A. Regional Fishery Bodies in the Asia Pacific region

A1. Management Bodies

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

Establishment	1950 International Convention
Headquarters	La Jolla, California, USA
Address	8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla CA 92037-1508 USA
Tel /Fax	+1 858 546 7100 / +1 858 546 7133
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.iattc.org
Area of competence	Eastern Pacific Ocean
Membership	Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA, Vanuatu and Venezuela
Objectives	"To gather and interpret information on tuna; to conduct scientific investigation; to recommend proposals for joint action for conservation"
Information resources on the web	· Meeting documents and reports · Tuna catch reports and statistics · Vessel database · Research programmes and publications

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

Establishment	1993 International Agreement under aegis of FAO (Article XIV of FAO Constitution)
Headquarters	Victoria, Seychelles
Address	P.O. Box 1011, Victoria Mahé, Seychelles
Tel/Fax	+248 225494 /+248 224364
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.iotc.org
Area of competence	Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, north of the Antarctic Convergence
Membership	Australia, China PR, Comoros, Eritrea, EC, France, India, Iran IR, Japan, Korea RO, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand and the UK
Objectives	"To promote cooperation among its Members with a view to ensuring, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of stocks covered by this Agreement and encouraging sustainable development of fisheries based on such stocks"
Information resources on the web	· Meeting documents and scientific committee/ working party reports · On-line consultation of authorised vessel record · Databases and data related publications

International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)

Establishment	1953 International Convention
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA
Address	Room 250, Oceanography Teaching Building University of Washington Campus Bottom of 15^th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98195-7951, USA For mail use: P.O. Box 95009 Seattle, WA 98145-2009, USA
Tel/Fax	+1 206 634 1838 / +1 206 632 2983
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/default.htm
Area of competence	North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea
Membership	Canada and USA
Objectives	"To coordinate scientific studies relating to the biology, population dynamics and fishery of Pacific halibut; to formulate regulations designed to develop the stocks of Pacific halibut to those levels which will permit optimum yield"
Information resources on the web	· Halibut landing data · Description of the halibut fishery · License application for halibut fishery · Scientific reports and technical reports

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)

Establishment	1993 International Convention
Headquarters	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Address	Suite 502, 889 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3B2 Canada
Tel /Fax	+1 604 775 5550 / +1 604 775 5577
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.npafc.org
Area of competence	North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas north of 33 degrees North latitude
Membership	Canada, Japan, Korea RO, Russian Federation and USA
Objectives	"To recommend to the Parties measures for the conservation of anadromous stocks and ecologically related species in the Convention area; to promote the exchange of information on any activities contrary to the provisions of the Convention; to review and evaluate enforcement actions taken by the Parties; and to promote the exchange of catch and effort information and provide a forum for cooperation among the Parties with respect to anadromous stocks and ecologically related species"
Information resources on the web	· Statistical data · Species information · Scientific Bulletin and technical papers

Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC)

Establishment	1985 International Convention
Headquarters	Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Address	600-1155, Robson Street Vancouver, B.C. V6E 1B5 Canada
Tel/Fax	+1 604 684 8081 / +1 604 666 8707
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.psc.org
Area of competence	Northwest Pacific
Membership	Canada and USA
Objectives	"To prevent overfishing and provide for optimum production and to provide for each country to receive benefits equivalent to the production of salmon originating in its waters"
Information resources on the web	· Annual reports and meeting reports · Test fishing reports · Species status reports

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

Establishment	The Convention on the Conservation and management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean came into force in June 2004
Headquarters	The Secretariat for the Commission is expected to be based at Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Address
Tel /Fax
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.ocean-affairs.com
Area of competence	Western and Central Pacific
Membership	Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu
Objectives	"To ensure, through effective management, the long term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1995 UN Fish stocks Agreement"
Information resources on the web

A2. Advisory Bodies

Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)

Establishment	1948 (as Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council and changed to Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission in 1976. In 1994, the Agreement was amended again and title changed to Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission) International Agreement under aegis of FAO (Article XIV of FAO Constitution)
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Address	FAO Regional Office Asia and the Pacific 39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel/Fax	+66 2 697 4176, 4119 / +66 2 697 4445
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.apfic.org
Area of competence	Indo-Pacific area (including inland waters)
Membership	Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China PRC, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea RO, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, USA and Viet Nam
Objectives	"To promote the full and proper utilization of living aquatic resources by the development and management of fishing and culture operations and by the development of related processing and marketing activities in conformity with the objectives of its members"
Information resources on the web	· Meeting reports and technical papers · Descriptions of fisheries/aquaculture · Databases on RFBs, co-management sites and contacts to national fisheries agencies in the region

Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO)

Establishment	2003 - as an intergovernmental programme
Headquarters	Chennai, India
Address	91, Saint Mary's Road, Abhiramapuram Chennai 600018, Tamil Nadu, India For mail use: BOBP, Post Box No. 1054, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel/Fax	+91 44 24936188 / +91 44 24936294
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.bobpigo.org
Area of competence	Bay of Bengal
Membership	Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
Objectives	"Provide enduring regional cooperation among the Member countries of the Bay of Bengal region for fisheries development that aims at the socio-economic improvement of its fisheries and fish farmers"
Information resources on the web	· Concise version of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in several vernaculars · Publications and software

South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

Establishment	1979 International Convention
Headquarters	Honiara, Solomon Islands
Address	No. 1 PFA Road, West Koalá Ridge Honiara, Solomon Islands For mail use: P.O. Box 629, Honiara Solomon Islands
Tele /Fax	+677 21124 / +677 23995
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.ffa.int/www/index.cfm
Area of competence	South Pacific (Central and West)
Membership	Australia, Cook Islands, Fed. States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Narau, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Objectives	"To harmonize fishery management policies; to facilitate cooperation in surveillance and enforcement, processing, marketing and relations with third countries; to arrange for reciprocal access by member countries to their 200-mile zones"
Information resources on the web	· Tuna market news · VMS guidelines

Mekong River Commission (MRC)

Establishment	1995
Headquarters	Vientiane, Lao PDR
Address	184 Fa Ngum Road Unit 18, Ban Sithane Neua Sikhottabong District Vientiane 01000 Lao PDR
Tel /Fax	+856 21 262 262 / +856 21 263 264
E-mail	[email protected]
Website
Area of competence	Mekong River Basin
Membership	Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam
Objectives	"To promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being by implementing strategic programmes and activities and providing scientific information and policy advice"
Information resources on the web	· Meeting documents · Policy and research papers · Interactive information and knowledge system on participatory natural resource management

Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI)

Establishment	1999 Under aegis of FAO Council
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Address
Tel /Fax	+20 2 331660 / +20 2 3373419
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.fao.org/fi/body/rfb/RECOFI/recofi_contacts.htm
Area of competence	Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Membership	Bahrain, Iran IR, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
Objectives	"To promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Area of the Commission"
Information resources on the web

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)

Establishment	1967 Agreement establishing the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Address	P.O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903 Thailand
Tel /Fax	+662 940 6326 to 6329 / +662 940 6336
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.seafdec.org
Area of competence	Southeast Asian Region
Membership	Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam
Objectives	"To promote sustainable development of fisheries in the Southeast Asian region through research, training and information dissemination"
Information resources on the web	· Meeting reports and documents · Digitized Atlas

Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization (WIOTO)

Establishment	1991 International Convention
Headquarters	Mahé, Seychelles
Address	c/o Seychelles Fishing Authority P.O. Box 449, Victoria, Mahé Seychelles
Tel / Fax	+248 224597 / +248 224508
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.fao.org/fi/body/rfb/WIOTO/wioto_home.htm
Area of competence	Western Indian Ocean
Membership	Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros and India
Objectives	"To harmonize policies with respect to fisheries; to determine relations with distant water fishing nations; to establish mechanism for fisheries surveillance and enforcement; to cooperate for fisheries development; to coordinate access to EEZs of the members"
Information resources on the web

A3. Scientific Bodies

Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)

Establishment	1959 Resolution of FAO Conference (Under Article VI-2 of FAO Constitution)
Headquarters	FAO, Rome, Italy
Address	c/o FAO Fisheries Department Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome 00100, Italy
Tel / Fax	+39 06 5705 4828 /+39 06 5705 2476
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.cwpnet.org
Area of competence	All oceans
Membership	Consists of International Organizations: CCAMLR, CCSBT, FAO, ICCAT, ICES, IOTC, NASCO, NAFO, OECD, EU/EUISTAT, SPC and IWC
Objectives	"To keep under continuous review requirements for fishery statistics for purposes of research, policy making, management, aqua standard concepts, definitions, classifications/methodologies for collection/collation of fishery statistics"
Information resources on the web	· CWP Handbook of Fishery Statistical Standards http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=root&xml= tseries/index.xml

Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia-Pacific Region (INFOFISH)

Establishment	1987 As an intergovernmental organization
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address	1st Floor, Wisma PKNS Jalan Raja Laut, P.O. Box 10899 50728 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Tel /Fax	+603 26914466 / +603 26916804
E-mail	[email protected] / [email protected]
Website	http://www.infofish.org
Area of competence	Asia-Pacific
Membership	Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Korea DPR, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Thailand
Objectives	"To provide marketing information and technical advisory services to the fishery industry of the Asia-Pacific region"
Information resources on the web	· Marketing information · E-classified ads · On-line registration to Importers/Exporters Database

Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA)

Establishment	1980 (as FAO-UNDP project); in 1990 as an Intergovernmental Organization
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Address	P.O. Box 1040, Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel /Fax	+66 2 5611728-9 / +66 2 5611727
E-mail	[email protected] or [email protected]
Website	http://www.enaca.org
Area of competence	Asia-Pacific region
Membership	Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Korea DPR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. Other participating non-member governments include Indonesia, Iran IR, Korea RO, Lao PDR and Singapore
Objectives	"To promote rural development through sustainable aquaculture. Core activities are i) Capacity building through evaluation and training, ii) Collaborative research and development through networking, iii) Development of information and communication networks, iv) Policy guidelines and support to policies and institutional capacities, and v) Aquatic animal health and disease management"
Information resources on the web	· On-line aquaculture forums · eNews on aquaculture · Events and training information

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

Establishment	1948 International Agreement
Headquarters	Noumea, New Caledonia
Address	BP D5, 95, Promenade Roger Laroque Anse Vata, 98848 Noumea Cedex New Caledonia
Tel / Fax	+687 262000 / +687 263818
E-mail	[email protected]
Website	http://www.spc.int
Area of competence	South Pacific, south of the Equator
Membership	American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, UK, USA, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
Objectives	"To provide a regional service which provides information, advice and direct assistance to the Pacific Community through SPC member governments, either individually or collectively, in using living marine resources in the most productive and responsible manner possible, in particular through fisheries stock assessment, marine ecosystem research, small-scale tuna fisheries development support, coastal fisheries management support and fisheries information and databases throughout the area of competence"
Information resources on the web	· Publications and meeting reports · Free software of Economic Farm Models · Information on tuna ecology and biology · Online fisheries address book