F O O D A N D A G R I C U L T U R E O R G A N I Z A T I O N OF T H E U N I T E D N A T I O N S

INDO-PACIFIC FISHERIES COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

14th SESSION

Bangkok, Thailand

SECTION I

REPORT OF THE SESSION

FA0 Regional Office for Asia and the Far East Bangkok 2, Thailand

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CONTENTS

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A. INTRODUCTORY AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS 1

I. OPENING OF THE SESSION 1

11. ADOPT1 ON OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION 1

3. TECHNICAL SCIENTIFIC MATTERS 1

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SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE I

Report ~f Meetings 3

REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON 14 MANAGEMENT OF COMMON-USE RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING POTENTIAL

Report of the Meetings

COOPERATIVE S T W OF THE KUROSHIO 19

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN OCEAN FISHBRY SURVEY AND DEVELOPMENT 2)r PROGRAMME

SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERY DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATING 22 PROGRAMME

C. OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 23

VIII. INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWWN IPFC AND IOFC 2 3

IX. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSKIP; 2 3

X. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMEiITTEE 2 3

(a) Review of the activities of the Workin8 Parties 23

(b) Country Statementa 24

I c ) Budget estimtes 25

(d) Publications 25

XI, UTTERS REFERRED BY THE COUNCIL 25

(a) To Member Governments 25

(b) To'FAO 25

XII. MATTERS ARISING PROM THE IUI'ORT OF l.'HE COWlI'TTEE ON FISHERIES

(a) Marine pollution

(b) Fishery education and training

XIII. SYMPOSIA

(a) Arrangements for the 15th Session Symposium

XIV. ANY OTHER MATTERS

NAGA Expedition

Deep Sea Fisheries Tralning

D. RECOMMENDATIONS

XV. SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE

(a) Status of Goasta:~ Aquaculture 1Rec~~iendation 1) in National Planning

(b) Cooperative Research Programme (Recommendation 2)

(c) Economics of Coastal Aquaculture (~ecomendation 3)

(d) Coastal Zone Problems and Aquaculture (Recommendation

(e) Training of Personnel (Recommendation 5 )

(f) Cooperation with other Bodies (Recommendation 66

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(g) Strengthening of Technical Services (Recommendation 7) 31

TECHNICAL~/SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON MANAGEMENT OF COMMON-USE 32 RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING POTENTIAL

(a) Committee on Management of Tuna in the Indo-Paci'ic 32 Region (Recommendation 8)

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 33

(a) Experts to assist the FA0 Regional Fisheries 3 3 Statistician, Bangkok (Recommendation 9)

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E. CONCLUDING MATTERS

X V I I I . ELECTION OF OFFICERS

XIX. MOMIIIATIOAS

2 . DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION

APPENDICES

Appendix I

Appendix I1

Appendix I11

Appendix I V

Appendix V

Appendix V I

Agenda

Speeches

L i s t of Delegates and Observers

P r o v i s i o n a l L i s t of Documents

Nominations f o r Per iod Between 14 th and 1 5 t h Sess ions (1970-72) t o IPFC (IPFC ~dministrative-Correspondents)

Nominations f o r Per iod Between 14 th and 1 5 t h Sess ions (1970-7?) t o IPFC (IPFC Technical C o r n i t t e e I and 11)

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OFFICE BEARERS OF THE INDO-PACIFIC FISHERIES COUNCIL

1970 - 1972

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairman :

Vice-chairman:

Member :

Secre t a r e

Mr. . B. T. Cunningham (New ZeaZmrd)

Dr. P. K m s u t (ThaiZandl

Mr. C.G. Se t ter (AustraZial

Mr. D.D. Tapiador

* The Office of Secretary to the Council is currently held by the FA0 Regional Fisheries Officer for Asia and the Far East.

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IPFC WORKING PARTIES, 1970 - 1972

1. WORKING PARTY ON TRAWLING

2. WORKING PARTY ON COASTAL AND HIGH SEAS PELAGIC RESOURCES

3 . WORKING PARTY ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE AM) ENVIRONMENT

4. WORKING PARTY ON ECONOMICS OF AQUACULTURE

5 . IPFC/IOFC JOINT WORKING PARTY OF EXPERTS ON INDIAN OCEAN AND WESTERN PACIFIC FISHERY STATISTICS

6. WORKING PARTY ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF NATIONAL FISHERIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

(16th Session Symposium)

Convenor: Dr. J.A. Storer (FA01 Mr. L.I.J. SiZva (CeyZon) Dr. A. Sribhibhadh (ThaiZand) Mr. I, Petersen (U.K. J Prof. B. J . RothschiZd (U.S.A. 1

A, INTRODUCTORY AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS

I. OPENING OF THE SESSION

1. The Fourteenth Session of t h e Council was opened by H i s Excellency the Honourable M.R. Chakratong Tongyai, Minister of Agr icul ture , Thailand. The t e x t of h i s address and t h a t of o thers del ivered a t t h e Opening of t h e Session are reproduced i n Appendix 11 t o t h i s r e p o r t ,

11. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SESSION

2. A new i t e m " Inter - re la t ionship between IPFC and IOFC" was included i n t h e Provis ional Agenda, a s suggested by t h e Delegate from the United S t a t e s of America. The Agenda a s adopted by t h e Council is given i n Appendix I t o t h i s repor t . The documents which were before t h e Council a r e l i s t e d i n Appendix I V .

3. A s recommended by t h e Council 's Executive Committee a t i t s For ty - f i f th and Forty-sixth Meetings and i n concurrence with t h e Director-General of FA0 and t h e Member Governments, t h e Fourteenth Session of t h e Council was held from 18 t o 2-7 November 1970 a t t h e PA0 Regional Of f f e e f o r Asia and t h e Fa r E a s t , Bangkok, Thailand, A list of p a r t i c i p a n t s t o the Session is gfven i n Appendix I I P t o t h i s r epor t .

B. TECHNICAL SCIENTIFIC MATTERS

111, SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE

Origin, Objectives and Organization

4. The Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture was organized i n accordance with the recommendations of t h e 12th Session of the IPFC a t Honolulu (U.S.A.), 3-17 October 1966 and t h e 13th Session of t h e Council a t Brisbane (Aus t ra l i a ) , 14-25 October 1968. The object ives of the Symposium were ' ' to review t h e present s t a t u s of coas ta l zone aquaculture i n brackish and marine waters of the Indo-Pacific region i n a11 of i t s aspects , technical , s c i e n t i f i c and economic1\ I n f u l f i l l i n g these, the Symposium covered t h e s t a t u s p o t e n t i a l and problems of c o a s t a l aquaculture i n t h e member countr ies of t h e Council, the taxonomy and biology of cu l t ivab le organisms, t h e c u l t u r e techniques, and the c o n f l i c t s i n the use of the c o a s t a l zone i n r e l a t i o n t o aquaculture development . 5. The 52 s c i e n t i f i c documents t h a t formed the b a s i s of d iscuss ions a t the Symposium are l i s t e d i n Appendix I V . They cons i s t of (i) country r e p o r t s prepared on t h e b a s i s of information col lec ted through a ques t ionnaire on t h e s t a t u s and p o t e n t i a l f o r aquaculture development in the region, ( i i ) country and regional reviews of e x i s t i n g information on se lec ted top ics prepared by i n v i t e d s p e c i a l i s t s and ( i i i ) experience papers descr ib ing t h e r e s u l t s of o rg ina l s t u d i e s prepared by volunteering scientists.

6 . The IPFC Working Party on Coastal Aquaculture was responsible for the organization of the Symposium and its Convenor Dr. Lucian Sprague acted as its Chairman. The Symposium encompassed six meetings as follows:

Meeting I - Status of Aquaculture in the Coastal Zone.

Meeting I1 - Species Suitable for Aquaculture.

Meeting 111 - Aquaculture Techniques - Culture of Vertebrates. Meeting IV - Aquaculture Techniques - Culture of Invertebrates

and Seaweeds.

Meeting V - Aquaculture Development in Relation to Conflicting Uses of the Coastal Zone.

Meeting VI - Conclusions and Recommendations.

7. Discussion Leaders designated for each meeting summarized the papers relevant to the meeting and organized the discussions on the topic. They were assisted by Rapporteurs in the preparation of the report of the meetings. In the formulation of the recommendations the Symposium was assisted by two ad hoc Working Groups. --

WPORT OF MEETING I - STATUS OF AQUACULTURE I N THE COASTAL ZONE

Discussion Leader : S,W. Ling

Rapporteur : V . G . Jh ing ran

Documents : IPFC lC7O /SYM

8, The Discussion Leader presented a h i s t o r i c a l review of t h e s t a t u s of c o a s t a l aquacul ture i n t h e h d o - P a c i f i c Reglon. H e d e a l t w i th t h e acreage a v a i l a b l e f o r c o a s t a l aquacul ture In d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s of t h e reg ion; t h e s p e c i e s of f i n f i s h , c rus taceans , molluscs and a l g a e t h a t a r e c u l t u r e d ; t h e source of seed of c u l t i v a b l e spec i e s , rhe management techniques adopted and t h e p o t e n t i a l s , economics and problems of c o a s t a l aquacul ture . H e po in ted out t h a t m coun t r i e s having v a s t l and and water resources , cheaper l abour b u t weak f inance , farming techniques cha t a r e a b l e t o produce f i s h a t low c o s t of product ion such as those involved i n m i l k f i s h and mul l e t c u l t u r e deserved a t t e n t i o n , whereas i n developed c o u n t r i e s , more sophisticated techniques such as those of cage c u l t u r e of carnivore f i s h e s l i k e y e l l o w t a i l , involv ing h igh c o s t of product ion p e r u n i t weight, a r e more s u i t a b l e , The more important problems f ac ing t h e aquacul ture i n d u s t r y among o t h e r s a r e : l a c k of b a s i c s c i e n t i f i c knowledge on s u l t u r e techniques and management p r a c t i c e s ; l a c k of knowledge m l a r g e s c a l e product ion of seed under c o n t r o l l e d condi t ions ; p o l l u t m n and c o n f l i c t wi th o the r i n t e r e s t s ; l a c k of s u i t a b l y t r a i n e d techni-, c a l personnel , w e l l equipped c e n t r e s f o r conducting research and d isseminat ion of t e c h n i c a l in£ ormation,

9 , The de l ega te s from d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s then desc r ibed t h e s t a t u s and problems of c o a s t a l aquacul ture of t h e i r r e spec t ive coun t r i e s .

10. I n t h e d i scuss ions t h a t followed, t h e p o i n t s h igh l igh ted were t h e fo l lowing :

(a) Need f o r market survey on a g l o b a l b a s i s and t h e development of new uses of c o a s t a l aquacul ture products t o avoid su rp luses r e s u l t i n g i n economic d i s t r e s s as w a s t h e case in r e s p e c t of cockle product ion i n Malaysia. Such s t e p s would a l s o enable i s s u e of guide l i n e s f o r planned product ion , consumption and export ~f products ,

(b) Need t o carry out research on methods of increasing production i n coas ta l aquacu&ture, t r a i n i n g of personnel i n research methods, t r a i n i n g of extension s t a f f f o r t h e spread of technfcal knowledge.

11. It was noted t h a t the Workzfng Party on Economics of Fish Culture had developed proformae f o r cd l l ec t fon of d a t a both f o r freshwater and brackfsh- water c u l t u r e opera t ions- National da ta co l l ec ted so f a r along those l f n e s ind ica te t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of comparing the economics of aquaculture with agr icu l tu re , s i & v i c u l t u r e , e te . , i n d i f f e r e n t countries.

12. It was f e l t necessary t o ensure the a v a i l a b i l i t y of f e r t i l i z e r s and manures f o r t h e purpose of aquaculture s ince f n many countries aquacu l tu r i s t s were unable t o procure them e a s i l y and a t reasonable pr ice .

13. It was noted t h a t a p a r t from i n d u s t r i a l e f f l u e n t s and domestic wastes, a g r i c u l t u r a l fungicides and pes t i c ides were causing g rea t h a m t o aquaculture and hence i t is necessary t o devise s t eps t o prevent such damage.

REPORT OF MEETING Z L - SPECIES SUITABLE FOR CULTUFLE - --.----- -

Discussion Leader : Thm Ah Row

Rapporteur : T. G P1.1Pal

Documents : IPFC JC 7 0 &YM

14. The meeting examined a list of spec i e s of p r a m s , molluscs and f i s h s u i t a b l e f o r c u l t u r e , and considered t h e advantages of c u l t u r i n g l o c a l spec i e s over t h e S n t r o d u c t i ~ n of proven e x o t i c s p e c l e s , Criteria which might be used i n t h e s e l e c t i o n of spec i e s to r c u l t u r e , such a s high market va lue , c a p a b i l i t y of rap id growch i n impounded waters , high conversion r a t i o , h igh fecundi ty , e a s e of breeding, ready aeafA.abi%f%y of wild s eed , high s u r v i v a l r a t e of t h e young and d i sease r e s i s t a n c e were scudied, and an -- ad hoc Wo.rlcing Group was e s t a b l i s h e d t o consider t h e prddean of t h e selection of s p e c i e s i n g r e a t e r d e t a i l ,

1 5 , It was noted t h a t , havang s e l e c t e d she s p e c i e s , t h e c o s t of product ion could b e worked ou t on a p i l o t s c a l e , and the ex ren t of commercial c u l t i v a t i o n could be decided on t h e b a s i s of a v a ~ . l a b l e markets.

16. The -- ad - hoc Working Group on Specles Se l ec t ion was of t h e opinion t h a t l o c a l s p e c i e s i n t h e region should be s e l e c t e d fox exper imenta l s t u d i e s , and noted t h a t t h e r e were two types of c r i t e r i a t h a t can be used (and a t l e a s t two s t a g e s ) i n t h e f i n a l selectLon of spec i e s to be cu l tu red :

(i) C r i t e r i a which can ' b e based l a r g e l y on e x i o t m g knowledge.

(a) Market a b i l l t y (which includes such f a e r o r s as high market value and l o c a l consumer preferences) .

Cb) High fecundi ty o r ready availability of w i ld seed,

( e l The spec i e s should b e p re fe rab ly a herb ivore o r an onnfvore,

(dl The s p e c i e s should be hardy.

( i i ) C r i t e r i a which r equ i r e experimental de te rmina t ion .

(a) Capability f o r rap id growth in impounded wa te r s coupled wi th a h igh food conversion r a t i o , i f necessary , on cheap a r t i f i c i a l f o o d s ,

(b) ' Ease of breeding, i f necessary by a r t i f i c i a l inducement.

(c) High su rv iva l r a t e of young which must be amenable t o t ranspor ta t ion .

(dl High res i s t ance t o d isease ,

(e) Behavioural pa t t e rns f a c i l i t a t i n g cul ture .

( f ) High r a t e of crop turn-over coupled with p r o f i t a b i l i t y .

17. The Meeting reviewed the papers ' presented a t the Symposium from which it appeared t h a t t h e r e a r e s t i l l many gaps i n our knowledge of the biology of species s u i t a b l e f o r c o a s t a l aquaculture. For instance, t h e eco-logy of the va r ious l i f e h i s t o r y s t ages of many of t h e cul tured species of shrimps is s t i l l l i t t l e known. A study of the ecology and espec ia l ly ecological energet ics of those species wouald fu rn i sh the answers t o many quest ions which confront the c o a s t a l aquacu l tu r i s t , f o r ins tance : " t h e most e f f i c i e n t feed t o be used; i n t e n s i t y of feeding without po l lu t ing the waters; l i m i t s of environmental c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s t o l e r a t e d by d i f f e r e n t s tages i n t h e l f f e h i s t o r y of t h e cul tured organism; growth rates f o r each species under speci f ied condit ions; s tocking r a t e i n r e l a t i o n t o growth r a t e and optimum yie ld .

18. During the d iscuss ion t h e need f o r t h e s e t t f n g up of a regional research cen t re i n the a r e a was ra i sed . Several opinions were expressed and another ad hoc Working Group was formed t o consider t h i s questfon f u r t h e r . -- 19. The ad hoc Working Group b r i e f l y considered the aquaculture problem requ i r ing regional ac t ion and general ly agreed t h a t f o r the immediate f u t u r e these problems could be s tudied by those ex i s t ing n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s with adequate f a c i l i t i e s . To t h i s end, t h e meeting f e l t t h a t it was necessary t o enlarge the t echn ica l s t a f f ava i l ab le t o the region through m u l t i l a t e r a l o r b i l a t e r a l funding. This would c o n s t i t u t e one of the measures t h a t must be taken t o narrow the gap i n the knowledge wi th in the region on aquaculture resource, techniques of c u l t u r e and r e l a t e d subjects .

20. The quest ion of induced spawning of the milkfish, Chanos chanos, w a s discussed and it was reported by the Phi l ippine Delegate t h a t s tud ies have been made on t h e breeding behaviour of the species i n na tu re and induced spawning of t h e species should be attempted.

21. The need f o r c l a r i f y i n g t h e taxonomy of c e r t a i n cu l tu rab le species of shrimps, molluscs and mullets , and the quest ion of introducing new spec ies i n t o a country were among the o the r subjects considered by t h e meeting. It w a s pointed out t h a t FA0 has recommended t o i t s Member Governments t h a t t h e in t roduct ion of species should not take place unless tllere is a d e f i n i t e need f o r i t and the poss ib le e f f e c t s of such in t roduct ion a r e f u l l y examined.

REPORT OF MEETING I11 - AQUACULTURE TECHNIQUES - CULTURE OF VERTEBRATES

Discussion Leader : V, Gopalakrishnan

Rapporteur : G.A. Prowse

Documents: IPFC/C70/SYM

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6 11 22 29 34 47

22. I n reviewing t h e papers concerned, t h e Discussion Leader d e a l t w i t h t h e s u b j e c t under f i v e major headings, v i z . (1) f i s h seed product ion , (2) s t o c k manipulat ion, (3) f e r t i l i z a t i o n and f eed ing , (4) d i s e a s e s and p r e d a t o r s , and (5) pond cons t ruc t ion and engineering.

F i sh seed product ion

23. Two a s p e c t s of t h e problem, v i z . t h e c o l l e c t i o n of n a t u r a l s eed , and t h e product ion of seed by induced spawning were considered. I n view of t h e es t imated demand f o r l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s of seed t o b r i n g under c u l t u r e t h e p o t e n t i a l c o a s t a l zone areas, i t w a s f e l t t h a t t h e r e is a need f o r more csm- prehens ive s t a t i s t i c s of t h e c o l l e c t i o n of n a t u r a l seed.

24. More i n t e n s i v e s t u d i e s a r e r equ i r ed on t h e b io logy of t h e c u l t i v a t e d s p e c i e s p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e i r n a t u r a l spawning. Losses due t o d i s e a s e and m o r t a l i t y need t o be minimized through f u r t h e r s t u d i e s , It w a s noted t h a t Ceylon, where m i l k f i s h is cu l tu red f o r tuna b a i t h a s approximately 21,000 h e c t a r e s a v a i l a b l e f o r c u l t u r e bu t can only o b t a i n enough seed f o r 4 1 h e c t a r e s from t h e p r e s e n t a r e a of c o l l e c t i o n ,

25. Experience i n I n d i a seems t o i n d i c a t e t h e need f o r t h e es tab l i shment of a brackishwater f i s h seed indus t ry . Concern was expressed t h a t repea ted h a r v e s t i n g of n a t u r a l seed might damage t h e brood s t o c k s and subsequent commercial f i s h i n g ; t h e need f o r in format ion on t h e s u b j e c t was recognized.

26. The review of e x i s t i n g information on induced breeding o u t l i n e d t h e use of photoper iodic manipulat ion and massive dosages of mammalian chor ion ic

.gonadotropin i n spawning of mul le t s . It was suggested t h a t t h e s e techniques should b e app l i ed t o Chanos ehanos and o t h e r spec i e s .

27. The use fu lnes s of a p i t u i t a r y bank f o r induced breeding was recognized. It was noted t h a t Ind ia a l ready has such an arrangement f o r t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of homogenised p i t u i t a r y i n ampoules.

28. S t r e s s was ' l a id on the need fo r more s tdies on t h e feeding of l a r v a l s t ages , even i n Mug52 cephaZus which had been suacessful ly spawned i n Taiwan, bes ides t h e con t ro l of p a r a s i t e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y ArguZus.

Stock manipulation

29. The main contr ibut ion t o the considerat ion of t h e subject was on explanation of methods used i n Taiwan, where the re is mul t ip le stocking of d i f f e r e n t age groups, and harves t ing a t d i f f e r e n t i n t e r v a l s . It was s t r e s s e d t h a t t h e t o t a l weight of f i s h a t any one time i s t h e optimum carrying capaci ty of t h e pond. Thus l a r g e f i s h a r e harvested and f r e s h s tock of small s i z e is ,stocked t o replace these. With repeated harvest ing and repeated stocking very l a r g e crops could be obtained.

Fertilization and feeding

30 . , It was observed t h a t i n brackishwater cu l tu re of Ch,xnos chafioc?, which is mainly a benthic feeder , f e r t i l i z e r s a r e used t o promote the growth of bottom a lgae , unl ike i n freshwater f i s h cu l tu re , where p lankton, feeders a r e used. Superphosphate and urea have been used i n Taiwan f o r a l luvga l s o i l s , bu t organic manures a r e a l s o usqd i n t r a d i t i o n a l mi lkf ish cu l tu re . I n t h e use of f e r t i l i z e r s , ' t he method of appl ica t ion, t h e p r i o r treatment of s o i l , the e rad ica t ion of predators and the nature of waste products l i k e l y t o be produced by t h e f i s h are of s p e c i a l importance.

31. In t h e Indo-Pacific Region, complete feeds are seldom used and fns tead supplemental feeding is adopteq. From t h e discussion i t became c l e a r t h a t t h e supplementary foods yar iedP from country t o country. I n Taiwan, wheat f l o u r and o i l cake a r e used when t h e r e i s a shortage of a lgae f o r milkfish.

32. Complete feeds a r e considered necessary f o r maximum f i s h production. Conversion e f f i c i e n c i e s must be a s high a s poss ib le t o reduce t h e amount of accumulating waste mate r i a l , which can lead t o a l g a l blooms and oxygen imbalance. Opinions were expressed on the peed t o study t h e amino-acid, e s s e n t i a l f a t s and v i t a b i n requirements letc. f o r each species of f i s h , It was s t r e s s e d t h a t some animal p ro te in was necesaarjr i n thel d i e t , and recommended t h a t inves t iga t ions should be made on l o c a l materials t o produce an adequate d i e t . Polycul ture can overcome some of t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s of a l g a l blooms, and inc rease the t o t a l crop of f i s h .

Diseases and predators

33. Available information on t h i s subject was reviewed. In t h e d iscuss ion t h a t followed concern was expressed t h a t chemicals used t o e rad ica te pes t s and predators might l eak out from coas ta l ponds i n t o neighbouring waters.

Concern was a l s o expressed t h a t some synthet ic pes t i c ides might have r e s i d u a l e f f e c t s . There w a s a l i v e l y discussion concerning the dangers t o c o a s t a l aquaculture from a g r i c u l t u r a l pes t i c ides and i t was recommended t h a t more d iscuss ion should take place between a g r i c u l t u r i s t s and f i s h c u l t u r i s t s , poss ib ly under the auspices of FAO. Attention was drawn t o t h e forthcoming FA0 Technical Conference on Marine Po l lu t ion and i t s Ef fec t s on Living Resources and Fishing.

Pond construction and engineering

3 4. The importance of appropriate pond construction techniques f o r each type of l o c a l i t y w a s s t r e ssed , bu t i t became c l e a r t h a t t h e r e is a lack of t echn ica l knowledge on t h i s i n the region. It was pointed ou t t h a t cooperation between engineers and b i o l o g i s t s could be very b e n e f i c i a l i n t h i s respect . The need f o r t r a i n i n g oppor tuni t ies i n aquaculture engineering w a s s p e c i a l l y emphasized i n pond engineering. I n t h i s connection a t t e n t i o n was drawn t o the proposed FA0 Group Fellowship Study Tour on Fish Farm Engineering i n the U.S.S.R. i n 1971 o r 1972.

REPORT OF MEETING I V - AQUACULTURE TECHNIQUE - CULTURE OF INVERTEBRATES AND SEAWEEDS

Discussion Leader : T. Ino

Rapporteur : T.P. Chen

Documents: IPFC/C70/SYM

35. The Discussion Leader f i r s t summarized the papers per ta in ing t o the sub jec t and suggested t h e main top ics f o r discussion such a s seed production, f e r t i l i z a t i o n , feeding, diseases and pa ras i t e s e t c . , a s w e l l a s the l ist of important cul t iva l>le species. Data presented a t the meeting re la ted t o th ree groups : viz . , Crustacea, ~ o l l u s c a and seaweeds. A s seaweeds (mainly Porphyra and GraciZaria) a r e cul tured i n only a few of the countries represented, no d e t a i l e d d iscuss ion was held on t h i s group,

36. For t h e cu l tu re of shrimps and prawns, i n some countr ies of the IPFC a r e a seed i s col lec ted from n a t u r a l waters. Though found adequate i n some a reas , t h i s means of supply of seed i s usually uncertain and not s u i t a b l e f o r " t rue cul ture" . The problems encountered i n t h e co l l ec t ion and transport: of spawners f o r a r t i f i c i a l propagation were discussed i n some d e t a i l . To obta in l i v e spawners, arrangements have t o be made t o keep the catches a l i v e i n conta iners i n which the s e a water i 6 aera ted and t o de l ive r them quickly t o the hatcher ies . Observations were a l s o made on t h e nature of h a b i t a t s of a d u l t prawns (espec ia l ly bottom condit ions and depth) and lunar pe r iod ic i ty i n t h e i r breeding behaviour. Considerable discussion took place on the food f o r t h e l a rvae i n d i f f e r e n t s t ages of development, e spec ia l ly on the c u l t u r e of Skeletonema and o the r planktonic organisms. The p o s s i b i l i t y of c u l t u r i n g of Artemia was a l s o discussed.

37. Penaeus japonicus is propagated on a f a i r l y l a rge s c a l e i n Japan and P- monodon i n Taiwan and i n t h e Phil ippines. Korea has a l s o s t a r t e d t h e propagation of P. japonicus. Mention was made of t h e use of saponin and rotenone t o e r a d i c a t e f i s h and predators i n prawn ponds. The con- s t r u c t i o n of ponds f o r prawn cu l tu re was a l s o b r i e f l y discussed.

38, The progress of s tud ies onthe c u l t u r e of Macrobraehim in some countr ies of the region and the e f f o r t s t o reduce the cos t of t h e i r production were reviewed,

39. The method of in tens ive c u l t u r e of oys ters on t h e New England coas t of U , S . A , was reported and t h e study on cross f e r t i l f z a t i o n t o produce a l a r g e r species discussed.

40. Based on the discussions the following f u t u r e ac t ions were re commended :

( i ) The organizat ion of appropriate t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t i e s f o r coas ta l aquaculture.

( i i ) Increased a t t e n t i o n t o t h e study of t h e b a s i c biology of cu l t iva ted species .

Qi iZ) Preparat ion of handbooks on t h e c u l t u r e of se lec ted spec ies .

( iv ) Promotion of c i v i l engineering s t u d l e s concerning c o a s t a l aquaculture.

(v) EstabPishment of appropriate cooperation with a g r i c u l t u r a l agencies t o prevent damage t o aquaculture through indiscr iminate use of pes t i c ides and o the r tox ic substances.

(v i ) Promotion of s tud ies on t h e ecqnomics of c o a s t a l aquaculture,

REPORT OF MEETING V - AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMBNT EN RELATION TO CONFLICTING USES OF THE COASTAL

ZONE

Discussion Leader : V.R. Pantulu

Rapporteur : Z , H , Shehadeh

4 1 . No paper had been submitted f o r discuss%on a t t h i s meeting. The Discussion Leader del ineated the areas of major c o n f l i c t with a g r i c u l t u r e , capture and spar6 f i s h e r i e s , industry, water resource development, r e s i d e n t i a l development and rec rea t ion , and suggested poss ib le resource use compromiseo The discuss ions t h a t followed re f l ec ted the general concern about t h e ser iousness of t h e environmental problems a f fec t ing c o a s t a l aquacuTture, Two major a reas of c o n f l i c t received p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n , vfz, a g r f e u l t a r e operat ions and d i sposa l of i n d u s t r i a l e f f luen t s . The Sympcasfum noted with apprehension the l ack of an in tegra ted ecological. approach t o the development of c o a s t a l zone a reas and the r e s u l t a n t l o s s pf npparrunf.t iea f o r aqaacufture. Publ ic understanding and governmental a c t l o d a r e e s s e n t i a l to ensure the p ro tec t ion and order ly development of aquaculture industry. In the ease of p o l l u t i o n i t was agreed t h a t ;

( i ) Immediate ac t ion be taken t o p ro tec t e x i s t i n g aqcracaalture sites from sources of pol lu t ion,

( i i ) maps d e t a i l i n g areas s u i t a b l e f o r aquaculture be prepared t o permit proper zoning where i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l development a r e contemplaf ed ,

g i l . i ) t h e use of t r e a t e d sewage and i n d u s t r i a l warm water e f f l u e n t s f o r aquaculture i n t h e region be inves t iga ted , and

(iv) governments and planning a u t h o r i t i e s be mafie aware of the need f o r proper monitoring and con t ro l of aquat ic pol lu t ion t o p ro tec t coas ta l aquaculture.

42. It was recognized t h a t a l l t h e e s s e n t i a l da ta f o r the In tegra t ion of aquaculture in land and water development planning a r e not r ead i ly ava i l ab le . However, on the b a s i s of e x i s t i n g information "desk s tud ies t f can be prepared and t h i s would g rea t ly f a c i l i t a t e appropriate considerat ion of coastal. aqua- c u l t u r e - v i s a -- vis agr icu l tu re , commercial and s p o r t f i s h i n g and o the r con- flitting uses of resources. The need f o r economic d a t a f o r such desk s t u d i e s was emphasised and, i n t h i s connection, i t w a s suggested t h a t the terms of r e fe rence of t h e IPFC Working Party on the Economics of F i s h Culture be broadened t o inc lude coas ta l aquaculture.

4 3 , The need was expressed, p a r t i c u l a r l y with respect to mangrove areas f o r eco log ica l and economic s t u d i e s a s a b a s i s f o r decision-making regarding t h e f u t u r e use of such a reas ,

44, It was concluded t h a t where conf ldet a l ready e x i s t s , esmproxrdses should be sought, Future planning should be along the l i n e s of compatfble mul t ip le use of the c o a s t a l zone, including aquaculture.

'REPORT OF l4EXTING VI - CONCLUSIONS AND EUJCOMMEIgDATIONS

Discussion Leader : L.M. Sprague

4 5 , The Discussion Leader very b r i e f l y summarized the main f indings of the Sympaslubn and refer red t o some of the major gaps i n our knowledge r e l a t i n g to coas ta l aquaculture, While t h e contr ibut ion of capture Eishe.lgfesdbnnatiomal economic development i n the region has been f a i r l y we$% neeognfned, c u l t u r e f i s h e r i e s have not y e t received the a t t e n t i o n they deserve i n most countries a t policy l eve l s . The Symposium urged Member Governments t o i n t e g r a t e aquaculture development and preservat ion of envirsgamental q u a l i t y i n the c o a s t a l zones i n t h e i r n a t i o n a l development plans. The need f o r economic s tud ies tn t h i s f i e l d f o r resolving c o n f l i c t s in land aaad water use i n the coas ta l zone was emphisfzed,

46 The r o l e of market surveys i n the development of c o a s t a l aquaculture was recognized and c r i t e r i a f o r s e l e c t i n g speei.es, a s we l l a s procedures for t e s t i n g technical and economic f e a s i b f l f t y f o r cu l tu re , formulated. The s f s i t e se lec t fon methods and f i s h farm engineering was underlined during t h e discussfons, The need f o r s trengthening of na t iona l research f n s t f t u t i a n s and thec arganfzat%on of cooperatfve programmes in the reg4on t o achieve rap id progress i n research, was pointed out.

47, There is an urgent need f o r t h e organizat ion of t r a i n i n g cen t res i n the f i e l d of c o a s t a l aquaculture and improved f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e caPleet ion and dYssemlnatfon of information.

I V . REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON MANAGEMENT OF COMMON-USE RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING POTENTIAL

48. This meeting was he ld on 26 and 27 November 1970 under t h e chairman- s h i p of D r . Arporna Sribhibhadh, u i t h M r . J . A . Gulland a s Discussion Leader. The meeting was d iv ided i n t o four s e s s i o n s , wfth D r . Deb Menasveta, A,S. Mendis, F. Nagasaki, and B. Rothschi ld as Rapporteurs.

49. The f i r s t s e s s i o n d iscussed t h e gene ra l cons ide ra t ion . re la ted t o management and development. Three papers (IPFC/C70/"SCI 5,6,9) were presented during t h e s e s s i o n .

50. F i she ry management a s p r a c t i s e d i n f i s h e r i e s i n s e v e r a l p a r t s of t h e world is s t i l l confined t o a narrow i n t e r p r e t a t i o n cen te r ing around t h e concept of maximum s u s t a i n e d h a r v e s t from t h e ind iv idua l exp lo i t ed s t o c k s . I n order t o a r r i v e a t t h i s g o a l , r e s t r i c t i v e r egu la t ions a r e o f t e n e s t ab l i shed . These may o r may n o t f u l f i l l t h e wider goa ls of a management programme aimed a t t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e use of a l l a v a i l a b l e resources of f i s h s tocks and of c a p i t a l and manpower.

51. The c u r r e n t concept of management encompasses a broader view t ak ing i n t o account s e v e r a l p e r t i n e n t f a c t o r s inc luding s o c i a l and economic f a c t o r s , t he demand f o r p r o t e i n food from t h e s e a , t he problems of enforcement, e t c . Thus, f i s h e r y management should provide t h e i n s t i t u t i o n concerned wi th ways and means of improving t h e s o c i a l va lues of t h e people, t h e q u a l i t y of l i f e , e t c . Furthermore, a sound management should be f l e x i b l e , and should l e a d t o t he proper u t i l i z a t i o n of t h e resources.

52. Management i n t h i s sense is p a r t of a comprehensive p l an of development of a f i s h e r y , and should b e considered i n even the e a r l y s t a g e s of t h e f i s h e r y .

53. I f a c e r t a i n s tock of f i s h is f u l l y exp lo i t ed , and increased f i s h i n g i n t e n s i t y would soon l e a d t o over - f i sh ing , a set of r e g u l a t i o n s may be imposed upon t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n of such resources. I n fo-rmulating t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e fo l lowing c r i t e r i a should be considered:

( i ) The ma jo r i t y of t h e fishermen should be w i l l i n g t o coopera te w i th t h e a u t h o r i t y concerned t o conduct t h e i r f i s h i n g i n accordance w i t h t h e s e r egu la t ions . This means t h a t t h e fishermen should b e educated about t h e bases on which t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s a r e formulated.

( i i ) I n t h e case of r e s t r i c t i v e r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e r egu la t ions should only be introduced i n response t o a r e a l need.

( i i i ) The r egu la t ions should be formulated i n such a way t h a t they can b e e f f e c t i v e l y enforced.

( i v ) Once t h e r e g u l a t i o n s a r e in t roduced , they should be r e g u l a r l y amended o r r ev i sed i n order t h a t t h e fishermen can reap maximum b e n e f i t from t h e use of t h e resources .

5 r i , 1; q h o u be naefeed, however-, that hagulatima may be esrabriehed i n the absence of t h e need ro conserve the resources being harvested, The esrPlhlfsf.lanent of this type of regulatio3s arises from various types of con- fldicts as outl ined by Kesseven end Williamb (IFFCIC70i'SCl6).

55. A sound managemenr p r o g r a m cartafnky needs information rn the existing s ta tus of t h e resources hamebred. I n h ~ a paper, Gulland (1PFCi CTOI'SCIS) outl ined techn~ques used in rhe stock assessment. The bes t known methads e u r r a t l y I n use involve the earlmation of v a r i o u b i ~ l o g f c a l constants or y-ar m c r e r s includmg growth, mortality ( f i sh ing and na tura l ) , recruitment, length and age at f i r s t capture, etc, during various phases of the l i fe : apan of fLsh, and by puctLng theae pa:amersra together, t h e y i e ld from various pactems of f f a h ~ n g can be ascertained,

56, Qther aooeasmmt rezphnbques use the data on catch, and catch per unit of e f f o r t obtained from a fishery ee, estimate the po ten t i a l y ie ld from t h a t f i sherys This technique may be particularly usrefer1 in the case of ntu%r;f- apeclas f i s h e r y . However, caution should be practised, with respect t o the underlying assumptions, when presenting the r e s u l t s o r recornendations based on this type of asseaswnt. t o the authority concerned..

5 7 . Spec ia l teehzsPque8 of rzsseeement may be employed to obtain early estimates of the standing bfowss 02 the resources t o be harvested. These teehniqum, as crude as Shey may be, are sf value i n the planning, the rational, de~velopmmt and management s f a fishery, espe.eially in the developing countr ies . These techniques include the estimation of the b i ~ m a s s from &ha data on crawl dimensions, aawh per tmit area, and t o t a l asea whkh srwL f i sh ing eouLd be aperated; eetimattonr w i n g echo survey; and ~e independent estimates of stock using t he egg aurvey data.

58, The useful data wl~bch Dns should have avaihble a r e catch per un i t of e f f o r t sf o fishery, s i z e compoeitions of the species exploited, and preferably age colnposit.lons. For accurate tlssesemerrt and managentent i n the w e U developed f i shery it is e s ~ e n t i a l t h a t these data be col lected i n the earliest s tages of the f i s h e v , before the s tock is reduced. The da t a col lected m y be put i n atorage u n t i l the fishery deve1og's;theo they could be brought Lnto use.

59, Due to the complexif ies of f ishery management Xn a modern senee as indicated earlier, a new approach t o solving various problems i n respect t o aaund mnagemnt, , referred t o as "the Systems Approach" was introduced. Thf s XnvoLvee , as described by Rochechild Q XPFC!C~~$~CL~ 1 , using ma;lyarie t o iwk the r i gh t qusstiona by "cyeiing through the i t e r a t i v e proeesls baginning w i t h (I) daf f ning ob j uef ivee , (21 designing dta-sive sys tens t o achieve theae ob3 act ives , (3) evaluatiag the alternative ' in term$ of, c o r t and effect iveness , (44 questioning the objectives and other assumptions underlying the analysis , ( 5 ) ueing this examination t o open new alternatives and (6) establ lshfng new objectives. Once they are es t ab ibhed , the cycle %a re-entered at s tep (1) and continues until a @atis fac tory i n t e rp re t a t i on of the problem solartian is needed".

60. To keep pace with t h e rapid development of f i s h e r i e s and t o seek the r i g h t so lu t ion with regard t o the problems of f i she ry management i n the modern sense, advantage should be taken of technological advances such as those i n t h e f i e l d of computor science, t o a s s i s t i n seeking the r i g h t solut ion.

61. I n the second session, four papers (IPFC/C~O/SCIB, 7 , 8, 10) were presented describing the s t a t e of some of t h e major f i s h stocks i n the IPFC area . D r . Shindo's paper (IPFC/C70/SCI3), described the stocks i n the East China Sea and Yellow Sea. I n t h i s a r e a the various demersal f i s h e s make up some 80% of t h e t o t a l catches. These stocks a r e very heavily f i shed and i t appears t h a t the l e v e l of f i s h i n g e f f o r t is now beyond t h a t giving t h e maximum susta ined y ie ld . There a r e agreements between Japan and Mainland China, and between Japan and t h e Republic of Korea t o conserve the demersal f i s h stocks. The pe lag ic stocks appear l e s s heavily exploited, but the re have been marked changes i n the dominant species i n the pelagic catches. I n discussion i t was pointed out t h a t s i m i l a r changes had occurred i n pelae$i, f i s h e r i e s i n s e v e r a l o ther p a r t s of the world. This had sometimes l ed t o the col lapse of the f i s h e r y , e spec ia l ly when the f i she ry was f o r one species only.

62. The paper by Isarankura (IPFC/C70/SCI7) described the t rawl resources i n t h e Gulf of Thailand. Analysis of the( d a t a from commercial catches, and from research surveys showed t h a t t h e s tocks were heavily exploited. The maximum y i e l d was about 450,000 tons. This l e v e l was approached by 1966, when f i s h i n g e f f o r t has f u r t h e r increased. Catches i n the most recent years have been s u b s t a n t i a l l y higher, bu t t h i s is believed t o be due t o the l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s coming from outs ide the Gulf of Thailand. The importance was s t r e s s e d of adequate s t a t i s t i c s on t h e a rea of capture, t o stock assessment and management. Action is being taken t o l i m i t t he s i z e and number of boats opera t ing i n the Gulf, t o promote offshore t rawl f i s h e r i e s , and t o i n t e n s i f y b i o l o g i c a l s tud ies .

63. The f i s h e r y f o r chub mackerel i n t h e Gulf of Thailand was analysed i n the paper by Kurogane e t al,'? ( IPFC/C~O/SCI~) . They used de ta i l ed d a t a on the growth and mor ta l i ty of the f i s h , and showed t h a t the present f i s h e r y is u t i l i z i n g t h e mackerel resources a t about the obtimum leve l .

64. D r . Suda (IPFC/C~O/SCI~O) described t h e tuna resources i n the IPFC area. The s tocks of l a r g e r tuna (yellowfin, albacore, bigeye and b lue f in ) exploi ted by the long-line f i s h e r i e s a r e heavily f i shed and l i t t l e o r no increase i n y i e l d from these f i s h e r i e s can be expected. On t h e o the r hand, catches of some species of smaller tuna, such a s skipjack could be increased. It was noted t h a t the surface f i s h e r i e s (using l ive -ba i t , purse-seine e tc . ) w i l l i n t e r a c t wi th t h e long-line f i s h e r i e s , and t h a t t h e i n t e r a c t i o n might be q u i t e complex e.g. the long-line f i she ry catches l a rge b i l l - f i s h e s which feed on young skipjack.

6 5 . I n a general discussion of these papers i t was pointed out t h a t most of the s tocks reported on a r e being heavily f i shed , but t h a t i n t h e region a s a whole the re were considerable oppor tuni t ies f o r expanding catches. The present was therefore an appropriate time f o r IPFC and i ts member countries t o consider management problems i n d e t a i l , e spec ia l ly i f management was t r e a t e d a s a i n t e g r a l p a r t of f i s h e r y development, and the r a t i o n a l u t i l i z a t i o n of the resources.

66. The t h i r d sess ion was concerned with reviewing the p r a c t i c a l applica- t i o n of management measures i n various p a r t s of the LPFC area. Bowen (TPFC/ C701SCI11) described the management of the West Aust ra l ian rock l o b s t e r f i she ry , f o r which the f i r s t measures ( s t z e l i m i t ) had been introduced i n 1894. Present measures inelude s i z e limits, and r e s t r i c t i o n s on the number and s i z e s f vesse l s and on the number of pots t h a t can be carr fed .

67, I n t h e New Zealand f i s h e r i e s , described by Cunningham and Waugh C I P F C % C ~ ~ % S C I ~ ) , a s imi la r range of regula t ions have, a t some t i m e o r o the r , been i n fo rce , There is a t present no r e s t r i c t i o n on t h e number of l i c e n s e s i n most f i she r f e s . 68. There was conslderable d iseuss ian i n t h e use of l i cence l i m i t a t i o n a s a tool i n management. Tn f i s h e r i e s on valuable species which can be q u i t e r ead i ly caught the aright t o have a l i cence may become very valuable. The a l l o c a t i o n of l icences can therefore fnvs%ve d i f f i c u l t decis ions , One so lu t ion suggested would be t o charge a hfgh l i cence f e e , though some people considered t h a t t h i s would r a i s e o ther d i f f i c u l t problems.

69. The work of various In te rna t iona l Commissions concerned wi th management was discussed, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n r e l a t f o n t o D r , ~ r a h a m ' s paper (PPFC/C~O/SCI~) about the N.W. A t lan t i c , Present Commissions a r e of two broad types - those with a small s e c r e t a r i a t , re ly ing on na t iona l ac t ion f o r research and proposals f o r management ac t ion , and those with l a r g e r s t a f f s ( e .g. I - A T T C ) ~ ~ which carry out t h e i r own research. Management of i n t e r n a t i o n a l f l s h e r i e s raise even more d i f f i c u l t problem than na t iona l management, due t o the d i f f e r e n t i n t e r e s t s and object ives involved. To some extent t h i s may be minimized by t h e a l loca- t i o n of na t iona l quotas. Then each country would be ab le t o manage l ts f i s h e r i e s , wi th in t h e cons t ra in t s set by the quota, s o a s t o b e s t achieve i t s n a t i o n a l ob- j e c t i v e s . The quest ion of a l l o c a t i o n wotild ramain, and t h i s r a l s e s p a r t i c u l a r problems i n the LPPC a r e a i.il which many countr ies a r c wishing t o develop t h e i r f i s h c r d e s , In te rna t iona l management schemes should be s o arranged a s t o a f fo rd countr ies the opportunity t o develop t h e i r f i s h e r i e s and s o be a b l e t o assoc ia te themselves e f f e c t i v e l y with problems of r a t i o n a l u t i l i z a t i o n of t h e resources.

70. Three top ics were considered i n the foor th sec t ion of t h e s c i e n t i f i c syniposiurr~. These concerned the r o l e of ITFC i n t h e f i e l d s of 1) s t a t i s t i c s ; 2) bio log ica l da ta and assessment; 3) the choice of management ac t ions and problems of t h e i r implementation.

71. With respect t o s t a t i s z i c s tt was noted t h a t t h i s i s a sub jec t of fundamental importarrcis. Because of t h e importance of s t a t i s t i c s i t i s necessary t o go beyond sir:piy s t a t i n g t h a t " s t a t i s t i c s need t o be improved". Instead, s p e c i f i c ac t ions need t o be taken, Def in i t e proposals f o r the itnprovement na t iona l s t a t i s k f c s a r e out l ined i n the Report of t h e LPFC/ IOPC J o i n t Working Party of E x p r t s on Indian Ocean and Western P a c i f i c Fishery S t a t i s t i c s ( I P F C / C ~ Q / W P ~ ) . Adherence t o the r e c o m ~ e n d a t i o n ~ i n t h i s r epor t w i l l a l l e v i a t e sorle of the statistical problems of t h e region.

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72. Spec i f i c aspects i n which improvement is p a r t i c u l a r l y required t o enable b e t t e r assessments t o be made, are:

(a) Better c lassLf ica t ion of t h e catches, i f not by species, at l e a s t by groups of species ,

(b) Determination of the area of capture of vesse ls making long t r f ps.

7 3 , It w i l l be increas ingly valuable t o f u r t h e r coordinate t h e c o l l e c t i o n and dissemination of s t a t i s t i c s i n t h e region and t h i s can be accomplished by the i n s t i t u t i o n of a regional s t a t i s t i c a l b u l l e t i n , The production of the t r i a l i n i t i a l i s s u e of t h i s b u l l e t i n should proceed a s r ap id ly a s poss ib le and g r e a t concern should not be at tached, a t l e a s t i n i t i a l l y , t o various d e t a i . 1 ~ such a s accura te taxonomic d e f i n i t i o n s of a l l of t h e f i s h i n the region.

7 4 . Wkth respect t o t h e second top ic of considera'tion - bio log ica l d a t a and assessments - considerat ion was given t o ways i n which IPFC could a s s i s t member countr ies i n t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s i n t h i s f i e l d , a s we l l as t o the assessment of t h e s tocks of f i s h which a r e the s.ubject of i n t e r n a t i o n a l f ishe:r ies.

75. Regarding the former, i t was pointed out t h a t another s tock assessment t r a i n i n g cen te r would be use fu l and the re was a reasonable p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h i s center could be held i n connection with the next IPFC Session. The delegate from New Zealand expressed the i n t e r e s t of h i s country i n hos t ing the center and many of t h e delegates spoke i n favor of holding another s tock assessment t r a i n i n g center . There was an expressfon of i n t e r e s t i n widening the scope of t h e center t o consider quick assessment, egg surveys, and general management approach.

76. Another opportunity which the various countr ies have ava i l ab le i s t h e ass i s t ance of those FA0 s t a f f meders who are expert i n s tock assessmmento Though t h i s a s s i s t ance has i n p r i n c i p l e t een made ava i l ab le by FA0 i n accordance wi th the reques t of IPFC a t i t s 13th Session, the oppor tuni t ies have not been followed up by rueriier countr ies .

7 7 , IPFC and FA0 can serve t o coordinate assessment s t u d i e s on s tocks t h a t are f i shed by severa l na t ions . I n p a r t i c u l a r the demersal s tocks of the South China Sea and the tuna s tocks of the region were considered. With respect t o the former i t was suggested t h a t a consultant should prepare necessary back- ground mate r i a l which then could be reviewed by a l a r g e r group. It w a s a l s o suggested t h a t t h e Working Par ty on Trawling be reac t iva ted possibly wi th a smaller membership, t o ca r ry ou t t h i s review.

78. With respect t o the tuna, some of t h e stocks of which were t h e sub jec t of i n t e r n a t i o n a l f i s h e r i e s , and appeared t o be present ly i n need of management, i t was suggested t h a t IPFC formulate a s p e c i a l cormittee f o r tuna wi th the following suggested poss ib le terms of reference:

(1) a review of t h e s t a t e of t h e s tocks ;

(ii) d e f i n i t i o n of che IPFC a r e a ;

(iii) review s f p o s s i b l e management measures;

( i v ) arrangements t o assume con t inu i ty i n t h e r e sea rch and assessment of t h e s tocks and f i n a l l y ;

(v) coordina t ion of t h e s p e c i a l cornnittee w i t h o t h e r groups such a s those of the IOFC which a r e a l s o involved i n con- s i d e r i n g t h e tuna s t o c k s ,

This p roposa l was r e f e r r e d t o the IPFC plenary f o r cons ide ra t ion and p o s s i b l e ac t ion .

7 9 . The s e s s i o n concluded by no t ing t h a t a changing view of management was conveyed t o the p a r t i c i p a n t s and t h i s changing view inc luded t h e planned utilization of r e sou rces . The important r a l e of r a p i d assessment w a s emphasized as w e l l a s the need t o begin t o t h ink of var ious modem techniques such a s s y s t e m s analyse's ,

30, Management should be considered a s a major element i n any overaP.1 f i s h e r y planning, and was l i k e l y t o p lay an Inc reas ing ly important. r o l e i n t he f i s h e r i e s of t h e IPFC region. Withour management t h e r e was r h e danger of l a s t i n g damage to t h e f i s h s t o e k s through over-exploitati .on, a s w e l l as of cons ide rab le economic l o s s through w a s t e f u l over-investment of s c a r c e c a p i t a l and o t h e r resources . Such damage has a l r e a d y occurred i n s e v e r a l f t s h e r i e s i n t h e reg ion . To avoid t h i s i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t those concerned w i t h t a k i n g decisions on f i s h e r y planning and development have a v a i l a b l e t o them t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e informat ion on the resources . A t ffrst t h l s i n fo rma t ion might be r a t h e r s imple and crude, though s t i l l u s e f u l i n terms of dec i s ion - making. La te r b e t t e r in format ion should and could b e made available, bu t ~ t o u l d r e q u i r e t h e back3ng of adequate r e s e a r d l and o t h e r f a c i l i t i e s .

V. COO?EMTX'iV, STUDY OF THE ':(UIIOSHIO

81, The Council was Informed that t h e Proceedfngs of t h e F i r s t CSK Symposium have been publ i shed by t h e East-West Center I-IonoPulu. The Council was f u r t h e r informed of the r e s u l t s sf t h e S i x t h Meeting of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Coordinat ion Group f o r t h e Co-operative Study of t h e Kuroshfo and Adjacent Regions (ICG/CSK) he ld i n P a r i s I n September 1969. A t t h i s meeting, a proposed p lan f o r a synop t i c survey of t h e South China Sea under t h e <:SK program prepared by t h e Nat iona l Coordinator f o r Thai land was submit ted t o t h e Group. This prcposcd p l a n was l a t e r approved by t h e IOCU at i t s S ix th Sess ion i n P a r i s , France, The p lan c a l l e d f o r sys t ema t i c oceanographic and f i s h e r y observa t ions t o be made i n t h e two monsoon seasons i n two canseeut ive y e a r s ( f o u r su rveys ) ; t h e s e coopera t ive surveys would commence in t h e f a l l

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of ,1970 and would end i n the spr ing of 1972, The following year would be devoted t o d a t a ana lys i s and t h i s would be followed by a symposium on the r e s u l t s .

82 .. l n v i t a t l o n s were extended t o SEAFDE&, and other f i s h e r i e s develop- ment p r o j e c t s i n the region t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s Cooperative South China Sea Survey Program,

83 The r e s u l t s of the Second CSK Symposium and the Seventh Meeting of the ICG/CSK held i n Tokyo, Japan during 28 September - 3 October 1970 were reported by D r . Deb Menasveta, CSK National Coordinator f o r Thailand, and concurrently the South China Sea Co-ordinator. The Council was informed t h a t more than 50 t echn ica l papers covering the f i e l d s of oceanography, marine biology, and f i s h e r i e s were presented a t t h i s symposium. The recommendations derived from the Symposium were incorporated a s p a r t of the recommendations of the ICGJCSK. It was s t a t e d t h a t during the coming 2-3 years , e f f o r t s would be concentrated on the systematic survey of the South China Sea. Nevertheless, severa l developing countr ies i n the South China Sea region c o d d no t comply with t h e proposed plan a s approved a t the 54xth Meeting of t h e ICGICSK because of the lack of funds, f a c i l i t i e s , and teeh- n i c a l personnel, The Group urged t h e CSK p a r t i c i p a t i n g countr ies t o comply a s much a s poss ib le t o the agreed plan.

84. Malaysia and SEAFDEC have expressed t h e i r i n t e n t i o n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n the South China Sea survey under t h e CSK program; t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n ' would be l imi ted t o the scope of t h e i r programs of a c t i v i t y .

85. I n t h i s connection, Malaysia and Thailand have planned t o undertake comparative f i s h i n g experiments on t3e research t rawlers of t h e two countr ies around Apr i l 1971.. The ICG/CSK requested i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i c i p a t i n g countr ies or organizat ions to j o i n i n t h i s cooperative exerc ise .

86. Progress has beien made wi th respect t o t h e a c t i v i t y of the UNESCO Regional Maxine Biological Center a t Singapore. Since UNESCO planned t o set up an advisory panel f o r the Center and t h e Indian Ocean Biological Center a t Cochin, Ind ia , t h e Group recommended t h a t a CSK Group of Senior S p e c i a l i s t s be appointed t o advise the Panel with regards t o t h e i n r e f n a t i o n a l colkection of plankton kept a t the Center i n Singapore.

87, With respec t t o the f i s h e r i e s aspect of CSK, th ree more groups of spec ies of f i s h were added t o t h e CSK se lec ted l is t , namely P o ~ y n e m u s s p p * , Th,uv~us albacares and Lutianus s p p . The Group requested t h e ass i s t ance of FA0 i n t h e prepara t ion of species synopsis on D e c a p t e m s spp . , P o Z y n e m s s p p t > and Lutimus s p p . i n t h e South China Sea. The Group a l s o reaffirmed the necess i ty of i n i t i a t i n g and/or improving the s tock assessment programs on commercially important species of f i s h i n t h e region. Although the s t a t u s of t rawl f i s h e r i e s resources i n t h e South China Sea and adjacent waters should be reevaluated, t h e i n i t i a t i o n of a pelagic resources survey i n the South China Sea was recommended.

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88, With respect t o marine pol lu t ion, the ICGBCSK recommended t h a t IPPC consider marine po l lu t ion as a subject matter f o r i t s fu tu re symposium,

89, The ICG/CSR wished to express P t s gratefulness t o M r . John C. Marr f o r h i s exce l l en t se rv ices and contributions t o the CSK a s the Ass i s t an t I n t e r n a t i o n a l Coordinator for Fisher ies , Since M r , Marr has resigned from t h i s pos i t ion , Mr. X, Ronquilla af t h e Phi l ippines was e lec ted by ICGICSK i n h i s s t e a d ,

90. With respect t o the Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio, t h e Couneil recommended t h a t PA0 i n col labora t ion with UNESCO explore the p o s s i b f l i t i e s of providing t h e ZPFC S e c r e t a r i a t with accumulated da ta from t h e CSK program which a r e of i n t e r e s t t o t h e f5sher ies development i n the region.

91. With regard t o marine po l lu t ion , the Council recommended t h a t research i n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h e region devote e f f o r t s t o t r a i n mtcrobiologis ts f o r pollu- t i o n con t ro l i n t r o p i c a l waters, and f u r t h e r recommended t h a t FA0 i n consulta- t i on with UNESCO explore the poss ib . f l i ty a& a s s i s t i n g t h e countr ies 3.n t h e region 3n t h e i r p r o g r a m ~ s of con t ro l of po l lu t ion a f f e c t i n g f i s h e r y resources.

V I . INTERNATIONAL I N D I A N OCEAN FISHERY SURVEY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

92. The Council heard a progress repor t by M r . John C. mrr, Programme Leader. A t i ts f i r s t sess ion in 1968, t h e Indian Oeean Fishery Commission had requested FA0 t o prepare and submit on i ts behalf t o UNDP a proposal f o r t h e Pragrarmne. ThLs proved t o be more t i m e consuming than an t i c ipa ted and t h e Programme Leader d id not take up h i s d u t i e s u n t i l t h e end of January 197'0.

93. The ob jec t ive of t h e Programme is f i s h e r y development i n a broad sense and p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r development anywhere in the Indian Ocean a r e being considered during t h e i n i t i a l planning phase. Fishery development may (a> con t r ibu te t o general e c o n o d c growth, (2) provide a source of p ro te in , (3) provide a source of fore ign exchange, and ( 4 ) con t r ibu te t o t h e s o l u t i o n of s o c i a l problems. One of the reasons f o r a regional programme i s t o arrange on a regional o r sub-regional b a s i s f o r f a c i l i t i e s om a c t i v i t i e s whfch cannot be provided i n each countty, I n promoting f i s h e r y development fn t h e Indlan Ocean, use should b e made of e x i s t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d f a c i l i t i e s .

94. Sixteen sub jec t areas ranging from Resource Inventory t o Economic Planning f o r Fishery Development have been defined f o r whfch summary review r e p o r t s a r e needed and consul tants a r e preparing such repor t s . These should be i n hand by t h e end of November. On the b a s i s of these r e p o r t s , information ava i l ab le i n FAO, and information furnished by Indian Ocean coun t r i e s , a d r a f t plan f o r f i s h e r y development i n the Indian Ocean w i l l be prepared i n January Af te r appropr ia te reviews, i t will be presented t o t h e Executive Committee of the Indian Ocean Fishery Comnxssion i n Aprf l 1971, Following these, the plan w i l l go t o Govenmmenies, UNDP, riorld Bank, Regional Banks and o the r i n s t i t u t i o n s . I n the normal course of events new p r o j e c t s would n o t become operat iorial untj.1 l a t e 1972.

95 , I n an operat ional sense i t i s an t i c ipa ted t h a t the Programme would (1) coordinate e x i s t i n g UNDP and other p ro jec t s i n the region, (2) s t imula te t h e formation of new pro jec t s , technical a s s i s t ance , and business ventures and (39 func tmn a s the technical s t a f f f o r the Indian Ocean PEshery Commission.

96, Development p o s s i b i l i t i e s which might f a c i l i t a t e t h e a b i l i t y of Indian Ocean countr ies t o u t f f f z e t h e f i she ry resources of the 1ndi.an Ocean are : (11 j n i t i a l preference for Indian Ocean countr ies i n a f i shery i n which t h e r e was a quota; (2) j o i n t ventures; (3) p a r t i c i p a t i o n by non-Indian Ocean countr ies at s secondary l e v e l as supp l ie r s of equipment; and (4) through the es tab l i sh - ment of a Regional Fishery Development Agency.

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The S e c r e t a r i a t introduced t h i s i t e m by r e f e r r i n g t o t h e Thir teenth Session of the Council whfch had "noted the a c t i v i t i e s of t h e countr ies borderfng t h e South China Sea designed t o increase suppl ies of f i s h e r y resources ava i l ab le t o them pnd a l s o noted the need f o r a coordmari% mechanism to ensure t h a t the most e f f i c i e n t use i s made of t h e l.imised n a t i o n a l and Xnte rna t iond funding ava i l ab le f o r t h i s purpose. The Council bel ieved t h a t i t could provide the mechanism t o coordinate and implement the e x i s t i n g programmes i n the South China Sea, which Includes na t iona l programmes, UNDP programmes, bi- o r m u l t i l a t e r a l programmes, such a s t h e South Eas t Asia Fishery Development Center, and in te rna r iona l cooperat ive programmes such as t h e CSK, provfded t h a t adequate support could be made ava i l ab le through the UNDP o r o the r sources of i n t e r n a t i o n a l a s s i s t ance .

98. The Council. requested t h e Director-General of FA0 t o arrange, i n consul ta t ion with the members of the Comci l and with the UNDP, f o r a reques t , on behalf of the Council, f o r 'UNDP a s s i s t ance i n planning t o t h a t end. The s t rong i n t e r e s t of FA0 i n t h f s request was emphasized,

99. However, it was a l s o pointed out tha t i t not y e t been poss ib le t o prepare t h e programme f o r submission t o UNDP s ince p r i o r i t y had been given by lJNDF t o t h e Lndfan Ocean Fishery Survey arid Development Programme, The unique aspect of t h i s p r o j e c t i n terms o f , i ts scope and the u t i l i z a t i o n of an i n t e r n a t i o n a l comnission a s a coordinating mechanism made i t necessary t h a t the UNDP have some reasonably c l e a r not ion of i ts progress and i ts f u t u r e before considering a second proposal of a simtlmr character , It was a l s o noted t h a t s e v e r a l members of the IPFC were already benef i t ing from the Tndfan Ocean Programme by v i r r u e of t h e i r memberships i n IOPC.

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100. The S e c r e t a r i a t f e l t , however, t h a t now i t was poss ib le t o make f u r t h e r progress on t h e South China Sea proposal and suggested t h a t the d iscuss ion and csasu l t a t ions wlth the Member Governments in te res ted i n t h e f i s h e r i e s i n t h f s region a s w e l l a s with p ro jec t managers and counterpart d i r e c t o r s of e x i s t i n g UNDP p r o j e c t s i n t h e region should take p lace* The Programme Leader f o r t h e Indian Ocean Fishery Survey and Development Programme had agreed t o rake the i n i t i a t i v e and t o ca r ry out a ccJordinating

r o l e in these disceus !sns ;mc2 cmstli ta t ions fiqr FhO , OEa the b a s i s of t h i s a c t i v i t y a proposal can be detreloped t.,~his'in w i l l be rcpor'ted back i n about a yea r t o the Executive Comf t t e e s f t h e I V E 2 , By this time, a l s o , i t is hoped that, the situation v+a-a-via the UMDF wil.3. be c l a r i f i e d . I n t h e d iscuss ion that foflowed support was indica ted fo r the proposed course of ac t ion suggested by t b a Secret~arfat,

101, The delegatianrj or" Japan ,and t h e Xlnir.ac~ Xhgdon reported t h e ava i l - a b i l i t y o f d a t a relawmr: Its tis'xx stsc"lcaPd Ef -ahkg a c t i v i t i e s in the region and a l l c s m t r i . e s were requested t o make relevant data a v a i l a b l e t o t h e IPFC.

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102, There was some discussion concerning the need . fo r cqordination and f o r u t i l f zing Iths staff: o f t h e IPFC Seere ta r fa t . It was egkeed t h a t i n the course of the Prsgx- Leader's d i scass%ms fur ther s t eps inc luding the d e s i r a b i l i t y f o r any emrdl.natfng mechanism be c ~ n ~ i d e r e d . It was f u r t h e r suggested that it m i g h t be app~apr ia te? fax SEAF73EC cr same o the r r eg iona l body t o organize a t e c h n i c ~ B seminar 05 matters pertaining Cs the South China Sea. Any rerjrlXLs a r t s i n g from such e f f f i r t s should be made ava i l ab le to t h e IPFC.

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103. The Council noted t h a t faus tean sf i t e member natfoss a r e a l s o members of t h e Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (XOFC) arid reeffirmed i t s d e s i r e t o contiaue its c lose cooperatton wYth the Comfssion, It agreed t h a t the p r a c t i s e of ee tab l i sh lng j o i n t workfng y a ~ t i e s t o study common problems should be pursued and t h a t t h e boundaries between the two bodies should remain f l e x i b l e .

IX. APPZTCATIOWS FOR MEMBERSHIP

104, The Secretary reported that' there were no appl ica t ions f o r membership of the C@nmcil during the'i.nticrseasion period.

(a) Review qf t h e $&%t&~tti.ea of t h e Working P a r t i e s

105. The Chai- of ihe Wortking Parj;y on Economics of Fish Culture reviewed t h e work earrfadl,out by t h e Working Par ty , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e prepara t ion of proformae f o r collection of economic da ta . The Council a g r e e d * t h a t the Working Par ty should continue its work and t h a t i ts term o f reference should b e enlarged ba+include mariculture and coas ta l aquaculture, It, was a l so agreed t h a t t h e su$ine of t h e Working Par ty be changed t o Working hrty on Economics of Aquaculture. h e Council complimented t h e Workling Par ty on i ts achievement.

106. T h e C o u n c i l w a s i n f o r m e d t h a t FAOhopestomake ava i l ab le t h e se rv ices of a consultant t o a s s i s t the Working Par ty i n t h e organizat ion of d a t a c o l l e c t i o n and t h e i r analys is and in te rp re ta t ion .

107, The a c t i v i t i e s of t h e IPFC/IOFC J o i n t Working Party of Experts on Indian Ocean and Western P a c i f i c Fishery S t a t i s t i c s was reviewed by i ts sec re ta ry .

108. Some of t h e boundaries of the s t a t i s t i c a l a reas were considered and it was agreed t h a t the matter should be f u r t h e r discussed by t h e Second Session of the Working Party t o be convened during the f i r s t ha l f of 1971. The publ ica t ion of a Regional Fishery S t a t i s t i c s Bul le t in proposed by t h e S e c r e t a r i a t was supported by t h e Council.

109. Regarding the Working Par ty on Ras t re l l ige r , t h e importance of t h i s species f o r many countr ies i n the a r e a w a s s t rongly emphasized but i t was agreed by t h e Council t h a t f u t u r e s tud ies of R a s t r e l l i g e r should be c a r r i e d o u t by the Workfng Par ty on Coastal and Iligh Seas Pelagic Resourceso The Council therefore agreed t o discontinue t h e Working Par ty on R a s t r e l l i g e r .

110. The Council a l s o agreed t h a t the Working Par ty on Pelagic High Seas Resources had completed i ts tasks and decided t o discontinue i t .

111. A s a r e s u l t of the decis ions of t h e Council the following Working P a r t i e s w i l l continue t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s during t h e i n t e r s e s s i o n a l period:

( i ) Trawling

( i i ) Coastal and High Seas Pelagic Resources

( i i i ) Coastal Aquaculture and Environment

( i v ) Economics of Aquaculture

(v) IPFC/IOFC J o i n t Working Par ty of Experts on Indian Ocean and Western P a c i f i c ~ i s h e ' r ~ S t a t i s t i c s .

112. The following Working P a r t i e s were discontinued:

F i sher ies Aspects of the Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio.

Pelagic High Seas Resources.

R a s t r e l l i g e r . (b) Country statements

11.3. It WaSagreedthat the country statements need not be f u r t h e r reproduced bu t e x t r a copies would be ava i l ab le f o r the Delegations, i f required. It w a s a l s o agreed t h a t t h e present format should be used f o r t h e prepara t ion of t h e statements f o r the 15th Session of the Council.

Budget estimates

114. The budget statements f o r t h e in te r sess ion period covering the last two years and the budget estimates covering the years 1971-72 were presented by t he Secretary and adopted by t h e Council.

(d) Publications

115. The d e s i r a b i l i t y of making avai lable some of t he important working papers t o the Governnients w e l l before the Sessions was emphasizccl. The Council approved the current publicatiuns prqgramme of the Council.

XI. MATTERS REFERRED BY TIE COUKGIL

(a) To Member Govemtaents - 116. There vere no cotlments.

117. The Council was informed t h a t funds i n the FA0 Regular Programme were n o t ava i lab le f o r the establishment of the post of a Regional Boat Design and Construction Spec ia l i s t . It was suggested t ha t in te res ted Member Governmnts makc provision i n t h e i r UNDP/TA a l loca t ions so t h a t the necessary man/montbs f o r the pos t could be pooled from severa l coun- tries concerned.

118. A Seminar on Ferro-cement Fishing Craft is being planned by FAO, t o take place possibly a t Hong Kong, during 1972-73.

119. Noting the keen i n t e r e s t of the Governments i n f i s h harbour develop- ment, FA0 hits approached several donor countriee f o r poss ible ass is tance on a b i l a t e r a l ba s i s f o r organizing a Regional Semiaiiar. The Governments w i l l be informed about fu r ther developments.

120. It i s hoped t ha t NORAD M who is cooperating with FA0 in the organiza- t ion of a t ra in ing centre i n Latin America on f i s h detect ion by acoust ic methoda would a l so assist : i n a s imilar centrxr? in t he hda -pac i f i c Region t o be held possibly i n 1973.

121. With respect t o f i s h utilization and wrke t i ng development i n the IPFC region, the Secre ta r ia t reported t ha t the recently establ ished Fjlshery Indwtriela Division of the Department of Fisher ies was n~rxious t o provicle ass is tance and manuals t h a t would lead t o the introduction of su i t ab l e methods and equipment f o r the modern handling, proceasing and d i s t r i b u t i o n of f i s h t o meet t h e l oca l and export demand m d t o prevent wastage, Various measures f o r a t t a in ing greater progress i n theac f i e l d s were discussed in- cluding t he suggestion t ha t countries should taka s teps t o initiate requests f o r technical ass is tance under their overaI1 UN;P/TA 'alJ oca t i c x i . The

1/ Norwegian Agency f o r Xnteraatioxiai. Developi:~:nt: -

possjbl l l f ty of holding a seminar on t h i s subject i n connection with one of t h e forthcoming sess ions of the IPFC was deferred t o the appropriate i t e m on the agenda,, It was a l so noted tha t a seminar on f i s h processing and marketing supported by b i l a t e r a l funding is being planned fo r 1972 i n the region.

122. Manydelegates indicatedtheirsupportforotherseminarsandtraining cen t res ua f i s h psoeesslng and marketing t h a t glfg'nt be organized wi th in the region.

123. The Seere tar i .a t a l s o noted the study ca r r i ed ou t on Fishermen's Credi t Needs in South-East Asia which soon w i l l be ava i l ab le t o the countr ies and it was hoped 'chat a seminar o r workshop concerning t h i s sub jec t a s i t r e l a t e s t o t h e needs of a r t i s a n a l fishermen could be held i n t h e regfon durfng the 1970-'73 biennium.

X I I . MATTERS ARISING FROM THE RF,PORT OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES

(a) Marine pol lu t ion

124. The Council was fnformed by t h e S e c r e t a r i a t of the a c t i v i t i e s of FllO i n the f i e l d of pollution.. Speci f ic reference was made t o the FA0 Technical Conderence on Marine Po l lu t ion and fta e f f e c t s on l i v i n g resources and f i s h i n g t o be held a t FA0 Headquarters i n Rome from 9 t o 18 December 1970. The member nat ions and individual s c i e n t i s t s were urged t o a t tend t h e Conference.

125. The Council was a l s o fnformed by t h e S e c r e t a r i a t t h a t negotiations are underway t o hold a Training Coi~rse on Marine Po l lu t ion con t ro l ' i n 1971 i n co l l abora t ion with t h e Swedish In te rna t iona l Development Agency (SIDA).

2 . The e f f e c t s of po l lu t ion on coas ta l aquaculture were considered and it was agreed that they should be looked i n t o by the Working Par ty on Coastal Aquaculture and Environment.

127. The Working Par ty w i l l prepare f o r a de ta i l ed s c i e n t i f i c technical d iscuss ion on the sub jec t a t the next sess ion of the Council.

(b) Fishery cducat i on and t r a i n i n g

128, D e l e g s t e s t r e r e i n f o r m e d o f t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e F A O D i r e c t o r y of Fishery Training I n s t i t u t i o n s wl~ich woulcd enable countries t o be aware of e x i s t i n g t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t i e s and t h e i r programmes. I n order t o take f u l l advantage of these i n s t i t u t i o n s , t h e importance of increased fellowship support was noted., It; was repoxted t h a t FA0 would make every e f f o r t t o obta in outs ide funding t o expand the number of ava i l ab le fellowships.

129. The Council noted t h a t the necess i ty f o r giving increased a t t e n t i o n t o the s p e c i a l needs of a r t i s a n a l fishermen was emphasized by t h e F i f t h Session of the Committee on Fjsher ies . The p a r t i c u l a r importance of deal ing with t h i s problem i n t h e IPFC region was a l s o s t r essed , both i n terms of providing s u i t a b l e teaching a ids f o r these fishermen and i n t r a i n i n g extension workers t o work with them.

130. The S e c r e t a r i a t indicated t h a t preparat ions were under way f o r the FA0 Technical Conference on Fishery Education and Training t o be held i n 1972 and urged t h a t member countr ies of IPFC send qua l i f i ed persons t o t h e Conference.

131. I n t h e discussion, support was expressed f o r t h e emphasis FA0 was placing upon education and t r a in ing . It was a l s o noted t h a t progress was being made i n the United Kingdom on t h e preparat ion of a Gufde on Fishery Education and Training based on t h e IPPC Symposium held a t t h e Twelfth Session i n Honolulu.

X I I I . SYMPOSIA

(a ) Arrangements f o r the 15th Session Symposium

132. The Council heard a r epor t from the Convenor of t h e 15th Session Symposium on Coastal and High Seas Pelagic Resources. It is proposed t o f i n a l i z e t h e Prospectus of the Symposium e a r l y i n 1971 and it i s hoped t h a t contr ibut ions of papers a r e t o be received by Apri l 1972. It was suggested t h a t economics of f i s h e r i e s development should a l s o be considered by the Symposium.

(b) Symposium Subject f o r t h e 16th Session

133. The Council decided t h a t the Symposium Subject f o r t h e IPFC 16th Session should be: Economic and Socia l Aspects of National F i s h e r i e s Planning and Development. The scope of the subject would cover planning, taking i n t o account l i k e l y f u t u r e developments with respect t o resource p o t e n t i a l s , economic t rends and s o c i a l development such a s manpower u t i l i - za t ion a s w e l l a s t r a in ing individuals i n f i she ry planning concepts. The Symposium might consider placing some emphasis on such top ics a s f o r example, resource development and u t i l i z a t i o n ; markets and product development; t h e r o l e of aquaculture, and the establishment of p r i o r i t i e s among f i s h e r i e s programmes. Of espec ia l importance would be the considera t ion of methods and procedures f o r country planning which would be r e l a t e d t o UNDP programming. Thought should be given t o conducting the Symposium a f t e r t h e fashion of t h e t echn ica l proceedings of t h e 14th Session during which t h e r e were a small number of de ta i l ed review papers glven by se lec ted exper ts preceded by a sess ion which would include papers on planning topics of i n t e r e s t . A Working Party consis t ing of t h e following members should be convened t o consider d e t a i l s , conduct and planning f o r the Symposium during the i n t e r s e s s i o n period :

Convenor: D r . J .A . S torer (FAO) M r . L.I.J. S i lva (Ceylon) D r . A. Sribhibhadh (Thailand) M r . I. Petersen (U.K.) Prof. B.J. Rothschild (U.S.A.)

134. The Council would f a c i l i t a t e communications between t h e Working Par ty and t h e var ious countr ies f o r the purpose of assembling various documentation which might be reviewed a t the 15th Session.

XIV. ANY OTHER MATTERS

135. The Council noted wi th s a t i s f a c t i o n t h e progress being made by the Scripps I n s t i t u t i o n of Oceanography i n t h e preparat ion of r epor t s based on t h e r e s u l t s of t h e NAGA expedit ion and recommended t h a t s t e p s should be taken by t h e S e c r e t a r i a t t o secure copies of these repor t s t o be d i s t r i b u t e d t o the Member Nations of IPFC.

136. The Council noted with appreciat ion the o f f e r made by t h e Korean delegat ion t o t r a i n fishermen of the region a t the Deep Sea Fishermen's Training Center i n Pusan.

D. RECOMMENDATIONS

XV. SYMPOSIUM ON COASTAL AQUACULTURE

137. The Symposium adopted the following recommendations:

Recommendation 1

(a) S t a t u s of Coastal Aquaculture i n National Planning

The Council

Recognizing t h a t the Indo-Pacif i c region contr ibutes t h e major sha re of present world production from aquaculture and o f f e r s g rea t p o t e n t i a l f o r f u t u r e development,

Noting t h a t aquaculture development has not received t h e a t t e n t i o n i t deserves i n most n a t i o n a l economic development p lans ,

Emphasizing the contr ibut ion t h a t present and f u t u r e aquaculture e f f o r t s can make t o an increase i n high q u a l i t y p ro te in production and t o t h e earning and saving of fore ign exchange,

Fur ther not ing t h a t enhanced f i n a n c i a l and i n s t i t u t i o n a l support is e s s e n t i a l f o r t h e r a t i o n a l development of c o a s t a l aquaculture,

Recommends t h a t Member Governments take necessary s t e p s t o ensure t h a t appropr ia te provision is made f o r research, development, and t r a i n i n g i n c o a s t a l aquaculture i n na t iona l economic development plans.

Recommendation 2

(b) Cooperative Research Programme

The Council.

Taking i n t o account t h a t t h e r e a r e major gaps i n our knowledge of c o a s t a l aquacu l tu re resources , techniques of c u l t u r e and r e l a t e d s u b j e c t s ,

Noting t h a t dur ing t h e d i scuss ions a number of problems r e q u i r i n g r e sea rch f o r s o l u t i o n have been i n d e n t i f i e d and,

Considering t h e l i m i t a t i o n s of f a c i l i t i e s and r e s e a r c h personnel a v a i l a b l e i n t h e reg ion ,

Recommends t h a t t h e IPFC S e c r e t a r i a t exp lo re t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s of e s t a b l i s h i n g a coopera t ive programme of research on c o a s t a l aquacu l tu re among t h e n a t i o n a l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i ~ n s ~ i n t h e reg ion .

It f u r t h e r recommends t h a t i f i t is found f e a s i b l e t o organize t h e programme, t h e S e c r e t a r i a t should t a k e s t e p s t o i n i t i a t e i t a s soon a s p o s s i b l e and make a r e p o r t on i t t o t h e IPFC Working P a r t y on Coas ta l Aquaculture and Environment.

It f u r t h e r recommends t h a t t h e p re sen t Working P a r t y on Coas t a l Aquaculture ( h e r e a f t e r t o b e c a l l e d Working P a r t y on Coas t a l Aquaculture and Environment) b e r e c o n s t i t u t e d t o func t ion a s t h e coord ina t ing body f o r such a coopera t ive programme, a s w e l l a s f o r fol lowing up t h e o t h e r recommendations of t h e Council i n regard t o c o a s t a l aquacul ture .

Recommendation 3

( c ) Economics of Coas ta l Aquaculture

The Council ,

R e c o ~ n i z i n g t h e importance of economic s t u d i e s on c o a s t a l aquacu l tu re i n t h e optimum development of t h e indus t ry and i n decision-making where c o n f l i c t s i n t h e use of c o a s t a l zone areas e x i s t ,

Not ing t h a t t h e IPFC Working Pa r ty on t h e Economics of F i s h Cu l tu re dea l ing w i t h f reshwater f i s h c u l t u r e , Llas made cons ide rab le progress i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of s u i t a b l e proformae f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n of d a t a f o r economic a n a l y s i s and formulated procedures f o r app ropr i a t e c o s t and ea rn ings surveys ,

Fu r the r n o t i n g t h a t these . proformae and procedures a r e d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e i n s t u d i e s on c o a s t a l aquacul ture ,

Recommends t h a t t h e terms of r e f e r e n c e of t h e Working Pa r ty on t h e Economics of Fish Cul tu re b e amended t o i nc lude s t u d i e s on c o a s t a l aquacu l tu re as w e l l .

Recommendation 4

(d) Coastal Zone Problems and Aquaculture

The Counefl,

Having reviewed the s t a t u s and po ten t ia l s fo r aquaculture development i n the coas ta l areas s f the Indo-Pacific region,

Noting t ha t aquat ic pol lut ion and its rapid r a t e of increpse a r e ser ious problems facing the expansion of aquaculture, A d t h a t major con f l i c t s i n land and water use a f f e c t aquacultural development i n most countries of the region,

Recognizing the s ca r c i t y of information and of c r i t i c a l s tudies of t he problem,

Recommends tha t the Member Governments s tud ies and act ion re levant to the problems of

undertake appropriate po l lu t ion coas ta l aquaculture

It fu r the r recommends t ha t the Council through the proposed Working Par ty on Coastal Aquaculture (see Recommendation 2) promote s tud ies on t h i s subject and prepare f o r a de ta i l ed diseusaion at t he s c i en t i f i c f t e chn i ca l meeting of t he Council's 15th Session.

Recommendation 5

(e) Training of Personnel

The Council,

Recomizinq t ha t the lack of adequately t ra ined personnel is one of the major problems facing the development of coas ta l aquaculture i n the region,

Aware t h a t inadequacy of t ra ined personnel is more pronounced i n developing countries s f the region, where there is an urgent need f o r the development of coas t a l aquaculture,

Recommends t ha t FA0 organize a t ra in ing centre on coas ta l aquacul- t u r e i n a country wel l advanced i n t h i s industry, and fu r ther ,

Recommends t ha t Member Governments e s t ab l i sh na t iona l t ra in ing pro- grammes for, extension personnel, with t he ass is tance of avai lable b i l a t e r a l and in te rna t iona l aid-giving agencies, where required.

Recommendation 6

( f ) Cooperation wi th o ther bodies

The Council,

Recognizing t h a t o ther regional bodies of FA0 l i k e t h e General Fisheries.Counci1 f o r the Kediterranean (GFCM) and non-Government bodies such a s the In te rna t iona l Biological Programme (IBP - p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e Section on Product iv i ty Marine - IBP/PM) UNESCO, SEAFDEC, BIOTROP a r e keenly i n t e r e s t e d i n the development of coas ta l aquaculture and bas ic research r e l a t i n g t o it,

Aware t h a t GFCM has an a c t i v e Working Party on Aquaculture and F i sher ies i n Brackish Waters, t h a t IBP/PM is promoting s t u d i e s on t h e grey mullets , mussels and cu l t iva t ion of marine organisms,

Convinced t h a t c lose cooperation of IPFC with these bodies could contr ibute s u b s t a n t i a l l y t o t h e advancement of b a s i c research and experimental s t u d i e s on the subject ,

Recommends t h a t the S e c r e t a r i a t make e f f o r t s t o promote cooperation between the na t iona l i n s t i t u t e s of the region GFCM, IBP/PM, UNESCO, SEAFDEC, BIOTROP and other bodies in te res ted i n t h e Council 's a c t i v i t i e s r e l a t i n g t o c o a s t a l aquaculture.

Recommendation 7

(g) Strenpthening of Technical Services

The Council,

Recognizing t h e need t o avoid overlapping and dupl ica t ion of research p ro jec t s and s o ensure t h a t the widest poss ib le inves t iga t ions be undertaken,

Considering the e a r l i e r recommendations r e l a t i n g t o t h e need f o r co-operation with o the r bodies and the need f o r narrowing t h e gaps i n our knowledge on c o a s t a l aquaculture,

Noting the need f o r adequate compilation and dissemination of information including the r e s u l t s of research,

Recommends t o FA0 t h a t it inves t iga te ways and means, e i t h e r under i ts regular programme o r under o the r programmes, of providing adequate t echn ica l s t a f f t o t h e IPFC S e c r e t a r i a t s o aa t o meet t h e increas ing demands on profess ional s t a f f a r i s i n g from t h e expanding a c t i v i t i e s i n c o a s t a l aquaculture i n t h e region.

XVI. TECHNICAL#SCIENTIFIC MEETING ON MANAGEMENT OF COMMON-USE RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING POTENTIAL

138. According t o the proposal made by t h e Technical-Scientif ic Meeting on Management sf Common-Use Resources and Development of Fishing P o t e n t i a l , the Council approved the following recommendation:

Recommendation 8

Committee on Management of Tuna i n the Indo-Pacific Region

Recognizing the importance of the r a t i o n a l exp lo i t a t ion of the f i s h e r i e s resources of tuna i n t h e Indo-Pacific Region.

The Indo-Pacific F i sher ies Council hereby es tab l i shes "A Specia l Committee on Management of Indo-Pacif i c Tuna" , according t o A r t i c l e 111 of t h e IPFC Agreement and pursuant t o Rule X-3 of i ts Rules of Procedure.

Terms of Reference

The terms of reference f o r the Committee are:

(a) t o review the s t a t e of the s tocks of tuna i n the Indo-Pacific area, i n r e l a t i o n t o the present l e v e l of exp lo i t a t ion and l i k e l y f u t u r e developments;

(b) t o consider t h e boundaries of the a rea t h a t have t o be taken i n t o account i n any fu tu re management of tuna i n t h e Western P a c i f i c , considering the movements of f i s h and f i sh ing vesse l s ;

(c) t o review f o r purposes of discussion and information measures t h a t might be considered f o r management and development planning of the tuna f i s h e r i e s i n t h e IPFC area , and t o suggest the adminstrat ive and o the r ac t ions t h a t would be required t o put such measures i n t o e f f e c t ;

(d) t o consider arrangements f o r ensuring t h e continuation and coordination of t h e necessary research and t h e continuing re-assessment of t h e state of the stocks.

Membership

The membership of t h e Committee should be designated by the Director- General of FA0 i n consul ta t ion with t h e Chairman of t h e IPFC from Member Nations of t h e IPFC who have an i n t e r e s t o r have indicated t o FA0 t h e i r present o r f u t u r e i n t e r e s t i n tuna f i s h e r i e s i n t h e region.

Observer P a r t i c i pat ion

The Committee may include the par t i c ipa t ion of nations having an i n t e r e s t i n tuna f i she r i e s i n the region who have on Observer s t a t u s with lPFC and those nations t ha t a r e not members of the IPFC o r of FA0 bu t a r e members of the U,N. o r of i t s special ized agencies.

Organization and Procedure

The Committee w i l l s e l e c t a Chairman from among its members,

I n the course of i ts a c t i v i t i e s , and i n view of the m8.gratory natu.re of the species involved, the mobility of tuna f l e e t s , and t o avoid dupl icat ion, the Committee s h a l l take s teps t o meet jo in t ly with the IOFC Committee on Management sf Indian Ocean Tuna and s h a l l coordinate i t s a c t i v f t i e s with other appropriate bodies.

The Cornit tee s h a l l report t o the Council not l a t e r than the 15th Session which may review the a c t i v i t i e s and terms of reference of the Committee,

The delegation of Japan reserved its posi t ion regarding t h i s recommendation.

XVII, REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

139. The Council welcomed theas s i s t ance tha t may be given by one or more of tts Member Nations by making avai lable the s e m i cegof a f i shery s t a t i s t f cian and a b i ~ l o g i s t to work together with the regional f ishery s t a t i s t i c i a n and approved a resolution to t h a t e f f ec t ,

The Counci 1: - "Recomizing the importance of strengthening the s t a f f of the FA0

Regional Office t h a t can a s s i s t i n the development of f i s h e r i e s s t a t i s t i c a l systems of the member countries, especia l ly r e l a t i ng t o the carrying out o f . t h e f i she r i e s census i n the region as recommended a t the 11th Session of the IPFC.

And having been informed of the contents of the Secretary 's c i r cu l a r l e t t e r of 22 June 1970 (1PFC/Tech.Circe70/10) t o ce r t a in IPFC Administrative Correspondents on the subject of the appointment of two experts t o assist the FA0 Regional Fisher ies S t a t i s t i c i a n , Bangkok.

And fur ther noting the support expressed f o r the proposal i n the c i rcu la r l e t t e r ,

Recommends t h a t the Director-General investigate the poes ib i l i ty of such ass is tance being provided by donor countries, and arrange for the two experts required t o be attached to the FA0 Regional Office f o r Asia and the Far East, t o work under the supervision of the Regional Fisher ies S ta t i s t i c ian ."

I n noting the work on the preparation of an i l l u s t r a t e d check list of the important commercial species which may be undertaken by the b io logis t referred t o i n the above paragraph the S l a . w - l l . expressed i ts grat i tude for the work, done by Mr. Chm of the Fishe i . l eh Remarch Stat ion of Hong Kong and hoped t h a t Mr . Chan would continue t o be aesociated himself with t h i s work.

E. CONCLUDING MATTERS

XVIII. EJZCT- OF OFFICERS

140. M r . B.T. Cunningham of New Zealand and D r . Prida Karnasut of Thailand were unanimously elected as Chairman and Vice-chairman respectively.

XIX. NOMINATIONS

141. The Council agreed t o hold i n suspense its two Technical Committees u n t i l its Fif teenth Session and decided tha t nominations f o r those Committeei would stand.

142. The Council requested a l l i ts members t o nominate Adminstrative Correspondents.

XX. DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION

143. The Council welcomed the kind o f f e r of New Zealand t o host the Fif teenth Session in 1972 a t Wellington.

Appendix I

AGENDA

A, INTRODUCTORY AND PROCEDUW MATTERS

1, Opening of the Session

2. Adoption of the Agenda and arrangements f o r the Session

B. TECIINICAL-SCIENTIFLC MATTERS

3, Symposf um on coas ta l aquaculture

4. Fundamental problems i n the management of common-use aquatic resources including resource assessment and r a t e of .development of f i sh ing po ten t ia l

(a) general considerations

(b) case s tudies i n the IPFC region

(c) management pro$lems

5. Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent Regions (cSK)/IPFC Project

6. Indian Ocean Fishery Survey and 'Development Programme

7. South China Sea Fishery Development and Co-ordinating Progyamme

C. OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

8. In te r re la t ionsh ip between IPFC and IOFC

9. Applications f o r membership

10. Report of the Executive Committee

(a) Review of the a c t i v i t i e s of the working pa r t i e s

(b) Country statements

(c) Budget estimates

(d) Publications

(e) Matters referred by the Council

(f) Others

11. Matters referred by the Council to

(a) Member Governments

(b) FA0

12. Matters ar is ing from the Report of the Committee on Fisheries

(a) Marine Pollution

(b) Fishery education and training

13. Symposia

(a) Arrangements fo r the Fifteenth Seseion Symposium

(b) Symposium subject f o r the Sixteenth Session

14. Any other matters

D. CONCLUDING MAWERS

15. Election of of f icers

16. Nominatfons

17. Date and place of next session

18. ~ d o ~ t i o n of report

Appendix I1

OPEN LNG SPEECH

BY

H I S EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

HON . M , R CHAKRATONG TONGYAI

Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of my Government and t h e people of Thailand, I welcome you to Thailand. It is a pleasure t o have the Indo-Pacffic F i s h e r i e s Council m e e t I n Thailand once again a f t e r a l apse o f some s l x t e e n years . I hope n o t only t h a t you w i l l enjoy your s tay i n t h i s country but a l s o t h a t you w i l l be ab le t o accomplish productive work i n your various f i e l d s . We have here a gathering of high-level s p e c i a l f s t s from a l l over t h e world and we a l l expect t o b e n e f i t from such an august gathering of f i s h e r i e s s c i e n t i s t s and adminis t ra tors . We hope t h a t by mutual exchange of informa- t ion , so lu t fons t o problems fac ing the f i sh ing indust ry i n member coun t r i e s may be suggested.

During the l a s t few years , the f i s h i n g indust ry i n Thafland has undergone a revolut ion, A l a r g e number of t rawlers have replaced the o lder type two-boat purse s e i n e r s used mainly t o f i s h f o r Pla-thu o r Chub mackerel. These t r awle r s have brought t o t h e surface untapped resource, which have immensely benefi ted t h e economy and na t iona l food supply, Present ly t h e resources i n t h e Gulf of Thafland a r e under heavy f i s h i n g pressure and the indust ry is now looking i n t o the p o s s i b i l i t y of extending t h e opera t ions f u r t h e r i n t o South China Sea I n t h e East and t h e Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal i n the West. A prec i se knowledge of the p o t e n t i a l demersal a s w e l l a s pe lag ic resources of these waters is not ava i l ab le and t h i s lack of knowledge is hampering t h e development of the indust ry . My Government would l i k e t o support any regional p ro jec t f o r a preinvestment survey of the resources of: these waters. Such preinvestment surveys a r e e s s e n t i a l . The development of an ocean-going f i sh ing f l e e t and a n c i l l a r i e s a r e an expensive business, and an investment should be made only i f the re f s a reasonable assurance of adequate re tu rns on t h e Snvestment. During recent years , the re has been a considerable expansion i n Thailand's export of f f s h e r i e s products , which i s contr ibut ing s i g n i f i c a n t l y t o the foreign exchange earnings of t h i s country. W e would l i k e t o improve the q u a l i t y of the merchandize, par t icu- l a r l y t h a t of t h e frozen prawn exported and the Government is considering t h e in t roduct ion of q u a l i t y con t ro l regula t ions . We would a l s o l i k e t o d i v e r s i f y the exports wi th t h e deveXopment o f new products,,

I note from the Agenda t ha t the 14th Sesdion of the Council w i l l be somewhat d i f f e r en t from the e a r l i e r Sessions and the discussions w i l l be centered on only two major topics; one, Management of Common-use resources and Development of Fisher ies Potent ia l ; and the other, Coastal Aquaculture. The f i r s t top ic is of great importance no t only t o us but t o other countr ies whose marine f i she r i e s a r e expanding i n t o in te rna t iona l waters, the resources of which are common property. In ternat ional co-operation i s e s sen t i a l t o ensure a wise exploi ta t ion and management of these resources. One of the problems facing us i s the management of the resources of the Gulf of Thailand.

The o ther subject on which a Symposium is a l so t o be held is Coastal Aquaculture. Thailand has a vas t area of coas ta l swamps, some 162,000 hectares i n extent , which a r e po ten t ia l ly capable of being developed fo r f i s h c u l t u r a l purposes. S a l t water f i s h cu l tu re is not new i n Thailand and is no t new i n t h i s Region where many species, such a s milkfish and shrimps, have forrome ttmebeen cultured i n s a l t water impoundments, but appl icat ion of modern technology is lacking. It is hoped t h a t the del iberat ions of the Symposium on t h i s subject w i l l benef i t the f i s h c u l t u r i s t s by bringing out the latest technological developments i n t h i s f i e l d . Whereas f i sh ing is ee sen t i a l l y hunting, development of coasta l aquaculture, which is extremely important f o r t h i s Region, br ings us nearer t o f i s h husbandry under control by man.

Among the other i t e m on the Agenda, I note t h a t the Indian Ocean Fishery Survey and Development Programme is t o be discussed and a l so t he survey and development of the resources of the South China Sea, a subject which I have already touched upon. Thailand is extremely in te res ted i n both, and it is hoped t h a t some concrete proposals w i l l r e s u l t from the del iberat ions of t h i s conference.

F ina l ly , I would once again l i k e t o convey t o the Director-General of FA0 my Government's pleasure and s a t i s f ac t i on t h a t the 14th Session of t he IPFC is being held i n Bangkok, and I t r u s t t h a t the del iberat ions of t h i s meeting w i l l be rewarding and bring c loser t o r ea l i z a t i on the asp i ra t ions of a l l t he Members of t he Council.

I now have t he g rea t pleasure of declaring open t he 14th Session of the Indo-Pacific Fisher ies Council.

THE ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Your Excel lency, Dist inguished Delegates , Ladies and Gentlemen,

It i s my g r e a t p l e a s u r e t o welcome you t o t h e FA0 Regional Office t h e 14 th Sess ion of t h e Indo-Pacif ic F i s h e r i e s Council on behal f of t h e Director-General, M r . A,H, Boerma, and h i s Regional Representa t ives f o r A s i a and t h e Fa r Eas t , M r . Ahsan-ud-Din, and t o convey t o you t h e i r b e s t wishes f o r t h e success of t h e conference,

M r . Boerma asked me t o express his a p p r e c i a t ~ o n t o the Royal Government of Thailand, through you M r . Min i s t e r , f o r i t s generous contribution t o t h i s Sess ion s f t h e Council.

During t h e 10 th FA0 RegionaE Conference he id i n A u s t r a l i a i n August/ September t h i s yea r , f i s h e r i e s development i n t h i s a r e a rece ived important cons ide ra t ion and among t h e recommendations made a r e t he folfowfng:

"Urgent a c t i o n should be i n i t i a t e d regarding t h e management of t h e aqua t i c resources i n t h e Indo-Pacific Region t o safeguard t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e developing countries sf t h e Region, The Conference a l s o noted t h a t t h e r e was cons iderable wastage In f i s h e r i e s products due t o spo i l age and i n e f f i c i e n t handl ing and processing. The Conference recommended t h a t sys t ema t i c survey on l o s s e s of t h e f i s h e r i e s products occurr tng i n d i f - f e r e n t s e c t o r s should be undertaken by FA0 and t h e Member Governments and a s u i t a b l e s t a t i s t i c a l methodology f o r estima- t i n g t h e l o s s e s should b e developed,

Recognizing t h e urgent need t o develop products which can be made from f i s h , n o t p r e s e n t l y u t i l i z e d , t h e Conference sug- ges t ed t h a t t h e r e should be more emphasis on product: develop- ment i n t h e FA0 Regular Programme, and t h e c o u n t r i e s should examine t h e i r own c a p a b i l i t i e s i n f f s h processing and product development and, where app ropr i a t e , reques t a s s i s t a n c e and advice i n improving t h e i r u t i l i z a t i o n of t h i s most important resource. "

I hope t h a t t h e Council. w i l l . a.Lso cons ider t h e s e recommendations i n planning i t s work f o r t h e next 'biennium.

We g r e a t l y app rec i a t e t,he work of t h e Council I n t h e development of t h e f i s h i n g indus t ry i n t h e Indo-Pacific Region and be assured t h a t we i n FA0 w i l l do ou r b e s t t o render our advice and s e r v i c e s wherever we a r e c a l l e d upon.

I n the end may I wish you a l l success with t h i s 14th Session and f r u i t f u l de l ibera t ions and a l s o a happy s t a y i n t h i s charming c i t y of Bangkok.

ADDRESS

CHAIRMAN

INDO-PACIFIC FISHERIES COUNCIL

Your Excellency, Distinguished Vis i to r s , Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

A s Chairman of the Indo-Pacific Fisherdes Council I wish t o express t h e deep apprecia t ion of t h e Council i n being a b l e t o hold t h i s sess ion i n the FA0 Regional Office. We s ince re ly thank the FA0 Regional Representat ive, M r . Ahsan-ud-Din who unfortunately cannot be with us today, but I am s u r e t h a t h i s Deputy, M r . Prakoso, w i l l pass on our thanks.

I must a l s o thank t h e Government of Thailand, which, although not o f f i c i a l l y t h e host country, has been s o he lp fu l i n arranging f o r t h i s meeting. I thank you M r . Minister , your Director-General, Dk. Pr ida , and h i s s t a f f f o r what has already been done and f o r what I am sure w i l l be done during our s t a y i n Bangkok t o make t h e 14th Session of t h e Indo- P a c i f i c F i sher ies Council anoutstanding success. I n addi t ion , I thank you M r . Minis ter f o r giving up so much of your valuable t i m e t o come here today t o open t h e 14th Session of t h e IPFC.

Since i ts inauguration i n 1948 the IPFC has provided the main forum of d iscuss ion and cooperation i n t h e region and t h i s cooperation is needed a s much today a s i t was a t t h a t time. Although a g r e a t d e a l has been achieved i n t h e development of f i s h e r i e s i n t h e region w e should not r e lax our e f f o r t s t o promote the indust ry i n the fu ture .

Changes have been made i n t h e organizat ion of t h e Regional Office and i t is proposed t h a t FA0 Headquarters i n Rome w i l l play an increasing r o l e i n the provision of technical se rv ice t o t h e Region. I n addi t ion , the break through achieved on behalf of the Indian Ocean F i sher ies Commission i n securing the cooperation and a c t i v e f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t ance of the UNDP, t o ca r ry out a f e a s i b i l i t y study of the development prospects i n the Indian Ocean has crea ted a precedent, which should be of considerable importance t o the IPFC.

Whilst t h e r e is room f o r major technical developments i n t h i s region I would remind delegates of the need t o continue t o examine t h e r o l e of the very l a r g e number of subsistence fishermen i n t h e region. I n my opinion t h e r e is tremendous scope f o r increased production i n the proper use of t h e manpower resource avai lable .

Although the Executive Committee has decfded t o reduce the number of meeting days f o r t h i s sess ion i t has decided t o rearrange the programme s o t h a t the sess ion can concentrate on two major top ics , which a r e of very g r e a t importance in t h i s region. I c e r t a i n l y hope t h a t t h i s experiment w i l l prove successful and t h a t the Executive C o m i t t e e ' s aims w f l l be achieved by t h i s new arrangement,

I n assuming the Chair f o r t h i s sessfon I f e e l as though I a m a usurper, because t h i s meeting should have been chaired by our very good f r i end , M r . Jack Marr. A s you no doubt a l l know M r . Marr w i l l be more than f u l l y occupied i n h i s work i n connection with the Indian Ocean,and I hope and I f e e f s u r e t h a t he w f l l maimtafn h i s g rea t i n t e r e s t i n t h e work of the IPFC, i n which he has played an extremely important ro le . It i s indeed a pleasure t h a t he is ab le t o be with us on t h i s occasion.

Although a s I have s a i d , I f e e l t h a t I should not be f n t h i s cha i r today, i t i s ce r ta fn ly a g rea t honour both t o me personally and t o my country.

Again, l e t me thank the Regional Representative f o r h i s cooperation and t h e Government of Thailand f o r i t s most valuable ass i s t ance i n t h e organizat ion of t h i s meeting. I welcome a l l Representat ives of Member Countries and a l l Observers here today and hope t h a t we w i l l have a most success fu l meeting,

Now I have much pleasure i n c a l l i n g on D r . S to re r , Director , F i s h e r i e s Economimand I n s t i t u t i o n s Division, Department of F i s h e r i e s , Rome.

ADBRE S S BY

DR. J N S A, STORER DIRECTOR, FISHERY ECONOMICS ND INSTITUTIONS DIVISION,

FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FAO, ROME

Excellency, M r . Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It i s my pr fv i l ege toaonvey- to you, f i r s t of a l l , t h e b e s t wishes of t h e Director-General, M r . A.H. Boerma, f o r a very successful sess ion. M r . Boerma asked me t o express h i s apprecia t ion t o t h e Government of Thailand f o r i ts generous contrfbution t o t h i s Session of t h e Council which i s befng held I n t h e Asia and the Far East Regional Office of FAO.

The other message I have t o convey t o you comes from M r , Roy I. Jackson, Ass is tant Director-General (F i sher ies ) , who deeply r e g r e t s t h a t he is unable t o a t tend t h i s Session s ince t h e Fi f th-Fif th Sessfon of t h e FA0 Councfl is a t present taking place i n Rome. He sends h i s bes t regards t o h f s many f r i ends here and wishes you a very f r u i t f u l sess ion,

It i s a great pleasure t o m e to a t tend for the f i r s t time a Session of t h i s Council, e spec ia l ly t h i s one, wb.ich, 1 understand, has a s i t s aims the development of a new p a t t e r n f o r the fu tu re work of t h e Council s o a s t o br ing it c lose r t o the problems of common i n t e r e s t t o a l l i t s members.

The Provis ional Agenda t h a t you have f n f r o n t s f you, a s you know, M r . Chairman, has been ca re fu l ly prepared by the S e c r e t a r i a t i n c lose consul ta t ion with the Executive Committee of the Council. It is intended t o focus the work of t h i s Session and the fu tu re a c t f v i t i e s of the Council on a few se lec ted sub jec t s of i m e d f a t e i n t e r e s t t o a l l i ts members. I n t h i s regard, M r . Chairman, I would l i k e t o comment on points 4 and 7 of the Agenda, which a r e of p a r t i c u l a r importance i n t h i s respect .

I n regard t o point 4 , t h e need f o r t h e proper u t iP lza t ion of t h e l i v i n g aquat ic resources i n the hdo-Pacrf ie area has been considered i n the pas t by t h i s Council, but no concerted ac t ion has ye t been taken t o assess the s t a t e of these resources and t h e i r p o t e n t i a l wi th a view t o t h e i r r a t i o n a l exp lo i t a t ion . It i s possible t h a t some of t h e resources a r e a l read ly over-exploited and t h e i r f i s h e r i e s a r e i n need of being regulated. A s a r e s u l t of t h e debate t h a t w i l l take place during t h i s Session, Mr, Chairman, S t is hoped t h a t a programme f o r the evaluation of some of the important resources of the CounciPJs area w i l l be i n i t i a t e d with a view t o iden t i fy ing management requirements and management measures which may be recommended by t h i s Council t o i t s members. Progress w i l l be continued towards evaluating t h e resources of t h e Council 's a rea , and determining and iden t i fy ing management ac t ions which could, when necessary, enable a more r a t i o n a l use t o be made of these resources. This could a s s i s t decis ions e i t h e r a t the na t iona l l e v e l o r f o r in te rna t iona l f i s h e r f e s i n waters beyond n a t i o n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n , and lead t o concerted ac t ion - possibly through the Council.

I would now l i k e t o tu rn t o point 7 . A s you may remember t h i s Council a t i ts last Session (and here I quote from its proceedings) :-

"noted the a c t i v i t i e s of the countr ies bordering the South China Sea designed t o increase suppl ies of f i she ry resources ava i l ab le t o them and a l s o noted the need f o r a co-ordinating mechanism t o ensure t h a t t h e most e f f i c i e n t use is made of t h e l imfted na t iona l and i n t e r n a t i o n a l funding a v a i l a b l e f o r t h i s purpose. The Council bel ieved t h a t L t could provide t h e mechanism t o co-ordinate and implement the ex i s t ing programmes i n the South China Sea, which includes na t iona l programmes, UM)P programmes, bi- o r multi- l a t e r a l programmes, such a s t h e South East Asia Fishery Development Center, and i n t e r n a t i o n a l co-operatfve programmes such as t h e CSK, provided t h a t adequate support could be made ava i l ab le t!:rougl~ the UNDP or other sources of i n t e r n a t i o n a l a s s i s t a n c e * The Council requested the Director-General of FA0 t o arrange, i n consul ta t ion with the members of the Council ant! with t h e UNDP, fo r a reques t , on behalf of the Council, f o r UNDP ass i s t ance i n planning t o t h a t end".

Although t h i s request was considered with g r e a t i n t e r e s t by FAO, i t has not ye t been poss ib le t o implement the wishes of the Council because a s i m i l a r request was previously made by your sister organizat ion, t h e IOFC, t o which f i r s t p r i o r i t y was given by the UNDP. I should point out t h a t severa l members of t h i s Council a r e a l s o members of IOFC and a r e benef i t ing from t h e p ro jec t i n question.

It is hoped, M r . Chairman, t h a t a f t e r fu r the r considerat ion of t h e matter by t h i s Session arrangements may be made t o i n i t i a t e work leading t o the eventual preparat ion of a p ro jec t proposal.

The Council w i l l be fu r the r informed on t h i s P ro jec t during t h e discussion of poifit 6 of t h e Agenda.

Another important i t e m of your Agenda is , of course, the Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture, A s you know, Mr,, Chairman, arrangements f o r t h e Symposium have been ca re fu l ly made by the Working Party responsible f o r i t s organization. I am sure t h a t t h i s Symposium w i l l consider the p o t e n t i a l s f o r aquacul tura l development Yn the coas ta l areas and review the s t a t u s of our knowledge on the technology involved. 1 have every hope t h a t t h i s w i l l l ead t o na t iona l and regional ac t ions f o r removing t h e e x i s t i n g c o n s t r a i n t s t o the expansion and i n t e n s i f i c a t i o n of c o a s t a l aquaculture i n the region.

A s a f i n a l comment on your Agenda, I would l i k e t o r e f e r t o t h e important work i n i t i a t e d s ince the l a s t Session of t h i s Council 'by t h e Workfng Party on Economics of Fis?. Culture and t h e J o i n t IOFC/IPFC Working Par ty on S t a t i s t i c s . We s h a l l d e a l with t h e a c t i v i t i e s of these Working P a r t i e s i n more d e t a i l during the Session, but here I would l i k e t o remark t h a t t h e Report of the JoSnt Workfng Party on S t a t i s t i c s was considered a t the Second Session of the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission, held i n Rome i n October 1970 and hence some of us present today have already covered t h i s ground once. This, however, is perhaps a l l t o t h e good, s i n c e it w i l l assist us here i n reaching conclusions t h a t w i l l not c o n f l i c t too much with those of the Commission. I n p a r t i c u l a r , I am thinking of the boundary between the Eastern Indian Ocean S t a t i s t i c a l Area and t h a t of Western Central P a c i f i c , Another point of g rea t i n t e r e s t is t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of s trengthenfng t h e o f f i c e of t h e Regional Fishery S t a t i s t i c i a n . We s h a l l r e tu rn t o the Report of t h i s Working Par ty i n due course, when I hope guidance w i l l be given a s t o i ts f u t u r e a c t i v i t i e s .

A s t o t h e Working Par ty on Economics of Fish Culture, 1 was fo r tuna te enough t o be ab le t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n the work of i ts second meeting and am pleased t o note t h a t i n t h e frank and informal discussions t h a t took place s u b s t a n t i a l progress was made on both conceptual and procedural l e v e l s with respect t o the e f f o r t s t o obta in da ta and carry out the necessary analyses concerning t h e economics of f i s h c u l t u r e operat ions. It is our hope t h a t i n the budget of the next biennium some add i t iona l support can be given 'by t h e Department t o a s s i s t these inves t igat ions .

Quite apar t from the Agenda i t s e l f , I would l i k e t o mention t h a t e a r l i e r t h i s year t h e Department of F i sher ies engaged Mrs. Rowena Lawson, Senior Research Fellow a t t h e Universi ty of Leeds, England, t o perform a study on Fishermen's Credit Needs i n South-East Asia, l imi ted t o t h e following countr ies : Ceylon, Hong Kong, India , Indonesia, Malaysia, P h i l i l i p p i n e s , Singapore and Thailand.

The study, which has now been submitted t o FA0 f o r review and any poss ib le rev i s ion , encompasses a de ta f l ed analys is of the problems involved i n c r e d i t t o small-scale fishermen i n the region with s p e c i a l emphasis on the considerable widespread indebtedness of fishermen t o middlemen and merchants. The study a l s o includes a survey of ffahermen's small-savings movements, government and co-operative c r e d i t organizat ions, commercial banking s t r u c t u r e s , government plans f o r f i s h e r i e s development and problems of t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l development banks and funding agencies i n c r e d i t operat ions involving fishermen.

I n the conclusions, Mrs. Lawson stresses -- i n t e r a l i a the importance of bui ld ing up an in tens ive and co-ordinatad package of i n s t i t u t i o n a l ser- v ices and condit ions e s s e n t i a l t o enable t h e l o c a l fishermen t o increase t h e i r production and incomes, adequate c r e d i t f a c i l i t i e s being an i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n a l package. The most urgent and e s s e n t i a l pre- condit ion f o r the development of a r t i s a n a l f i s h e r i e s i n t h e region is con- s ide red t o be t h e establishment of a s u i t a b l e planning mechanism. This should be preceded by a regional workshop o r seminar t o d iscuss the problems of developing and implementing a r t i s a n a l f i s h e r i e s planning (embracing c r e d i t ) . FA0 a t t aches g rea t fmportance t o t h i s matter and has included t h e convening of such a workshop i n the proposed Programme of Work and Budget f o r 1972873.

May I conclude these remarks by once again wishing a l l of you, on behalf of M r . Boerma, M r . Jackson and the s t a f f of t h e Department of F i sher ies a successful Session of t h e Indo-Pacific F i sher ies Council.

Appendix PI1

LIST OF DELEGATES AHU OBSERVERS

MEMBER GOVERNMENTS

Name - AUSTRALIA M r . C.G. S e t t e r

(Delegate)

M r . A.G, Bollen (Alternate)

Designation

F i r s t A s s t , Secretary

Ass t , Secretary

M r . J . C . Lamrock A . s s t . Director (Adviser)

M r . A. Vala (Adviser)

Rural Development Off icer

CEYLON M r . L.I.J. S i l v a General Manager (Delegate)

Address

F i sher ies Division Department of Primary Indust ry , Barton Canberra A.C .T. 2600 Aus t ra l i a

F i sher ies Division Department of Primary. Indust ry , Barton Canberra A.C .T. 2600 Aus t ra l i a

Department of Agriculture, Stock and F i sher ies TPNG Administration P o r t Moresby, T e r r i t o r y of Papua and New Guinea

Department of Agriculture, Stock and FisherPes TPNG ~ d m i n i s trat ion Por t Moresby , T e r r i t o r y of Papua and New Guinea

Ceylon F i sher ies Corp. Rock House Lane Colombo 15, Ceylon

M r , A.S. Mendis Deputy Director Department of Fisher ies (Alternate) Fishery Research P.O. Box 531,

Colombo, Ceylon

FRANCE M r . M. Legand Directeur du ORSTOM, B.P. No. 4 (Delegate) Laboratoire Noumea, New Caledonia

d'oceanographie

INDIA

INDONESIA

JAPAN

KOREA

MALAYSIA

D r . V.G. Jhingran Director (Delegate)

D r . V. Gopalakrishnan Head, Estuarine

M r . M. Unar (Delegate)

M r . R. Soekarno (Delegate)

D r . F. Nagasaki (Delegate)

D r . Dong Hwan 'Bae (Delegate)

M r . K i m Kyun Hyun (Alternate)

Tengku Ubaidil lah b i n Abdul ' ~ a d i r

(Delegate)

Director

Director of Inland F i sher ies (Extension Serv i ce)

Chief S c i e n t i s t

Direc tor , Production Bureau Office of F i sher ies

Sect ion Chief

Acting Director- General F i sher ies

M r . A.B.O. Merican Acting Senior (Alternate) Research Off icer

Inland F i sher ies Research I n s t i t u t e Barraekpore v i a Calcut ta West BengaP, India

Central lnland F i sher ies Research I n s t i t u t e Barrackpore v ia Ca lcu t t a West Bengal, Ind ia

Marine F i sher ies Research I n s t i t u t e Djalan Ketapu f 2 Djakarta - Kota Indones f a

Dfrectsrate-General of F i s h e r i e s Salemba Kaya 16, D-J akar ta , Indones f a

Far Seas F i s h e r i e s Research Laboratory Orido 1000 Shfmizu Shfzuoka Prefecture J,apan

Production Bureau O f f h e of F i sher ies 111 - Hap Dong, Ssedaemun-ku Seoul, Korea

Inland F i s h e r i e s Sect ion, Bureau of Promotion Office of F i sher ies 111 - Hap Dong, Soedaemun-ku Seoul, Korea

F i sher ies Division Ministry of Agr icul ture and Lands J a l a n Swettenham Kuala Lumpur , Malaya i a

F i sher ies Division Ministry of Agr icul ture and Lands J a l a n Swettenham Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

MALAYSIA M r . Chin Phui Rong (Contd. ) (Adviser)

State F i sher ies Officer (Sabah)

Department of F i sher ies P.O. Box 1064 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah E a s t Malaysia

M r . Shaari b i n Sam Abdul La t i f

(Adviser)

F i sher ies Officer F i sher ies Research I n s t i t u t e Glugor, Penang West Malaysia

M r . Ong Kee Bian (Adviser )

Fisher ies Off icer (Inland F i s h e r i e s Division-Sarawak)

Department of Agr icul ture Kuching, Sarawak East Malaysia

NEW ZEALAND M r . B.T. Cunningham Director of (Delegate)

Fisher f es Divf s ion Marine Department P.O. Box 10142 Wellington, The Terrace New Zealand

Fisherf es

M r . J. S. Campbell (A1 ternate)

General Manager Fishing Industry Board P.O. Box 9232 Wellington, New Zealand

PAKISTAN M r . A.K.M. Farooq Second Secretary Pakf s t a n Embassy Bangkok, Thailand

PHILIPPINES MR. A.M. m' (Delegate)

Commf ss ioner of F i sher ies

Philfppfne F i sher ies Commission P.O. Box 623 Intramuros, Manila Phi l ippines

Prof. D. V i l l a luz (Alternate)

Professor College of F i sher ies Mindanao S t a t e Universi ty Marawi City, Phi l ippines

Mrs. M.N. Delmendo (Adviser)

Regional Fishery Development Off icer

UNDP Laguna Lake F e a s i b i l i t y Study Rizal Provincia l Cap i ta l Building Pasig, Kizal , Philippines

REPUBLIC M r . Tiann Song Hong OJ? MDER ( ~ e l e g a t e)

Cotmnissaire General Chasse e t Peches

Phnom Penh? Rep ub l f c 03 Khner

M r . Suon Saroeung (Alternate)

Chief Ser.vice des Peches B.P. 46 Phnom Penh Republic of Khmer

THAILAND D r . Prida Karnasut Director-General ( ~ e l e g a t e )

M r . Sant Bandhukul Deputy Director- (Alternate) General

Mr. Chertchai Director of Inland Amatayakul Fisheries Division

(Adviser)

M r . Sanan Ruamragsa Senior Fisheries (Adviser) Bf ologis t

M r . K l a n Swanrat Chief, Fisheries (Adviser) Adminiktration

Diyisioq

H. S.R. Prince Senior Fisheries Kosolsuriyathit Biologist Sur iyong

(Adviser)

M r . Ariya Sidhimunka Senior Fisheries (Adviser) Biologist:

D r . Deb Menasveta Senior Fisheries (Adviser) Biologist

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Raj d m e m Avenue Ba&kok , Thai land

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thai land

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Rag damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Rajdamnern Avenue .

Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisheries Minis t ry of Agriculture Ra j danmetn Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Marine Fisheries Laboratory 89/1 Soi Sapan Pla, Yanawa Bmngkok 12, Thailand

Cmdr. Swarng Special . Grade Department of Ffsherfes Charernphol Fiaheries Biologis t Ministry of Agriculturen

(Adviser) Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Dr . Arporna Senior Fisheries Marine Fisheries Laboratory Sribhibhadh , Biologist 89/1 ~ o i sapan la,

(Adviser) Y anawa Bangkok 12, Thailand

UNITED KINGDOM D r . D.N.F. Hall (Delegate)

Fisher ies Adviser Overseas Development Adminf s t r a t i on Foreign and Commonwealth Offfae Eland House Stag Place London S.W. 1, U.Ko

M r . I. Petersen (Alternate)

Ass is tant Director (Fisher ies)

Agriculture and F i sher ies Department

%ambridge Court 84 Waterloo Road, 2nd Floor Kowloon, Hong Kong

D r . J.C.D. Watts (Adviser)

Research Off icer F i sher ies Research S t a t i o n Shek P a i Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

D r . G.A. Prowse (Adviser)

Director Tropical Fish Culture Research I n s t i t u t e Batu Berendam, Malacca West Malaysf a

M r . R.S. Shomura (Delegate)

Associate Regional Director f o r Resource Programs

National Marine Pfsherfes Service, Department of Commerce Room 2016 300 South Ferry S t . Terminal Is land Ca l i fo rn ia 90731, U.S.A.

National Marine F i sher ies Service, Department of Commerce 2725 Montlake Blvd. E. Seattle, Washington U.S.A. 98102

D r . M.A. Steinberg Director (Alternate) Technological

Laboratory

U ~ O ~ / A g r i c u l t u r e Centre North Eas t , Khon Kaen Thailand

M r . G.D. Ginnelly (Adviser)

F i sher ies Biologis t Universi ty of Kentucky Team

D r . K.F. Lagler (Adviser )

Professor of Fisher ies and Zoology

Universi ty of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan . U.S.A.

M r . P.W. Ruppert (Adviser)

Regional Indus- t r i a l Enterpr ise Off icer

Office of Regional Development American Embassy Bangkok, Thailand

* Address s i n c e changed to: Canton Road Govt. Offices 393 Canton Road 12-14th Floors Kot#loon, Hong Kong

U.S.A. M r . 0,E. Kearns Fisher ies Biologist Bumble Bee Seafoods (Contd.) ( ~ d v i s e r ) Box 30, University

Sta t ion, S e a t t l e Washington, 98105 U.S,A.

Prof. B. J. Rothschild Associate (Adviser) Professor

D r . S. Comitini Associate (Adviser) Professor of

Economies

OBSERVER GOVERNMEXT

REPUBLIC OF M r . T .P . Chen CHINA (Observer)

D r . I . C . Liao (Observer)

OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS

Chief

Director

CHULALONGKORN D r . Twesukdi Mari ne Biol.rsgis t UNIVERS ITY Piyakarnchana

(Observer)

ECAFE D r . V.R. Pantulu Fishery Expert MEKONG (Observer) Committee for Co- COMMISSION ordinat ion of

Inves t igat ions of Lower Mekong Basin

Centre f o r Quant i ta t ive Science Fisher ies Resea.rch I n s t i t u t e Universi ty of Washington S e a t t l e , Washington, 98105 U.S,A.

Economic Research Center Universif y of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 U.S.A.

Fisherfes Division S .C.R.R. 37 Nanhai Road Taipei , Taiwan Republic of China

Tmgkang Marine Laboratory 67 Feng Y'u E i Tungkang , Ping tung Taiwan, Republic of China

Department of Marine Science Chulalongkorn Universi ty Phya Thai Road Bangkok , Thailand

Mekong S e c r e t a r i a t ECAFE Sa la Santitham Bangkok, Thailand

FISH MARKETING M r . Udom ORGAN1 ZATION Mahawangswat THAILAND (Observer) (FMO)

M r . Earn Sakhapinda (Observer)

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Deputy Di rec to r

GENERAL Mr. 11. Rosa, Jr. FISHERIES (Observer) COUNCIL FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN ( GFCM)

INDIAN OCEAN M r . H. Rosa, Jr. FISHERY (Observer) COMMISSION CIOFC)

INTERGOVERNHENTAL D r . R. Serene OCEANOGRAPHIC (Observer) COMMISSION (IOC)

INTERNATIONAL D r . P. Dohrn BIOLOGICAL (Observer) PRO GRAMME (IBP)

KAS ETS ART M r . Mek Boonbrahm UNIVERSITY (Observer)

Chief

Chief , F ishery Lia ison Of f i ce Dept, of F i s h e r i e s

Secre ta ry , Ind ian Ocean Fishery Commission

UNESCO Marine Sciences Regional Expert f o r SEA

M.A.M.B .O, Sec re t a ry

Lec turer

SOUTHEAST ASIAN M r . Tuanthai Secretary- Ff SHERIES Bamraj a r i n p a i General DEVELOPMENT (Observer) CENTRE ( SEAFDEC)

D r . T. Ino Deputy (Observer) Secretary-General

M r . M. Nomura Chief of Tra in ing (Observer) Div is ion

F i sh Marketing Organiza t ion Yanawa, Bangkok 1.2, Thai land

Wholesale Market Div is ion H s h Marketing Organiza t ion Yanawa, Bangkok 12 , Thai land

FA0 of t h e United Natfons V i a d e l l e Terme d i Ca raca l l a Rome, I t a l y

FA0 of t h e United Nations V i a d e l l e T e m e df C a r a c a l l a Rome, I t a l y

c /o Na t iona l Museum Stamford Road Singapore 6 ,

Naples - Zoological S t a t f o n 80121 Napoli I t a l y

Head, Department of F i s h e r i e s , Facul ty of F k h e s f e s Kasetsart Un ive r s i t y Bangkhen , Bangkok 9 , Thai land

Southeas t Asian F i s h e r i e s Development Centre K.S. Ho te l 169 L a m Luang Road Bangkok, Thailand

Southeast Asian F i s h e r i e s Development Centre R.S. Hote l 169 L a m Luang Road Bangkok, Thai land

Southeast Asian F i s h e r i e s Development Cent re R.S. I-Iotel 169 L a m Luang Road Bangkok, Thai land

SOUTHPACIFIC Mr. J.C. Lamrock Ass i s t an t Director COMMISSION (Observer) (SPC)

THAI FISHERIES M r . Vanij Off icer Inland- DEPARTMENT Vareekul F i she r i e s Division

(Observer)

M r . Manu Of f i ce r Inland- Podharos Fisheries Division

(Observer)

M r . Cherdchan Off icer Inland- Ummatayakul F i s h e r i e s Division

(Observer)

M r . Plodprasope Of f i ce r Inland- Surasvadee F i s h e r i es Divis ion

(Observer)

M r . Danai Of f i ce r Inland- Limpadanai F i she r i e s Divis lon

(Observer)

M r . Yashima Of f i ce r Inves t iga- Nakay ama t i o n Divis ion

(Observer)

M r . Banchong Of f i ce r Inves t iga - Tiensongrasamee t i o n Divis ion

(Observer)

M r . P a i r o j O f f i c e r Invest iga- Prohmanonda t i o n Division

(Observer)

M r . Suchar t i Of f i ce r Lnvestiga- Vichiens an t i o n Division

(Observer)

Department of Agr icu l tu re , Stock and Ffsher ies TPNG Administration Po r t Moresby , T e r r i t o r y of Papua and New G u ~ n e a

Department of F i s h e r i e s MPnistry of Agr icul ture K a j damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thai land

Department 05 Ff s h e r i e s Minis t ry of Agr icul ture Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of F i s h e r i e s Ministry of Agr icu l tu re Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of F i s h e r i e s Ministry of Agr icu l tu re R a j damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of P i s h e r i e s Ministry of Agr icu l tu re Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of F i s h e r i e s Ministry of Agr icu l tu re R a j damnern Avenue Cangkok, Thailand

Department of Pfsher ies . Ministry of Agr icu l tu re ?.a j damnern Avenue Barigksk, Thailand

Department of F i s h e r i e s Minis t r y of Agr icu l tu re ltaj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Th.ailand

Department of F i s h e r i e s Minis t ry of Agr icu l tu re Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

THAI FISHERIES M r . Swasdi DEPARTMENT Vongs omnuk ( ~ o n t d . ) (Observer)

UNESCO

M i s s Pusadee Vani chkul

(Observer)

M r . Poonsakdhi Kaonukul

(Observer)

M r . Manas Po taros

(Observer)

M r . Uaychai Kh annapa

(Observer)

M r . Uthai Patanaporn

(Observer )

D r . R. Serene (Observer)

Officer Investiga- t i on Division

Officer Investiga- t ion Divisfon

Officer Investfga- t ion Division

Officer Investiga- t ion Division

Officer Investiga- t ion Division

Officer Investiga- t ion Division

UNESCO/Marine Sciences Regi onal Expert f o r SEA

IPFC SECRETARIAT

D r . G.N. Subba Rao Acting Secretary of IPFC

D r . S.W. Ling FAO/UNDP (TA) Regional Fish Cul tu r i s t

Department of Fisher ies Mfnistry of Agriculture Raj danmern Avenue Bangkok, Thafland

Department of Fisher ies Ministry of Agriculture Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisher ies Ministry of Agriculture Raj damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Ffsheries Ministry of Agriculture Ra j damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Fisher ies Ministry of Agriculture Ra j damn e m Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

Department of Ffsherdes Minfstry of Agriculture Ra j damnern Avenue Bangkok, Thailand

c/o National Museum Stamford Road Singapore 6

Fisher ies Offfcer FA0 Regional Office f o r Asia and the Far East Mallwan Mansion Phra Atrt Road Bangkok 2 , Thailand

FA0 Regional Office f o r Asia and the Far East Maliwan Mansion Phra A t i t Road Bangkok 2, Thailand

Dr. T. Yamamoto FAO/UNDP (TA) PA0 Regional Off ice f o r Regional F i sher ies S t a t i s t i c i a n Asia and the Far East

Maliwan llansian Phra A t i t Road Bangkok 2 , Thailand

Mr . H. Rosa, Jr. ChiefY4Ffshery Liaison Office Department s f Fishe.r ies FA0 of the United Nations Viare d d l e Terme d i Caracalla Rome, I t a l y

. D r . T.V.R. P i l l a y Chief, Fish Culture Sectlon, Fishery Resources Division Inland Fisherdes Resources Department of F i sher ies Branch FA0 of the United Nations

Viaie d e l l e Terme df Caracalla Rome, Italy

M r . J .A. Gulland Chief, Fishery S t a t i s t f cs and ~conomic ' Data Branch

D r . L. .Sprague Consultant (~ymposium Discuss ion ~ e a d e r )

D r . Tham Ah Kow Consultant (Symposium Discussion Leader)

D r . V. Gopalakrishnan Consultant (Symposium Discussion Leader)

M i s s A. J iannee Conference Off icer

Fishery Ecanomies and P a s t L t a L ions Dlvision Department of F i sher ies FA0 of the United Nations Viale delPe Terme df Caracalla Rome, I t a l y

Director In te rna t iona l Centre f o r Marine Resource Development Universi ty of Rhode I s l and Kingston, Rhode l s l and U . S . A . 02881

Director Regional Marine BioLogical Centre Universf t y of Singapore Bukit Timah Road, Singapore

Head Es tuarfne Df v i s ion Centra l Inland F i sher ies Research I n s t i t u t e Barrackpore v i a CaPcutea West Bengal, India

Technical Ass is tant (Ff she r ies ) FA0 Regional Off ice f o r A s i a and t h e Par East Maliwan PIanvion Phra A t i t Road Bangkok 2, Thailand

M r . F. Hurdis Jones I n t e r p r e t e r

Mrs. Gerda Whyte I n t e r p r e t e r

Corso V i t t o r i o E m n u e l e 2 84 0Ol.N Rome, I t a l y

Caste1 d i Decima 00129 R.ome, I t a l y

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF TIE UNITED NATIONS

Name Designation Address ---

D r . J .A. S to re r Director

M r . J . C . Marr Programme Leader

M r . S. Olsen Pro jec t Manager Designate

M r . J.K. Smart P ro jec t Manager

D r . D.A. Shubnikov F i sher ies Biologis t

D r . T.G. P i l l a i P ro jec t Manager

Fishery Economics and Tns t l tu t ions Division Department of F i sher ies PA0 of t h e United Nations V i d e d e l l e Teme d i Caracal la Pome, I t a l y

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Indian Ocean Fishery Survey and Development Programme Department of F i sher ies FA0 of t h e United Nations Viale d e l l e T e r m e d i Caracal la Rome, I t a l y

Ind ia Pelagic Fishery Ir ivest igat ion Pro jec t Cochin, I n d i a

UNSF Pre-investment Survey f o r t h e Development of F i sher ies i n Eas t Pakis tan P.O. Box 2 3 4 , Chittagone East Pakis tan

TJNSF Pre-investment Survey f o r the 3evelopment of F i sher ies i n East Pakis tan P.O. Box 2 3 4 , Chittagong East Fakis tan

FAO/FUNDFJI In l and F5. s h e r i e s Pro j e c t c /o TJNDP, Box 2338 Djakarta, 1ndones.ia

Name - M r . P. Hawgate

~ VISITORS

M r . Chen Foo Yan

Designation

WDP/TA Fish Processing and Handling Technologist

Senior S c i e n t i f i c Officer

D r . H. Ziad Shehadeh Director , Food from t h e Sea Division

D r . H.H. Webber

D r . H.R. Al l i son

D r . H.S. Swingle

Mr. T. Fujimura

D r . G. P h i l l i p s

D r . V. Hansen

Pres ident

Associate Professor

Director

Aquatic Biologis t

P ro jec t Manager,Fish Farm Design Studies

Director

Address

Fisheries Technological Laboratory c/o Department of Fisher ies Ministry of Agriculture R a j damnern Avenue Rangkok , Thailand

Primary Production Department Ministry of National Develop- men t , National Deve1opmen.t 1312. Maxwell Road, 7th Floor Singapore 2.

Oceanic I n s t i t u t e Wairnanalo I?awaii, U.S.A. 36785

Groton Associates Inc. P.O. Box 517 Groton, Mass., 01450 1T.S .A.

Auburn Universi ty 3epartment of F i sher ies Auburn, A.la. 36830 1J.S .A.

In te rna t iona l Centre f o r Aquaculture Auburn TJnivers i t y Auburn, Ala. 36830 U. S .A.

Piv i s ion of Fish and Game Ilonolulu, IIawaii

Unilever Research Laboratory* Greyhope Road Aberdeen, Torry AB 9 2JA, Scotland, U.K.

Phulcet Narine Ciological Centre, Phuket Phuket Province P.O. Box 200, South Thailand

Appendix I V

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

WORKING PAPERS :

IPFC/C70/WP 1 P r o v i s i o n a l Agenda 1(Pr) Ordre du Jou r P r o v i s o i r e l(Rev.1) Agenda

In t e r - se s s iona l Report of t h e IPPC Execut ive Committee 1969 - 1970

E x t r a c t s from Report of t h e Tenth FA0 Regional Conference f o r Asia and t h e Fa r Eas t , Canberra, Australia, 27 August - 8 September 1970

Agencies dea l ing wi th r e g u l a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o import of F ishery Products

Report of t h e F i r s t Meeting of t h e IPFC Working P a r t y on Coas ta l Aquaculture, Bangkok, Thai land , December 15 - 17, 1969

Report of t h e Second Meeting of t h e LPFC Working P a r t y on Coas t a l Aquaculture, Bangkok, Thai land, September 2 1 - 25, 1970

Report o f t h e F i r s t Meeting of t h e IPFC Working P a r t y on Economics of F i sh Cul ture , Bangkok, Thai land, 18 - 2 1 March, 1970

Report of t h e Second Meeting of t S e IPFC byorking P a r t y on Economics of F i s h Cul ture , Bangkok, Thai land , November 1 3 - 17, 1970

Report of t h e F i r s t Sess ion IPFc/IOPC J o i n t IJorlcing P a r t y of Experts on Ind ian Ocean and Western P a c i f i c S t a t i s t i c s , Bangkok, Thai land, 1 - 5 December, 1969. (FA0 F i s h . Rept. Rome, 1970, 85: 8 pp., 7 apps.)

Fishe ry S t a t i s t i c s i n t h e Indo-Pacif ic F i s h e r i e s Council (IPFC) Xegion

Matters a r i s i n g from t h e F i f t h Sess ion of t h e Committee on F i s h e r i e s (COFI) , 9 - 15 Apr i l , 1970, Rome, I t a l y

* Limited Supply

INCIDENTAL PAPERS:

IPFC/C70/INc 1

A p a r t i a l L i s t of References and Technical Papers concerning Rastre ZZiger s p p . and Rastre ZZiger f i s h e r i e s

Coas ta l and high-seas p e l a g i c f i s h e r y resources of t h e Western P a c i f i c Ocean by R.S. Shomura, A. Suda, T. Otsu and V . Encina

P r o v i s i o n a l Programme l ( F r ) Programme P r o v i s o i r e

2 P r o v i s i o n a l L i s t of Delegates and Observers

3 Provisional . Programme. of t h e ~ e c h n i c a l / S c i e n t i f i c Meeting 3(Fr) Programme P r o v i s o i r e de l a reunion Technique/Sc ien t i f ique

4 P r o v i s i o n a l L i s t o f Documents

5 Nominations f o r per iod between 14 th and 1 5 t h Sess ions (1930-72) t o IPFC

6 Order of t h e day, Wednesday, 18 Ilovenber 197C 6 (Rev. 1 ) - d i t t o - 7 Coat t r i p , Sunday, 22 November 1970

8 Order of t h e Day, Thurs. 19 November 1970

9 t I " " , F r i . 20 November 1970

9 (Rev. 1 ) " " , F r i . 20 and Sa t . 2 1 November 1970

10 Ha i l i ng

11 V i s i t t o t h e Bangkok Wholesale F i s h Market, 27 Xoveniber 1970

12 Group Photograph

1 3 Order of t h e Day, Monday, 23 November 1970

14 Order of t h e Day, Tuesday, 24 November 1970

1 5 Transpor t t o A i rpo r t

16 Order of t h e Day, Wed.-Fri., 25-27 November 1970

17 Draf tResolut ion14thSess ion--Commit teeonManagement of Tuna i n t h e Indo-Pacif ic Region

18 D r a f t Recommendations t o t h e 1 4 t h Sess ion on Coas t a l Aquaculture

COUNTRY STATEMENTS:

SYMPOSIUM PAPERS :

IPFC/C70/SYII 1

2

Aust ra l ia

Phi l ippines

Pakf s tan

Korea

United Kingdom

Japan

New Zealand

Ceylon

Ind ia

Indonesia

Thailand

Republic of Khmer

U.S.A.

Malaysia

Japan

Korea

"Coastal Aquaculture"

IPFC Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture ( ~ r o s p e c t u s )

Controlled Breeding of Culturable species of fish - A review of progress and current problems by Z.H. Shedadeh

.Indo-vest P a c i f i c Penaeid Prawns species of commercial importance by A.A. Racek

The S t a t u s of F i sh Seed Product ion i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s bg7 M.N. Delmado

F e r t i l i z a t i o n and Feeding i n Coas ta l F i sh Farm i n Taiwan by T.P. Chen

P r e s e n t S t a t u s and Problems of Coas ta l Aquaculture i n t h e :?.epublic of Korea by Of f l ce of F i s h e r i e s , Seoul., Korea

Mi lkf i sh product ion i n e newly reclaimed T i d a l Land i n Taiwan by Jium-Kuo Lianf: and Chid-Yun h a n g

Problems of P r a m Cul ture i n Japan by It . Shigeno

F i sh seed product ion fox i n t e n s i v e c o a s t a l aquact l l ture i n t h e Indo-Pacif ic Region by G . J . Blanco

S t a t u s and problems of c o a s t a l aquacultu.re in t h e P h i l i p p i n e s by G . J . Clanco

Economic t r ends of c o a s t a l aquacul.ture i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s by G . J . Zlanco

S t a t u s and Problems of Coas ta l Aquaculture i n Taiwan by T.P. Chen

The S t a t u s and Problems of Coas t a l Aquaculture i n A u s t r a l i a

On the experimental c u l t u r e of Mi lk f i sh (Chmos chanos Forska l ) a s Tuna b a i t i n Ceylon by J.I. Samarakoon

Some Aspects of Coas ta l Aquaculture i n Singapore by Tham P.h Kow, Pang Swee L i ~ g and Tan Wee Hin

Product ion of Seed Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) i n a Brackish water Pond by G.C. Matthiessen

S t a t u s and Problems of Coas ta l Aquaculture i n Ceylon by Dept. of F i s h e r i e s , Colombo, Ceylon

On t h e Cul ture P o t e n t i a l of t h e Yarine Mussel., MytiZus, i n t h e Ind ian Region by S. Jones

IPPC/C70/SYM 19 Review of the Backwater F i sher ies and Brackish water Fish Culture i n Kerala S t a t e by A. I . George and M . J . Sebastian

20 The Prawn F i sher ies of Kerala Backwaters - Problems and Prospects with s p e c i a l reference t o Aquaculture by A . I . George and M.J . Sebaotian

21 A Preliminary Report on t h e Brackishwater pond c u l t u r e of ScyZZa serrata Forskal i n Ceylon by Y . I . Raphael

22 Pes t s and Predators i n Coastal A.quaculture systems of t h e Indo-Pacific Region by T.G. F i l l a i

23 @n the co l l ec t ion , t r anspor t and accl imat iza t ion of t h e f r y of Chanos chanos (Forskal) f o r brackishwater pond c u l t u r e by S. Ramaaathan and D.E.S. Jayamaha

24 Experiments on Propagation and Culture of Prawns i n Taiwan by I . C . Liao and T.L. Huang

25 Experiments on Induced Breeding of t h e Grey Mullet M u g i Z cephaZus Linnaeus by I . C . Liao, Y.J. Lu, T.L. Huang and M.C. Lin

26 Construction of ponds f o r Aquaculture by M.N. Delmendo, P.E. Osborn, R. H a l i l i and E. Martinez

27 On t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of Seed of Culturable Shrimp i n t h e Negambo Lagoon by 3.1. Ramrakban ant! Y.1, Raphael

28 Coastal Aquaculture i n Vietnam by Le Van Dang

29 Role of Chilka Lake F i sher ies i n the Development of Coastal, Aquaculturq,&n Eastern .India by V.G. Jhingran and A.V. Natarajan

30 On the Seasonal Abundance'of Larvaa and Juven i les of c u l t i v a b l e arackish Water Fish i n the P u l i c a t Lake by A.V. Prabhakara Rao

31 Methodology f o r Survey of Brackishwater Area i n India f o r Coastal Aquaculture by V.G. Jhingran, V . Gopalakrishnan, P. Ray and A. Ghosh

Experimental Observations on the Food Requirement of Fry of M u g i Z pclrsia Ham, by A.N. Ghosh, P.R, Das and L.K. Das

Observations on the post l a r v a l Prawns of the Roopnarayan Estuary by M u Subrahmanyam and R. Mallikarjuna Rao

Observations i n P i l o t Fish Farm Leading t o l a rge s c a l e development of Brackish water f i s h farming i n Lower Sunderbans by V.G. Jhingran, F.F. Pakasi , R.K. Banerjee and A. E o i t r a

Controlled Breeding of Molluscs by Takashi Ino

Some Observations on t h e Larval Growth of t h e commercially important Penaeid Prawns of Southwest Coast of Ind ia by P. Vedavyasa Rao

Taxonomy and biology of f i n f i s h of Temperate waters i n Japan by 3. Tanaka

Requirements f o r successful f e r t i l i z a t i o n i n increas ing Milkfish production by R. Dja jadi redja and A. Poernomo

Review of recent progress i n Coastal Aquaculture i n the United S t a t e s by R.N. Uchida

On the food and feeding h a b i t s of Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricius) by M. J. George

Review of S ta tus of Coastal Aquaculture i n Malaysia by F i sher ies Division, Ministry of Agr icul ture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Prel iminary experiments i n marking penaeid prawns contr ibut ing t o the backwater f i she ry of the south- vest coas t of Ind ia by M . J . George

Observations on the c u l t u r e of Alimango a t Camarines Norts by R. Pagcatipunan

Taxonomy and Biology of f in - f i sh f o r Tropical Coastal Aquacul tare by V. Gopalakrishnan

A review of t h e s t a t u s and problems of c o a s t a l aquacul ture of t h e Inda-Pacif ic r e g i o n by S.W. L ing

A Report on experiments i n the c u l t u r e of t h e xud crab /Sc~ZZa SF:'Y~:;.Z:

by G,L. E s c r i t o r

Present s t a t u s ol tnaj a : .jap;rt~ese Hnrlnr Aquaculture by A . P u ~ u 1 ~ z . v ~

S t a t u s and problems o f m a s : 31 aquacul ture i n Thai l ~ n d by A , Srib'tibhadh

Stock manipul-at.;on cE coastal fish f x m s by Y . A . Taag

nevelopment: of Rack I)ys ter Pxrining i n S e w Zealand by I,. Cur ta in

Cocume2ts f o r t h e Symposium cn Coast a1 Aqt~r?c~:l turc

S y ~ p o s i l w on C o a s t a l &.quacuLture - P r o v i s i o n a l Frogranme

Symposi-a1 Papers - rJitl;ldrawal of T P P C / C ~ ~ / S ? ~ V 4 and TPPC/C7C)/SYF4 26 ( l a t e r r e i n s t a t e d )

Peport of t h e IPPC Syn~ponium on C o a s t a l Aquacul ture , 18-21 Yovember 197C

Fuxir3amn,ntal. problems i n the maagement of comaon-use a q u a t i c r e soc rces iricludirng resources assessrclent m d r a t e of dt2velop-. ment of f i s h potcmtial.

Special sess ion on Ilanagenent - Nex Zealand experience of Fanagement Prob lens by G . . Waugh and B . T . Cunningham

Management of the Groundf i s h Fisherf es of t h e Northwest At lan t i c by H.W. Graham

On the Fisher ies Management i n the East China Sea and t h e Yellow Sea by S. Shindo

U s e of the Beach se ine data i n t h e assessment of s tocks of the AnchovieZZa species i n the coas ta l waters around Ceylon by P. Canagaratnam

An in t roduct ion t o stock assessment techniques by J .A. Gulland

Fishing regula t ions - c o n f l i c t s i n exp lo i t a t ion of f i s h e r y resources by G.L. Kesteven and G.R, Williams

Present s t a t u s of t rawl f i s h e r i e s resources i n the Gulf of Thailand and the Management Program by A.P. Isarankura

On the Population Dynamics of the Indo-Pacific mackerel (RastreZZ5ger neglectus van Kampen) of t h e Gulf of Thailand by K. Kurogane, U. Sr%ruangcheep, C. Tantisawetrat , S . Chulasorn, S. Supongpan and U. Boonprakob

A systems view of f i she ry management with some notes on the Tuna Fisher ies by B . J . Roths ch i ld

Tuna F i sher ies and t h e i r resources i n t h e IPFC Area by Akfra Suda

Management of the Western Rock Lobster ( P a n u z i w Longpipes e y gnus George by B.K. Bowen

Management of Indo-Pacific Tuna

REFERENCE MATERTAL: The Eo.Llowing p u ' n l i c a r ~ o n s have been riude a v a i l a b l e i n l i m i t e d supply t o the Council. These have been d i s t r i b u t e d as widely a s possible. en n u d e r of copies has been small, d i s t r i b u t f on has been l i m i t e d t o Reads of Delegat ions only.

I P F C / C ~ ~ / R E F 1 h b r i e f review of t h e wcprk done on the induced breeding of Mugil cephul!is i n Taiwan by S ,FJ. Ling, FAOrUNDP (TA) Regional F i s h C u l t u r i s t f o r Asia and t h e F a r E a s t , FAO, Mimeo, 1369, 14 pp . -

2 Report of t h e Third Meeting of t h e Council of t h e Southeast Asian P i s h e r i e s Development Centre , Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 10 - 312, 1.369. SEAFDEC, Bangkok, 1969, 62 pp.

3 Code of P r a c t i c e f o r 'E'resll. Fish,. FA0 Fish , Reyr. , 1969, 74: 32 p p ,

4 Perro-cement c o n s t r u z t i a n S 3 r f i s h i n g v e s s e l by J.Pn Pysun, FAO, 1968. Repr in t , F i sh ing News Tn te rna t iona l , AprlL/May/ June i s s u e s , 1968: 8 pp, , li f i g s .

5 Report of t h e 2nd Sess ion of t h e Commirtee on F i s h e r i e s Sub-committee on Fishery Education and Tra in ing , FAO, Rome, I t a l y , 6 - 8 A p r i l , 1970, Committee on F i s h e r i e s F i f t h Sess ion , FAO, Rome, 9 - 15 A p r i l 1.970, document COFI/70/15: 19 PP-

6 Report of t h e P i f t h Session of t h e Committee on P i s h e r i e s , Rome, 9 - 15 A p r i l 1970. FA0 F i sh . Rept. , 1970, 86: 38 pp.

7 A Summary of t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e Food and A g r i c u l t u r e . Organizat ion w i t h r e spec t t o water p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l i n t h e European Region, May 1969 - A p r i l 1970, by A.E. Thorslund and W.C. Beckman. FAO, Rome, mimeo, 1970.

8 Problems of c o n t r o l l i n g f i s h i n g e f f o r t wi th e s p e c i a l r e f e r e n c e t o t h e Northwest A t l a n t i c by J . A . Gulland and M.A. Robinson. FA0 Fish . Circ. 1370, 113: 12 pp.

9 FAO Technical Conference on Marine P o l l u t i o n and i ts e f f e c t s on l i v i n g resources and f i s h i n g , Rome, I t a l y , 9 - 18 3ecember 1970. Information t o P a r t i c i p a n t s , document 1970: FIR: CMP/70/Circ. 2 , 4 pp.

IPFC/C~O/REF 10 Proceedings of t he I n t e r n a t i o n a l Seminar on P o s s i b i l i t i e s and Problems of F i s h e r i e s Development i n Southeast Asia, B e r l i n , Germany, 10 - 30 September, 1968, (organized by the German Foundation f o r Developing Count r ies /Federa l Research Board of Fisheries/FAO). Fed. R e s . Bd. B e r l i n , Germany, 1969, 386 pp.

11 Trop ica l F i s h Cul ture Research I n s t i t u t e Report f o r 1968. Trop. Fish Cult . I n s t . Malacca, Malaysia, 1969: 33 pp.

12 Common s p e c i e s of P h i l i p p i n e F i shes . P h i l . F ish . Corn. Mani la , Phs . , Mimeo , L7 pp.

13 Report of t h e F i r s t Meeting of t h e Working Group of Exper t s on Aquaculture, Southeast Asian F i s h e r i e s Develop- ment Center , Manila, P h i l i p p i n e s , J u l y 27 -- August 1, 1970. SEAFDEC , Bangkok, 163 70, 31 pp .

14 Report of t h e IOFC Working P a r t y on Stock Assessment i n r e l a t i o n t o immediate problems of management i n t h e Ind ian Ocean, FAO, Rome. 30 September - 3 October 1963. FAO. F i sh . Rept , , 82: 25 pp,, 1969.

15 Report of t h e Second Sess ion of t h e Ind ian Ocean Fishery Commission, FA0 Headquarters , Rome, 26-29 October 1970.

16 Repr in t s available from Nat iona l Marine Fisheries Se rv ice , S e a t t l e , Washington, U.S.A. 98102

17 Hong Kong F i s h e r i e s B u l l e t i n , No. 1, 1970, F i sh . B r . , Agric. (4 Fish. Dept. Iiong Kong.

18 The Advent of 86 f e e t Ferro-cement s t e r n Trawlers i n Hong Kong .

19 An Economic r e p o r t of world t r ends i n F i s h e r i e s Development w i t h broad imp l i ca t ions f o r t h e Indo-Pacif ic Region by S. Comit ini

20 Recommendations of t h e Fourth Technfcal Keet ing on F i s h e r i e s , South P a c i f i c Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia.

2 1 S t a t u s of t h e Naga Expedit ion Reports by R.S. Shomura (u.s .A*)

22 The Giant Prawn by T . Pugimura.

23 Commercial prawn - r a i s i n g s tudy und.er tray Repr in t , Hawaii Business Indus t ry .

IPFC PUBLICATIONS: (Limited supply available. Dis t r ibut ion t o Heads of Delegations only)

IPFC Proceedings, 13th Session, Brisbane, Austral ia, Oet. 14-15, 1968.

Proceedings of the Meeting, IPFC Procs. 13(1): 138 pp. , 1968.

SPEECHES :

IPFC/C~O/P 1 Address by Dr.. James A. S torer , Director, Fishery Economics and In s t i t u t i ons Division, Department of Fisher ies , FAO, Rome.

2 Opening Speech of H i s Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. M.R. Chakratong Tongyai

3 Address by M r . C.G. Se t t e r Chairman, Indo-Pacific Fisher ies Council

4 Statement by the Acting Regional Representative a t the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Session of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council.

Appendix V

NOMINATIONS FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 14th AND 15th SESSIONS (1970-72) TO IPFC

(Note*: - Where f resh nominations have not been received, those f o r the period between 13th and 14th Sessions have been ca r r i ed over) .

Member Governments

AUSTRALIA

BURMA

CEYLON

FRANCE

INDIA

INDONESIA

Adminstrative Correspondent

F i r s t Ass is tant ~ e c r k t a q (Fisher ies) Department of Primary Industry Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Aust ra l ia

*The Secretary t o t h e Govt. of t h e Union of Burma Ministry of Agriculture and Fores ts Rangoon, Burma

Permanent Secretary Ministry of F i sher ies Department of F i sher ies P.O. Box 531 Colombo-3, Ceylon

Monsieur Lagarde Direct ion des Peches maritimes, 3 Place de Fontenoy 75 - P a r i s 7eme France

D r . G.N. Mitra Jo in t Commissioner ( ~ i s h e r i e s ) Ministry of Food, Agriculture, C.D. and Co-operation (Department of Agriculture) New Delhi-1, Ind ia

M r . Soekoesnoe Mangund j o j o Senior Off icer Directorate-General of F i sher ies D j l . Salemba Raya No. 16 D j akar t a , Indonesia

Member Governments

JAPAN

KOREA

MALAYSIA

NETHERLANDS

PAKISTAN (For West and East)

PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC OF KHMER

Administrative Correspondent

M r , Ken Ikebe Head, Specfai lzed Agencies Division United Natlions Bureau Ministry o t Foreign A f f a i r s 2-1, 2-Chome, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-Ku , Tokyo, Japan

Mr, K i m , Han Mo Chief, I n t e r n a t i o n a l Cooperation

Section Office of Fisher ies of the GovtU

of the Republic of Korea 111 Hap-dong, Seth-daemoonku Seoul, Korez

P r m c i p a l Assfs tant Secre tary Ministry of Agr icul ture and Lands Swet tenham Road Kuala Lumpur , Ilal ays ia

Miss P,F,M. van d e r Togt Liaison Off icer f o r FA0 A f f a i r s Ministry of Agriculture and F i s h e r i e s 1st v , d , Boschstraat 4 The Hague, Netherlands

M r . B.T. Cunnfngham Direc tor of F i she r i e s Marine Department P .O. Box 10142 The Terrace Wellington, New Zealand

M r . M-A. Burney Deputy Direc tor Marine 'Fisheries Department Fish Harbour, West Wharf Karachi-2, West Pa'kfstan

Mrs. P Caces-Borj a Supervising Fishery Biologis t Phi l ippine Ff sherf es Commissf on P.O. Box 623 Intromuros , Manila Phf l ipp ines

M r . T i m Song Hong Conmlssaf r e General Chasse and Peches Phnom Pcnh, Republic of Khmer

Member Governments

THAI LAND

U .K. (For Hong Kong)

U.K. (For London)

Adrzinstrative Correspondent

D r . hrporna Sribhibhadh Senior F i she r i e s Biologis t Mar%ne F i she r i e s Laboratory 3981 Soi Span Pla Y a : : i ~ a . , Bangkok 1.2, Thailand

Director AgricuLture and F i she r i e s Dept. Cambridge Court, 2nd Floor 84 Waterloo Road Kowloon , Enng Kong

U.K. IAaison Officer with U.N. Drganlzatf ons

Hri.t ish Embassy Ploenchf t Road Rangkok, Thail.md

Dr. 1Z.W. P h i l l i p s Df r e c t o r , I n t e r n a t i o n a l Organizations S t a f f Offiec of Assistant Secre tary IT. S. Department of Agr icul ture IJanhington, D.C. 20250 u .s "A.

M r . no Thuc Vinh S e c r e t a i r e General Mhistere de l a Reforme Agraire

e t du Development de I ' h g r i c u l t u r e e t des Pechen

P.O. Box 289 Saigon, Vietnam

Appendix V I

NOMINATIONS FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 14 th AND 15 th SESSION (1990-72) TO IPFC

(Note: *Where f r e s h nominations have n o t been rece ived , those f o r t h e pe r iod between 13 th and 14 th Sess ions have been c a r r i e d over ) .

Member Governments IPFC Technical Committee I IPFC Technica l Committee I1

AUSTRALIA *Dr . G.F. Humphrey *Nr. T.W. Curdon

EURE!lA

CEYLON

INDIA

Chief , Div is ion of F i s h e r i e s and Oceanography

CSIRO, P.O. Box 21 Cronulla , N. S .W. 2230 A u s t r a l i a

M r . A.S. Mendis Deputy D i r e c t o r (pesearch) Department of F i s h e r i e s P .O. Box 531 Colombo-3, Ceylon

Monsieur K. Legand Chef de l a Sec t ion d'oceano-

graphie du Centre ORSTOM a Noumea, B .P. No. 4

Xouvel le -~a ledonie .

M r . K . Chidambaram Deputy Commissioner

( F i s h e r i e s Plan) Minis t ry of Food, Agri-

c u l t u r e , C.D. and ' Cooperation' '

(Department of Agr i cu l tu re ) New Delhi-1, I n d i a

A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r F i s h e r i e s Branch Department of Primary Indus t ry Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 Aus t r a l i a

*Dr . G.S. Sidhu Div i s ion of Food P r e s e r v a t i o n , CSIRO, Box 43, P.O. Ryde, N.S.W. 2112, A u s t r a l i a

Permanent Sec re t a ry Min i s t ry of F i s h e r i e s P .O. Box 531 G a l l e Pace Colombo-3, Ceyl-on

Monsieur M. Legand Chef de l a Sec t ion d'0ceano-

g raph ie du Cent re ORSTOM a Noumea, R.P. Plo. 4

Nouvelle-Caledonie

P ro f . P .C. George Deputy Conmiss i o n e r (Education

and Trade) Minis t ry of Food, Agr i cu l tu re ,

C.D. and Cooperation (Department of Agr i cu l tu re ) New Delhi-1, I n d i a

Member Governments IPFC Technical Committee I IPFC Technical Committee I1

INDONESIA *Mr. M. Unar *Ir. Sofjan I l j a s Director , I n s t i t u t e of Direct o r

Marine Fisherfes I n s t i t u t e of Fisher ies Technology Research Pasar Mfnggu

12, Djalan Rerapu Djakarta, Indonesia Djakarta, Indonesia

JAPAN M r , Toshfyuki Hirano Specia l Ass is tant Research Department Fishery Agency Ministry of Agriculture

and Forestry 2- 1, 1-Chome Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

M r . Hidekazu Hirao Chief, Biochemical Research

Unit Tokai Reg1 onal F i sher ies

Laboratory Fishery Agency 5-1, 5-Chome Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

REPUBLIC OF *Mr. Suon-Saroeung *Mr. Sva-Kret KHMER Inspecteur des Peches Inspecteur Technique des Peches

I n s t i t u t dlOceanographie Direct ion du Service des Peches Kompong Som V i l l e B.P. 46 Republic of ICihmer Phnom-Penh, Republic of Khmer

KOREA

MALAYSIA

M r . Suh, Ilak Keun M r . K i m , Kyun Hyun Chief of Technological Chief, Inland Development Sect.,.

Management Section Off ice of F i sher ies of t h e F i sher ies Development and Government of t h e Rep. of Korea

Research Agency 111 Hap-dong, Suh-daemoonku, Pusan, Korea Seoul, Korea

M r . D. Pa thansal i Tengku Ut~a id i l l ah b i n Tengku Senior F i sher ies Research Abdul Kadir

Off icer , A.cting Director-General F i sher ies Research F i sher ies Division

I n s t i t u t e , Glugor Ministry of Agr icul ture and Lands Penang, Xest Malaysia Swettenham Road

Kuala Lu.mpur , Ilalay s i a

NETHERLANDS Dr. J . J S cF:uurman Yr. J.G. de W i t Reader on P i s c i c u l t u r e Chief, Technologi c a l Research

Agricul tura l TJniversity Branch Van Iddekingeweg 56 Ff s h e r i e s Division Groningen , Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture and

F i sher ies Havenkade 19 , I jmuiden Netherlands

Member Governments IPFC Technical Committee I 'IPFC Technical Committee 11

NEW ZEALAND M r . G.D. Waugh M r . B .T. Cunningham Director of Fisher ies Director of F i sher ies

Research Marine Department Marine Department P .O. Box 10142 P.O. Box 19062 The Terrace, Wellington Te Aro, Wellington Mew Zealand New Zealand

PAKISTAN D r , Yusuf A l i Er. S.A. Jaleel (For West and East) Director of Fisher ies D i r ec to r ,

East Pakistan Marine F i sher ies Department Eden Building, Ramna Ff sh Harbour, West Wharf Dacca, East Pakistan Karachi-2, West Pakistan

PHILIPPINES M r . I . A . Ronquillo M r . F.R. Gonzales Chief, Marine F i sher ies Supervising Ffshery Technologist

Biology Division Phi l ippine F i s h e r i es Commission Phi l ippine F i sher ies P.O. Box 623, Intramuros,

Commfssion, P.O. Box 623 Manila, Phi l ippines Intramuros, Manila Phi l ippines

THAILAND D r . Deb Menasveta Mr. S an t Bandhukul Senior F i sher ies Deputy Director-General

B io log i s t , Department of F i sher ies Marine F i sher ies Laboratory Ministry of Agr icul ture 89/1 Soi Sapan P l a Raj damnern Avenue Yanawa, Bangkok 1 2 , Thailand, Bangkok 2 , Thailand

U.K. Director , Agriculture and Fisher ies (At ten tion: Senior

Research Off 5 @ex) Agriculture and F i sher ies

Department Cambridge Court, 2nd Floor 84 Waterloo Road Kowloon, Hong Kong

Director , Agriculture and F i s h e r i e s , (Attention: Senior F i sher ies

Officer , Extension and ~evelopment) ,

Agriculture and F i sher ies Dept. Cambridge Court, 2nd Floor 84 Waterloo Road Kowloon, Hong Kong

rplkber Governments IPFC Technical Committee I IPFC Technical Committee I1

U. S.A.

VIETNAM

M r . R. S. Shomura D r . M.A. S te inberg Assoc ia te Regional D i rec to r Nat ional Marine F i s h e r i e s

f o r Resource Programs Se rv ice National Marine F i s h e r i e s Department of Commerce

Serv ice 2725 Montlake Blvd. E. Department of Commerce S e a t t l e , Washington Room 2016 U.S.A. 98102 300 South Ferry S t r e e t Terminal I s l and Ca l i fo rn i a 90731 U.S.A.

M r . Le Van Dang M r . Tran Van T r i A s s i s t a n t Di rec teur des Direc teur des Peches

Peches P.O. Box 340 Chef du Serv ice des Saigon, Vietnam

Peches Cont inenta les P .O. Box 340 Saigon, Vietnam