RAP publication 2004/19

Report of the Twenty-eighth Session of the

ASIA-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION (APFIC)

Chiang Mai, Thailand, 3-5 August 2004


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 2004
 
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FAO, 2004. Report of the Twenty-eighth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, 3-5 August, 2004. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP publication 2004/19. 31 p.

ABSTRACT

This is the final report of the Twenty-eighth Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission(APFIC), held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 3 to 5 August 2004. Major topics discussed were: the overview of the status and potential of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific; report of the executive committee; the new APFIC as a consultative forum for fishery issues; regional arrangements for fisheries - an analysis of gaps and opportunities and APFIC work plan 2004-2010.

© FAO 2004

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PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

INTER-SESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF APFIC

OVERVIEW - STATUS AND POTENTIAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THE NEW APFIC - APFIC'S POTENTIAL AS A CONSULTATIVE FORUM FOR FISHERY ISSUES

REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR FISHERIES - AN ANALYSIS OF GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES

WORKPLAN 2004-2010

OTHER MATTERS

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

DATE AND PLACE OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF APFIC

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

APPENDICES

A. AGENDA
B. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
C. LIST OF DOCUMENTS
D. ADDRESSES BY SPEAKERS
E. DEFINITION OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES
F. WORK PLAN