This is the report of the first Fisheries Symposium convened by the IPFC in 1949. The symposium covered some general overviews of capture fisheries in the region.

A Survey of the Pelagic Fisheries of the World: Part I: General Considerations by H. Srinivasa Rao
Keywords: world fisheries; pelagic; survey

A Survey of the Pelagic Fisheries of the World: Part II: The Biology of Pelagic Fishes by N. Kesava Panikkar
Keywords: pelagic: world fisheries; survey

Methods of Biological Research on Pelagic Fish Resources
by Oscar E. Sette
Keywords: pelagic: world fisheries; populations

Development of Pelagic Fisheries by J.D.F. Hardenberg
Keywords: pelagic: world fisheries; development