INFOFISH Information System

Abstract

INFOFISH, an intergovernmental organisation specialising in marketing information and advisory services for fish products in the Asia /Pacific region, has been in operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since July 1981. It was established to promote trade in fish and fishery products from and within this region. INFOFISH collaborates closely with the network of similar services established by FAO throughout the world - in Latin America (INFOPESCA), Africa (INFOPECHE) and the Arab World (INFOSAMAK). It also has direct access to GLOBEFISH, the computerised system of fish marketing information maintained by FAO at its headquarters in Rome. The following are the services provided by INFOFISH, 1) The Trade Promotion Service; 2) The Technical Advisory Service; and 3) The Marketing Information Service.