fishery commission type food and agriculture organization article xiv body founded 1948 baguio philippines headquarters fao regional office for asia pacific maliwan mansion 39 pra athit road bangkok thailand slogan making sense of fisheries . website apfic.org the asia pacific fishery commission apfic originally called the indo pacific fisheries council ipfc is a food and agriculture organization fao article xiv regional fisheries body which covers fisheries aquaculture and related aquatic resource issues in the asia pacific region . apfic functions as a regional consultative forum raising awareness amongst member countries fisheries organizations and fisheries professionals in the asia pacific region . in recent years apfic has covered a range of regional fisheries issues including co management of fisheries low value trash fish may be referred to as bycatch where not targeted catch in the region illegal unreported and unregulated fishing iuu and fishing capacity management certification in fisheries e.g. ecolabel and aquaculture ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture and improving resilience of fishery livelihoods . most recently work has focussed on developing a training course for ecosystem approach to fishery management and guidelines for tropical trawl fisheries management . the secretariat is housed in the fao regional office for asia and the pacific in bangkok thailand . contents 1 country membership 2 apfic area of competence 3 see also 4 references 5 external links country membership edit according to the agreement on the establishment of the asia pacific fishery commission eligibility for membership is based on member nations and associate members of the food and agriculture organization fao which accept the agreement in accordance with article x thereof . other states that are members of the united nations any of its specialized agencies or the international atomic energy agency may be admitted as members by a two thirds majority of the commission s members . the current member countries are australia bangladesh cambodia people s republic of china france india indonesia japan republic of korea malaysia myanmar nepal new zealand pakistan philippines vietnam sri lanka timor leste thailand united kingdom united states a former member state is the netherlands . apfic area of competence edit in article vi of the apfic agreement the apfic area is described as area the commission shall carry out the functions and responsibilities set forth in article iv in the asia pacific area . comment this description is a broad definition of the area where apfic will conduct its work . apfic is competent in both marine and inland waters of its area of competence . the abolition of the indian ocean fishery commission iofc and its committee for the development and management of fisheries in the bay of bengal bobc in june 1999 resulted in closer involvement of apfic in this sub region as the functions of bobc was transferred to apfic by the fao council s resolution 1 116 report of the 116th session of the fao council . this was subsequently endorsed by the 26th session of apfic in beijing 1998 . there is no change to the apfic agreement in terms of membership area of competence and functions of the commission there have been subsequent recommendations by the commission to clarify where its focus of work should lie . the report apfic ad hoc legal and financial working group proposed that apfic concentrate its activities on three subregions of the asia pacific the yellow sea and its adjacent waters the south china sea and its adjacent waters and the bay of bengal . as apfic adapts to the changing needs of fisheries and aquaculture in the asia pacific its role and function have been clarified as part of the development of a strategic plan for the commission . see also edit western and central pacific fisheries commission secretariat of the pacific community bobpigo bay of bengal programme igo southeast asian fisheries development center references edit apfic its evolution achievements and future direction decision making in regional fishery bodies or arrangements the evolving role of rfbs and international agreement on decision making processes apfic its changing role external links edit official website v t e fisheries and fishing topic areas fisheries aquaculture diversity of fish fish diseases and parasites fish farming fisheries management fisheries science individual fishing quota sustainable fishery wild fisheries fishing artisanal fishing fisherman fishing vessel history of fishing industry list of harvested aquatic animals by weight by country commercial fishing marketing markets processing products seafood recreation angling big game fishing catch and release fishing tournaments fly fishing techniques fish trap fishfinder fishing net gathering seafood by hand handline fishing spearfishing trawling tackle artificial flies bait bite indicators hook line lures rod sinker locations fish ponds 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