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This document presents a review of the activities in inland fisheries during the intersessional period 1984-1986, and the results of discussions during the Third Session of the IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries, which met in Bangkok, Thailand, 17 to 27 June 1986. It also includes the Report of a Workshop on Strategies for the Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Mangrove Ecosystems, which met during the Third Session of the Working Party. Edited country status reports on inland fisheries and papers presented during the Workshop are issued as a supplement to this report.
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established in 1948 and has undergone various reforms since then to adapt to the changing international governance of fisheries as well as reforms in the function and resourcing of FAO’s regional fishery bodies. This gradually induced a major crisis in the commission’s ability to develop and execute a work programme for servicing its members. The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission, held in May 2021, recognized the pressing issues of financial unsustainability and FAO's declining willingness and ability to provide Regular Programme funding for commission activities. It recommended the establishment of an 'ad hoc working grou...