Report of the Thirty-first Session of the

ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION (APFIC)

Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 1–4 September 2010

RAP PUBLICATION 2010/14

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

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Abstract

This is the final report of the Thirty-first Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), held in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea from 6 to 8 September 2010. Major topics discussed were: the status and potential of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific; overview report of the outcomes of the Third APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting; member country reports on developments and responses to APFIC recommendations; ecosystem approaches to management; regional initiatives in promoting resilient livelihoods; inland fisheries resources enhancement and conservation in Asia; emerging issues in fisheries and aquaculture and major issues for APFIC focus of work in the 2011–2012 biennium.