Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC). Report of the Executive Committee

This document presents the final report of the seventy-fifth session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 11 to 13 November 2014. The Committee’s main function is to direct the conduct of business and affairs of the Commission between its biennial sessions and provide advice to the secretariat. The Executive Committee made a number of recommendations based on the inter-sessional activities related to: a) monitoring of trends and issues, b) aquaculture intensification and its contribution to blue growth, c) culture-based fisheries and fishery enhancements and d) capacity building. The Commission also discussed budget matters and incorporation of the FAO initiative on Blue Growth in the APFIC work plan. Conclusions and recommendations of the deliberations are contained in the report.

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Main Authors: FAO, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific eng 177549, 9693 Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission. Executive Committee Colombo (Sri Lanka) 11-23 Nov 2014 eng Sess. 75
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Bangkok (Thailand) FAO 2014
Subjects:Marine fisheries, aquaculture, Fisheries development, Fishery management, Subsistence fishing, responsible fisheries, capacity building,
Online Access:http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4243e.pdf
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Summary:This document presents the final report of the seventy-fifth session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 11 to 13 November 2014. The Committee’s main function is to direct the conduct of business and affairs of the Commission between its biennial sessions and provide advice to the secretariat. The Executive Committee made a number of recommendations based on the inter-sessional activities related to: a) monitoring of trends and issues, b) aquaculture intensification and its contribution to blue growth, c) culture-based fisheries and fishery enhancements and d) capacity building. The Commission also discussed budget matters and incorporation of the FAO initiative on Blue Growth in the APFIC work plan. Conclusions and recommendations of the deliberations are contained in the report.