(IOSEA) is arranged.
65 For the Bay of Bengal, the Agreement on the
Institutionalisation of the Bay of Bengal Programme as an Inter-Governmental
Organization evolved from the Bay of Bengal Programme of FAO (1979–2000).
The Agreement was signed by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka on 26 April 2003
and by the Maldives on 21 May 2003.
66
The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) was established by the
Agreement concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Agreement
was approved by the FAO Council in November 1999 and entered into force on
26 February 2001.
67
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established as the IndoPacific Fisheries Council in 1948 by the FAO. The APFIC is a regional fishery
body in accordance with Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Secretariat is
provided and supported by the FAO. The name “Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council” was
changed to “Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission” in 1976, and then, to the current
name in 1993.The APFIC further made a major amendment in 1996.
68
In accordance with Article VI of the FAO Constitution, the South West Indian
Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) was established by Resolution 1/127 of the
FAO Council under Article VI of the FAO Constitution.
69
3.3.3 Europe
In Europe, there are various RFMOs and RFMAs: the North East Atlantic Fisheries
Commission (NEAFC), established under the Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries
70 ; the European Fisheries Control
Agency (EFCA), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of
65 The IOSEA was concluded under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of
Wild Animals (CMS). The ultimate aim of the IOSEA agreement is to maintain and recover marine
turtle populations by promoting cooperation among Governments and other organizations that share
this common objective; see https://www.cms.int/en/legalinstrument/iosea-marine-turtles. The text
of the Memorandum is available at https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/instrument/mou_cmp_
2009_e.pdf.
66 See https://bobpigo.org/html_site/aboutbobp.htm. The text of the Agreement is available
at https://bobpigo.org/html_site/dnload/agreement.pdf.
67 See http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/recofi/en. The text of the Agreement is available at http://
www.fao.org/fishery/static/recofi/recofi_agreement_text.pdf.
68 See http://www.fao.org/apfic/en/. The text of the Agreement is available at http://www.fao.org/
apfic/background/apfic-agreement/en/.
69 See http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/swiofc/en.
70 See https://www.neafc.org/about. The Convention was adopted on 18 November 1980 to replace
the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 1959. The amendment reflected in the current
version was adopted in 2006 and entered into force on 29 October 2013; see https://www.neafc.org/
basictexts.
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65 For the Bay of Bengal, the Agreement on the
Institutionalisation of the Bay of Bengal Programme as an Inter-Governmental
Organization evolved from the Bay of Bengal Programme of FAO (1979–2000).
The Agreement was signed by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka on 26 April 2003
and by the Maldives on 21 May 2003.
66
The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) was established by the
Agreement concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Agreement
was approved by the FAO Council in November 1999 and entered into force on
26 February 2001.
67
The Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) was established as the IndoPacific Fisheries Council in 1948 by the FAO. The APFIC is a regional fishery
body in accordance with Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Secretariat is
provided and supported by the FAO. The name “Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council” was
changed to “Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission” in 1976, and then, to the current
name in 1993.The APFIC further made a major amendment in 1996.
68
In accordance with Article VI of the FAO Constitution, the South West Indian
Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) was established by Resolution 1/127 of the
FAO Council under Article VI of the FAO Constitution.
69
3.3.3 Europe
In Europe, there are various RFMOs and RFMAs: the North East Atlantic Fisheries
Commission (NEAFC), established under the Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries
70 ; the European Fisheries Control
Agency (EFCA), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of
65 The IOSEA was concluded under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of
Wild Animals (CMS). The ultimate aim of the IOSEA agreement is to maintain and recover marine
turtle populations by promoting cooperation among Governments and other organizations that share
this common objective; see https://www.cms.int/en/legalinstrument/iosea-marine-turtles. The text
of the Memorandum is available at https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/instrument/mou_cmp_
2009_e.pdf.
66 See https://bobpigo.org/html_site/aboutbobp.htm. The text of the Agreement is available
at https://bobpigo.org/html_site/dnload/agreement.pdf.
67 See http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/recofi/en. The text of the Agreement is available at http://
www.fao.org/fishery/static/recofi/recofi_agreement_text.pdf.
68 See http://www.fao.org/apfic/en/. The text of the Agreement is available at http://www.fao.org/
apfic/background/apfic-agreement/en/.
69 See http://www.fao.org/fishery/rfb/swiofc/en.
70 See https://www.neafc.org/about. The Convention was adopted on 18 November 1980 to replace
the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of 1959. The amendment reflected in the current
version was adopted in 2006 and entered into force on 29 October 2013; see https://www.neafc.org/
basictexts.
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