WECAFC

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WECAFC is a regional fisheries management body under the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that promotes sustainable use and conservation of marine resources in the Western Central Atlantic.

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instanceOf FAO regional fishery body ⓘ
intergovernmental organization ⓘ
regional fisheries management body ⓘ
abbreviation FAO ⓘ
acronym WECAFC ⓘ
affiliation FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division ⓘ
United Nations system ⓘ
coordinatesWith Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ⓘ
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ⓘ
Organization of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Central American Isthmus ⓘ
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission working groups ⓘ
regional fisheries management organizations ⓘ
field aquatic resources management ⓘ
fisheries management ⓘ
marine conservation ⓘ
sustainable development ⓘ
fullName Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission ⓘ
geographicCode FAO Major Fishing Area 31 ⓘ
hasMemberType coastal States ⓘ
territories in the Western Central Atlantic ⓘ
implements ecosystem approach to fisheries ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mandateSource FAO Constitution ⓘ
FAO Council resolutions ⓘ
linked to: FAO Council
objective collect and share fisheries data and information ⓘ
combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ
develop regional management recommendations ⓘ
improve fisheries governance in the Western Central Atlantic ⓘ
support capacity building for member countries ⓘ
parentOrganization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
purpose facilitate regional cooperation in fisheries management ⓘ
promote conservation of marine living resources ⓘ
promote responsible fisheries management ⓘ
promote sustainable use of marine living resources ⓘ
provide a forum for consultation on fisheries issues in the Western Central Atlantic ⓘ
support implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries ⓘ
regionServed Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Northwestern Atlantic tropical and subtropical waters ⓘ
Western Central Atlantic ⓘ
sector inland fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic region ⓘ
marine capture fisheries ⓘ
worksOnIssue bycatch reduction ⓘ
fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance ⓘ
habitat protection ⓘ
stock assessment ⓘ
sustainable small-scale fisheries ⓘ

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