APFIC reforms and related working groups
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 18–19 August 2021 and Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 24–25 February 2022
2022
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the...
Report of the APFIC special session, Rome, Italy (17 February 1999), Report of the ad hoc legal and financial working group
1999
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) - report of the APFIC special session, Rome, Italy, 17 February 1999 and report of the ad hoc legal and financial working group Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8 July 1999 At the Twenty-sixth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 24-30 September 1998, the Commission reviewed the activities and achievements of APFIC during its half century of existence (1948-1998). It was recognized that these activities had...
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Structure, Functions and Responsibilities of the Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC)
1991
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 ...
APFIC Texts
Report of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 18–19 August 2021 and Report of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Future of APFIC - Virtual meeting, 24–25 February 2022
2022
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the...
(2009) Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2009
Lymer, D., Funge-Smith, S. (eds.) (2008). Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2009/07, 61 pp. Fishery production in the Asia-Pacific region continues to rise and remains an important contributor to the nutrition and food security of many countries in this region. In recognition of this, the 30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) concluded that cooperation...
(2004) Handbook on regional fishery bodies and arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2004
This handbook provides a convenient summary of regional and subregional bodies and arrangements concerned with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. It includes information on a selection of “environmental/fisheries” arrangements.
Regional forum and symposia
(2009) Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2009
Lymer, D., Funge-Smith, S. (eds.) (2008). Handbook on Regional Fishery Bodies and Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2009/07, 61 pp. Fishery production in the Asia-Pacific region continues to rise and remains an important contributor to the nutrition and food security of many countries in this region. In recognition of this, the 30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) concluded that cooperation...
(2004) Handbook on regional fishery bodies and arrangements in Asia and the Pacific
2004
This handbook provides a convenient summary of regional and subregional bodies and arrangements concerned with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development. It includes information on a selection of “environmental/fisheries” arrangements.
