The meeting of the ad hoc Committee on Strudture, Function,  an d Responsibilities of the  Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC) was held at the  FAO Regional office  for  Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok , Thailand,  from 11 to 14 December 1990. the Ad Hoc Committee reviewed the objective, role and functions of the  Commission and considered the factors limiting its efficiency. In order to rationalize the activities of  IPFC, it recommneded that priority be  given in the  future to marine fishery resources  in statistical area 71 and to inland fisheries and aquaculture in in statistical area 04. The meeting agreed that the government of Australia should draft the text of the proposed amendments to the  IPFC  agreement  and to circualte these prpoosed amendments to other members of the  IPFC. The present report will be submitted to IPFC  at its Twenty-fourth Session.