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

2023

The global fisheries sector in 2023 is now appreciably different compared to that of the 1970s, as are the dominant fish stocks that comprise most of the current global landings, their location and modes of their exploitation. The fisheries of South and Southeast Asia have also changed over this period and alongside their changing nature. This review provides thematic papers on stock assessment approaches and their application to the region.

2011

The international consultant that RFLP engaged to conduct a feasibility study for the introduction of ice production and distribution in Timor-Leste, following pilot scale ice production and distribution, then developed a second phase proposal for an ice production and distribution system which was to be submitted to donors for funding consideration.

1999

FAO. Report of the Meeting of APFIC 1999 Ad hoc Working Group of Experts in Food Safety, Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, 15-17 March 1999. RAP Publication 1999/36, 43 p. The document presents the discussions of the Ad hoc Working Group of Experts in Food Safety of APFIC at its First Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from 15 to 17 March 1999. The Working Group reviewed emerging food safety hazards from aquaculture products.

1950

The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether the apparent trend in inland capture fishery production in the Asia-Pacific region since 1950 according to FAO statistics is reflective of the growth in inland fisheries or whether it is influenced by changes in statistical reporting practices. The objective of this analysis was to identify large changes (between years) that are significant for a reporting country and to investigate whether these changes also affect the regional...