Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
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| 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 |
| 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.
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.
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