EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY \Q\ 



ANNEX V 



RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AT ITS FIRST SESSION 



RESOLUTION I 



RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC 

 COMMISSION AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 



The Commission 



Recalling that the Statutes of the Commission prescribe that the purpose of the Commission shall 

 be to promote scientific investigation with a view to learning more about the nature and resources 

 of the oceans, through the concerted action of its members, 



Bearing in mind the very wide scope of oceanography and the many important fields in which 

 scientific investigation of the nature and of the resources of the oceans is pursued, in particular 

 those concerned with fisheries of the world, 



Bearing in mind further the interest and valuable work of many organizations, intergovernmental 

 and non- governmental, world-wide and regional, in oceanography or directly related fields and 

 that these organizations could contribute to the development and implementation of a well 

 co-ordinated and integrated international programme in oceanography, 



Noting that the Economic and Social Council, at its thirty-second session, expressed the hope 

 that the Commission would take fully into account the activities and interests of all organizations 

 concerned with oceanography, 



Appreciating that oceanography and fishery research are complementary undertakings and that 

 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has the primary responsibility within 

 the United Nations family for fisheries, 



Appreciating further that the Food and Agriculture Organization plans to consider at its forth- 

 coming conference the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Marine Resources Research, 



Aware that the Special Committee on Oceanic Research of the International Council of Scientific 

 Unions is now serving Unesco as an advisory body on oceanography and has, since its inception 

 in 1957, contributed greatly towards the development of international co-operation in oceanic 

 research. 



Aware also that the Special Committee on Oceanic Research is in process of establishing a work- 

 ing group of experts in fisheries and oceanographic sciences: 



1 . Invites the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies and other intergovernmental and non- 

 governmental organizations concerned with oceanography in its various disciplines, to co-operate 

 with the Commission to the fullest possible extent; 



2. Expresses the hope that the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological 

 Organization and other interested agencies of the United Nations family will find it possible to 

 designate members of their Secretariats to co-operate actively with the Secretariat of the Com- 

 mission, the extent of such co-operation to be decided by agreement between these organizations 

 and Unesco; 



3 . Requests the Members to submit to the Secretary of the Commission their views on the 

 establishment of advisory channels to the Commission in all fields of oceanography, including 

 fisheries oceanography, for consideration by the^Commission at its second session; 



4. Requests the Bureau and the Secretary of the Commission, in the interim, to seek and 

 receive the advice of those organizations which now advise Unesco on oceanographic matters and 

 other intergovernmental and non- governmental organizations of a world-wide or regional nature, 

 which could contribute to the development of international programmes in oceanography. 



