RECOFI was established by the Director-General by Resolution 1/117, upon request of Member Countries of the Gulf and Sea of Oman. The resolution was adopted by the FAO Council in 1999.

What We are Doing 

RECOFI leverages its core strengths to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources and improving the sustainable development of aquaculture in the member countries. The Commission continually reviews the state of these resources, including abundance and the level of fisheries exploitation.

It also formulates and recommends appropriate measures for the conservation and rational management of living marine resources, and ensures the implementation of these recommendations, keeping under review the economic and social aspects of the fishing industry - recommending any measures aimed at its development. 

Current Members

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Country Members Contributions

Each Country Member's yearly share of contribution is USD 5000. (Five Thousand US Dollars)

Observers

GCC Secretaries, ROPME, World Fish Center (ICLARM), AOAD, AFFP, KISR, BCSR, King Abdel Aziz University.

Working Languages

Arabic & English

Rules Of Procedures

Approved under Article II.7 of the Constituent Agreement Of RECOFI.

Subsidiary bodies

• The Commission established two ad-hoc work groups:
• Working group on fisheries statistics
• Working group on aquaculture