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This is a curated collection of technical documents relevant to the capture fisheries and aquaculture in the  Asia-Pacific region. This is a collection of the technical output of APFIC workshops or the APFIC Secretariat. There are also FAO publications relevant to the APFIC region. 

Technical Reports

A Community-based ecosystem approach to fisheries management : Guidelines for Pacific Island countries
2010

These guidelines have been produced to describe how an EAF can be merged with community-based fisheries management (CBFM) in PICs. This merger of approaches is referred to in these guidelines as the community-based ecosystem approach to fisheries management (CEAFM), and represents a combination of three different perspectives; namely, fisheries management, ecosystem management and community-based management. CEAFM is the management of fisheries, within an ecosystem context, by local communities working with government and other partners. The...

Report of the second Workshop on the Assessment of Fishery Stock Status in South and Southeast Asia
2010

FAO. Report of the second Workshop on the Assessment of Fishery Stock Status in South and Southeast Asia. Bangkok, 5–9 October 2009. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No. 940. Rome, FAO. 2010. 54p. This report covers the main outcomes of the second of two workshops held in Bangkok (Thailand) in June and October 2009 respectively, with the main objective to review the fisheries data and information available in South and Southeast Asia region and identify...

Myanmar fisheries legislation with particular reference to freshwater fisheries legislation
2011

The fisheries sector in Myanmar, comprising the freshwater fisheries, marine capture fisheries and aquaculture, plays a very important role in the economy of the country and provides an important source of food security for the people of Myanmar. Presently, the freshwater capture sector is by far the most important economically and socially. The Ayeyarwady Delta once supported half of the mangrove forests in Myanmar. but there are competing demands on the mangrove ad fisheries...

The potential impact of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture in the Asian region
2011

Sriskanthan, G. & Funge-Smith, S. J. (2011). The potential impact of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture in the Asian region. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2011/16, 41 pp.  The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), convened in Jeju, Republic of Korea in September 2010, emphasized that adaptation and mitigation of the impacts of climate change related to fisheries and aquaculture is an important challenge for...

APFIC/FAO Regional consultative workshop “Implications of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture: challenges for adaptation and mitigation in the Asia-Pacific Region”
2011

FAO (2011) APFIC/FAO Regional consultative workshop “Implications of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture: challenges for adaptation and mitigation in the Asia-Pacific Region” 24–26 May 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2011/17, 52 pp.   It is now widely recognized that the effects of climate change will impact the fisheries sector, and result in increased uncertainty in the supply of fish from capture fisheries and aquaculture. The...

Bycatch in small-scale tuna fisheries: a global study
2011

  Gillett, R. Bycatch in small-scale tuna fisheries: a global study. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 560. Rome, FAO. 2011. 116p. The aim of the study was to quantify catches of tuna and bycatch in small-scale pelagic fisheries. Additional goals were to identify on a global scale information gaps, major issues and management concerns associated with these fisheries and their bycatch. The study made estimates of tuna and non-tuna catches in the small-scale fisheries of 181...

FAO International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards
2011

The FAO International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards were developed through a participatory process involving fisheries experts, fishery managers from governments, the fishing industry, academia and non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. The guidelines are designed to provide guidance on management factors ranging from an appropriate regulatory framework to the components of a good data collection programme, and include the identification of key management considerations and measures necessary to ensure the conservation of...

Reality check on the potential to generate income from mangroves through carbon credit sales and payments for environmental services.
2011

RFLP engaged an international consultant to conduct a desk study to assess the potential of generating income from mangrove areas in the areas of RFLP geographic coverage from the sale of carbon credits and payments from environmental services. The key findings and recommendations are presented.

Marine protected areas: country case studies on policy, governance and institutional issues
2011

This document presents case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Brazil, India, Palau and Senegal. It is the first of four in a global series of case studies on MPAs. An initial volume provides a synthesis and analysis of all the studies. The set of global MPA case studies was designed to close a deficit in information on the governance of MPAs and spatial management tools,...

Fisheries of the Pacific Islands Regional and national information
2011

The Pacific Island region consists of fourteen independent countries and eight territories located in the western and central Pacific Ocean. In this area there are about 200 high islands and some 2 500 low islands and atolls. The main categories of marine fishing in the area are: Offshore fishing. This is undertaken mainly by large industrial-scale fishing vessels. Approximately 1 500 of these vessels operate in the EEZs of Pacific Island countries, mainly using purse seine,...