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To keep fishery resources under review; to formulate and recommend conservation and management measures; to keep under review the economic and social aspects of fishing; to encourage training and research.; Concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution; Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), formerly Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission of FAO. Amended in 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1977 and 1993. The 1976 amendment changed the title from Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council to Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission