Commission consultative régionale des pêches pour l'Atlantique du Sud-Ouest

OBS: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture

OBS: CARPAS was established by a Resolution of the FAO Conference in 1961. The area covered by the Commission is the Southwest Atlantic and inland waters of member States (Part of FAO Statistical Area 41). Membership is restricted to FAO Member Nations which belong to the American Continent and have coasts bordering on the Western Atlantic Ocean South of the Equator. The Commission is financed and administered by FAO. Its terms of reference are to promote fuller use of the marine resources in the Western South Atlantic in accordance with Sound economic and scientific principles; to coordinate studies, research and techniques; and to determine common needs.

OBS: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación