B. Other selected entities carrying out activities
relating to fisheries and other aquatic resources
B1. Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Establishment | 1989 (Fisheries Working Group created in 1991) |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Address | 35, Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119616 |
Tel /Fax | +65 6775 6012 / +65 6775 6013 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | The Pacific and Pacific Rim countries |
Membership | Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Korea RO, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Taiwan POC, Thailand, USA and Viet Nam |
Objectives | General: to give trade liberalization and economic cooperation further impetus and high-level commitment, to develop a spirit of community in the region and to promote sustainable growth and equitable development. The Fisheries Working Group focuses on i) the conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources, ii) sustainable development of aquaculture and habitat preservation, iii) development of solutions to common resource management problems, iv) the enhancement of food safety and quality of fish and fisheries products, v) sector-specific work relating to trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. |
Information resources on the web | · Meeting reports · APEC newsletter and publications |
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Establishment | 1967 (ASEAN-SEAFDEC Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) Mechanism was established 1998) |
Headquarters | ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia (The ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG is hosted by the SEAFDEC Secretariat) |
Address | 70A, Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110, Indonesia |
Tel/Fax | +6221 726 2991/724 3372 +6221 739 8234/724 3504 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | The ASEAN region |
Membership | Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam |
Objectives | "General: To accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development and to promote peace in the region. The ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG currently undertakes efforts; i) to regionalize the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, ii) fish-trade and environment, iii) information collection for sustainable pelagic fisheries for food security in the ASEAN region, and iv) 5-year programme on Sustainable Fisheries for food security - with a current emphasis on fisheries management projects. |
Information resources on the web | · Trade statistics and country profiles · Transnational issues and functional cooperation · Publications |
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
Establishment | 1997. The Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIST-EC) was established in 1997. The name of the organisation was changed to BIMST-EC with the admission of Myanmar in December 1997. Nepal and Bhutan became members in 2003 |
Headquarters | Authority resides within the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs |
Address | c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Ayudhya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand |
Tel / Fax | +66 2 643-5000 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Linking South and South East Asia |
Membership | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand |
Objectives | "To promote socio-economic development and create an enabling environment for cooperation in various fields between the member countries in order to enhance the livelihoods of the peoples in the region. Strengthening fisheries development and management by South-South cooperation is a particular theme, for which Thailand is the lead country" |
Information resources on the web | · Meeting reports and documents · Multi-sectoral cooperation arrangements |
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
Establishment | 1972 (known until 27 October 2000 as the South Pacific Forum) |
Headquarters | Suva, Fiji |
Address | Ratu Sukuna Road Muanikau, Suva, Fiji |
Tel / Fax | +679 3312 600 / +679 3305 573 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Pacific Islands |
Membership | Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu |
Objectives | "To promote regional cooperation among member states through trade, investment, economic development and political and international affairs" |
Information resources on the web | · A Reference Handbook for Forum Island Country Exporters |
South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Establishment | 1985 |
Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Address | P.O. Box 4222, Kathmandu Nepal |
Tel /Fax | +977 1 4221794, 785 / +977 1 4227033 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | South Asia |
Membership | Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka |
Objectives | "Economic cooperation and trade encompassing a focus on environment (e.g. development of the Maldives Coastal Plan)" |
Information resources on the web | · Regional profiles and publications |
B2. Environmental/Fishery Arrangements
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Programme (BOBLME)
Establishment | |
Headquarters | Chennai, India |
Address | 91, St. Mary's Road Chennai 600018 India |
Telephone | +91 44 24936387 |
Fax | +91 44 24620761 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Bay of Bengal |
Membership | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand |
Objectives | "To provide a comprehensive framework for and identify the specific actions required to address the priority trans-boundary problems in the Bay of Bengal. Potential national and regional investment, technical assistance and capacity-building interventions will be identified to improve the management of the living marine resources and of the health of the BOBLME as a whole for the continued sustainable use of the Bay by future generations" |
Information resources on the web | · National reports · Workshop reports |
Coordinating Body for the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA)
Establishment | Action plan adopted in 1981 |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Address | Regional Coordinating Unit for the East Asian Seas Action Plan UNEP, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand |
Tel / Fax | +662 288 1670, 1860 / +662 281 2428 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | East Asian Seas |
Membership | Australia, Cambodia, China PRC, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea RO, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam |
Objectives | "Implementation of the East Asian Seas Action Plan - originally a Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution by Dumping" |
Information resources on the web | · Meeting reports and technical papers |
Partnership for Environmental Management in the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
Establishment | 1999 - GEF and partner Regional Programme - superseding earlier (1994 to 1999) GEF Regional Programme for Marine Pollution Prevention and Management in the East Asian Seas region |
Headquarters | Quezon City, Philippines |
Address | DENR Compound Visayas Avenue, Quezon City 1101, Philippines For mail use: P.O. Box 2502, Quezon City 1165, Philippines |
Tel /Fax | +632 920 2211 / +632 926 9712 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Seas of East Asia |
Membership | Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China PRC, Indonesia, Korea DPR, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea RO, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam |
Objectives | "To support the development of a sustainable regional mechanism that augments the regional commitment to implementation of international conventions related to the protection and management of the coastal and marine environment of the East Asian Seas. The focus is on sustainable use of renewable resources through intergovernmental, interagency and inter-sectoral partnerships" |
Information resources on the web | · One stop information center · Young environmentalist hub · Regional news · Publications, workshops and conference proceedings |
Strategic Action Program of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSAP)
Establishment | 1998 |
Headquarters | Apia, Samoa |
Address | South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme P.O. Box 240 Apia, Samoa |
Tel / Fax | +685 21929 / +685 20231 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Pacific Small Islands Developing States |
Membership | Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kirbati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu |
Objectives | "To conserve and sustainably manage the coastal and ocean of the Pacific Region" |
Information resources on the web |
South Asia Cooperative Environmental Programme (SACEP)
Establishment | 1982 |
Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Address | #10, Anderson Road Colombo - 5, Sri Lanka |
Tel /Fax | +941 589787/+941 589369 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | South Asia |
Membership | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka |
Objectives | "To promote and support the conservation and management of the environment, both natural and human, in the Member States of the South Asian Region in a co-operative manner, to achieve sustainable development" |
Information resources on the web | · Meeting reports and documents |
Reversing Environmental Degradation Trends in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand (SCS)
Establishment | January 2002 (in development since 1996) A GEF Project implemented by UNEP |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Address | Project Coordinating Unit UN Building, 9th Floor, Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok 10200, Thailand |
Tel/Fax | +662 288 1886 / +662 281 2428 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | South China Sea |
Membership | Founding members include Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam |
Objectives | "To create an environment at the regional level, in which collaboration and partnership in addressing environmental problems of the South China Sea, between all stakeholders, and at all levels is fostered and encouraged; and to enhance the capacity of the participating governments to integrate environmental considerations into national development planning" |
Information resources on the web |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Establishment | 1995 As a technical and coordinating intergovernmental body on environmental issues in the Pacific |
Headquarters | Apia, Western Samoa |
Address | P.O. Box 240, Apia, Samoa |
Tel/Fax | +685 21929 / +685 20231 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | South Pacific |
Membership | American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna |
Objectives | "To promote cooperation in the Pacific islands region and to provide assistance in order to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future generations. SPREP operates two programmes: Island Ecosystems and Pacific Futures, and a wide array of projects on the marine environment" |
Information resources on the web | · Publications and reports · South Pacific news |
Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (YSLME)
Establishment | |
Headquarters | Ansan, Republic of Korea |
Address | c/o Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan P.O. Box 29 425-600 Republic of Korea |
Tel /Fax | +82 31 4006000 / +82 31 4085820 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Yellow Sea |
Membership | China PR, Korea DPR and Korea RO |
Objectives | "To address critical threats to the coastal and marine environment and to promote ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine resources in the Yellow Sea" |
Information resources on the web |
B3. Scientific Arrangements
Asian Fisheries Society (AFS)
Establishment | 1984 |
Headquarters | Quezon City, Philippines |
Address | Unit A, Mayaman Townhomes 25, Mayaman Street, UP Village Quezon City, Philippines For mail use: P.O. Box 2725, Quezon City Central Post Office 1167, Quezon City, Philippines |
Tel/Fax | +63-2 921 1914 / +63-2 920-2577 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | The wider Asian region |
Membership | Scientific Society - not a national members organization |
Objectives | "To act as a fisheries society for the wider Asia-Pacific region. Holding of a regular tri-ennial forum, holding of symposia, workshops and publication of outcomes" |
Information resources on the web | · Fisheries general information · Network formation |
IOC Sub-Commission for Western Pacific (IOC/WESTPAC)
Establishment | 1989 |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Address | c/o National Research Council of Thailand 196 Phaholoyothin Road Chatujak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand |
Tel/Fax | +66 2 561 5118-9 / +66 2 561 5119 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Western Pacific area |
Membership | Australia, China, Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Korea DPR, Malaysia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, United Kingdom, USA and Viet Nam" |
Objectives | "To promote and coordinate programmes that demonstrate and enhance the value of marine scientific research and systematic observations of the ocean in resolving the needs of member states" |
Information resources on the web | · News and events · Publications |
The Asia-Pacific Group of Fisheries and Aquatic Research (GoFAR)
Establishment | (First Meeting 1998, constitution currently being developed) |
Headquarters | GoFAR Secretariat is hosted by WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia. GoFAR is a member organization of APAARI |
Address | c/o WorldFish Center Jalan Batu Maung Batu Maung, 11960 Penang, Malaysia For mail use: P.O.Box 500, GPO 10670, Penang Malaysia |
Tel /Fax | +604 626 1606 / +604 626 5530 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Asia-Pacific |
Membership | Membership is open to the member States of APAARI - participants include: Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran IR, Korea RO, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam and invited organizations: APAARI, FAO, NACA, SEAFDEC and WorldFish Center |
Objectives | "To promote the fisheries sector within APAARI and provide a network to strengthen regional collaboration on subjects of interest to all participants" |
Information resources on the web |
North Pacific Rim Fisheries (NPRF)
Establishment | 1989 |
Headquarters | Anchorage, Alaska |
Address | c/o Alaska Pacific University 725 Christensen Drive, Suite 4 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 USA |
Tel/Fax | +907 677 1131 / +907 677 9640 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | |
Membership | Canada, China, Japan, Korea RO, Russia Federation and USA |
Objectives | "To promote the exchange of information to the mutual benefit of all pacific Rim nations. Knowledge of changes in the management and use of a country's fishery, regulatory and business practices, foreign investment, and other market related changes lead toward better management decisions for all fisheries government and business sectors of these nations" |
Information resources on the web | · Directory of fishing companies · Fishery statistics |
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
Establishment | 1992 |
Headquarters | Sydney, B.C., Canada |
Address | c/o Institute of Ocean Sciences 9860, West Saanich Road Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 4B2 Canada For mail use: P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, B.C., Canada |
Tel/Fax | +1 250 363 6366 / + 1 250 363 6827 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | North Pacific and adjacent seas |
Membership | Canada, China PR, Japan, Korea RO, Russian Federation and USA |
Objectives | "To promote and coordinate marine scientific research in order to advance scientific knowledge of the area concerned and of its living resources and to promote the collection and exchange of information and data related to marine scientific research in its area of competence" |
Information resources on the web | · Scientific reports and publications |
WorldFish Center (WFC)
Establishment | 1977 (as ICLARM) (Incorporated into the CGIAR in 1992) |
Headquarters | Penang, Malaysia |
Address | Jalan Batu Maung Batu Maung, 11960 Penang Malaysia For mail use: P.O. Box 500, GPO 10670, Penang, Malaysia |
Tel/Fax | +604 626 1606 / +604 626 5530 |
E-mail | |
Website | |
Area of competence | Global, with substantial research activities in Asia and the Pacific |
Membership | A donor funded Center of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
Objectives | "is committed to contributing to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries through research, partnership, capacity building and policy support on living aquatic resources management" |
Information resources on the web | · Databases on coral reefs and bibliography of related publications (ReefBase) · Fisheries Resources Information System and Tools (TrawlBase) · On-line information services |
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