Amendments To The Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council

Filename: 1993-Amendment-1948-IndoPacificFisheries.EN.txt

Amendments To The Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council

Source: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bm004e.pdf, p. 31, downloaded 20070701

1. The title of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:

"Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)" .

2. All references in the Agreement to the "Indo-Pacific area" shall be amended to read "Asia-Pacific area".

3. Article IV, paragraph (b) (i) shall be amended to read as follows:

"increase the efficiency and sustainable productivity of fisheries and aquaculture;"

4. Article IV, paragraph (e) shall be amended to read as follows:

"to encourage, recommend, coordinate and undertake, as appropriate, research and development activities in all aspects of fisheries;