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Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC). Report of the executive committee seventy-first session

Year of publication 2007

Pages 37

Author Fisheries Group

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This document presents the final report of the seventy-first session of the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) convened in Jakarta, Indonesia from 20 to 22 August 2007. Major topics discussed were: APFIC's geographical coverage and mandate and related membership issues; progress reports on the intersessional activities of APFIC; outcomes of the workshop on fishing capacity management and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and the workshop on certificatio n schemes for capture fisheries and aquaculture; and preparations for the regional consultative forum meeting and the thirtieth session of APFIC to be held in August 2008. A summary of the main recommendations and decisions are included in the session report.

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