Year of publication 2022

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Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

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Pages 4

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Author FAO

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Meeting

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Synopsis (short abstract) The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was convened in virtual session Bangkok, Thailand from 5 to 7 May 2021, hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Thailand. The report summaries the outcomes of the 36th Session and the activities under the work programme, many of which were rolled out in virtual format during 2020 and 2021.The report also highlights the challenges facing the future of the Commissions and its recommendation for the creation of an ad hoc working group to review the legal and financial implications of the future of APFIC. The Commission concurred that there is a clear case for increasing access to knowledge and skills in sustainable aquaculture production practices and agreed on the importance of the FAO Aquaculture Platform, welcoming this initiative. The Commission emphasized the importance of fishery management grounded on science for sustainable marine and inland fisheries. It acknowledged the challenges related to lack of adequate capacity for conducting stock assessment and analyses and welcomed the development of an FAO initiative for capacity development to improve stock assessment for marine and inland applications.

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Statutory body / Meeting title Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)

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Meeting symbol APRC/22/INF/12

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Meeting Session Number 36

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Meeting date 8 - 11 March 2022

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Meeting location Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Language English

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Also available in:

• Chinese
• French
• Russian

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