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Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
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
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Alternative Treaty Name: 
Agreement for the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission; APFIC
Possible Sources (additional): 
60 UNTS 1952; FAO-FI-704; ECOLEX-2427; ; RS-VI:2732; Burhenne, Sand
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1948-02-26
Signature Year: 
1948
Place IEA was signed: 
Baguio
Date IEA entered into force: 
1948-11-09
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Agreement Type Level 3: 
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Words used to code as Environmental: 
commission/fish/indo-pacific
Lineage
Lineage: 
Asian Pacific Fisheries
Sequence in lineage: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
Org Auspices: 
FAO; Concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
Species/Fauna/Fish/Organization/Region
Category: 
ENV/FISH
Coded Text: 
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