources and their Fisheries in the Chinese Waters (Q. Tang, X., L. Tong, Jin, F. Li,W. Jiang and X. Liang) Status, Prospects and Management of Small Pelagic Fisheries in India (M. Devaraj, K.N. Kurup, N.G. K. Pillai, K. Balan, E. Vivekanandan and R. Sathiadhas) Review of Small Pelagic Fisheries of Indonesia (J. Widodo) Review of the Small Pelagic Resources and their Fisheries in Japan (T. Wada) Small Pelagic Fish Resources and their Fisheries in Malaysia (Phaik-Ean Chee) Review of the Philippine Small Pelagic Resources and their Fisheries (R. Calvelo) Review of the Small Pelagic Fisheries of Sri Lanka (P. Dayaratne) Review of the Small Pelagic Resources and their Fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand (S. Chullasorn) Small Pelagic Fisheries in the South China Sea (H. Yanagawa) Fisheries Environment in the APFIC Region with Particular Emphasis on the Northern Indian Ocean (V.N. Pillai, M. Devaraj, and E. Vivekanandan) Stock Assessment Implications and Management Options for the Small Pelagics in the APFIC Region (M. Srinath and M. Devaraj) Regional Cooperation for Managing Marine Fish Stocks in the APFIC Region (M. Devaraj and E. Vivekanandan)