agreernents have now been signed. A special chapter of the Third Lon6 Convention between the EEC and 66 Afrlcan, carlbbean and pacific Statee (ACp) ls dedicated tofisheries. EEC co-operatlve projects wlll aleo be conducted rith non-Acpcountries, e.9., t ith the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on datacollection. As a furtheE cons€{tuence of EECrs lncreaaed attention to ibsco-ordination irith reglonal fisheries bodies, lt has participated for the firsttine in the Indian 'Ocean Fiaheries @mnlaElon, JuIy L985. EEC mernbership invarious regional agreenenta is under conslderatlont the ICCAT Convention(Internatlonal convention for the Conaereatlon of Atlantlc Tunas), for example, i{as anended in 1984 to ttEke it possible for EEC and other organiBations for economiclnbegration to become nembers of that Comnis8i.ont sinilar anendment to thernternationar conventlon for the south Ea6t Atlantlc Fisheries has arso beenpropoaed. 2!/ T1!e Sub{omnlttee on titanagenent of Resources Wlthln Linits of NationalJurisdlction of the Flshery Connittee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF)provides the frarnesork for co-operation anong the coastal states of the region. Itreviews natters such as harnonization of national policies and laws, theA/ 40 /923 English Page 45 Nobes (continued) apportlonnent of guotas In the case of shared €t@ks and the co-ordination of thecontror and survelllance of ships operat.ing in areas under natlonal jurlsdlclion.rt has not been considered necessary ab tet to rmdlfy the statucory provlEions of CECAF deal-ing with nenbership. ?A/ The franercrk of tt|lnlnun terna and conditions of accegs eere adopted byaII South Paclfic Forun State€ at the I9BZ Forum neetlng. 2S/ "he ilraft coneentlon provlatee that thls muld be done taking into accountthe natlonal TAC5 (total all-onable cateh) declded by each coastal State for thesaters under its jurisdiction. For the areaa under national jurlsdiction, fishingllcenceg nourd be issued by coaatal states. Every year, each coastar seate sould
**Analysis**
The text discusses agreements and conventions related to fisheries, data collection, and regional cooperation, which suggests that it is focused on the management and conservation of natural resources. Additionally, it mentions the participation of the EEC (European Economic Community) in various regional agreements and conventions, which implies that it has an economic and international dimension.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, International trade