including fisheries. In 1962, it established a Standing Advisory 

 Committee on Fisheries (SAFCO) to coordinate fishery research, 

 development, and training. 



45. CENTRAL TREATY ORGANIZATION: CENTO 



Organized in 1955 as the Middle East Treaty Organization, and 

 renamed the Central Treaty Organization in 1959, CENTO promotes 

 research in areas of mutual interest, including marine sciences. 

 Member nations are Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. 



46. COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN SOUTH AND 

 SOUTHEAST ASIA 



Established in 1950, the Council administers the Colombo Plan, 

 which provides for promoting the economic development of south and 

 southeast Asia, including the development of marine resources, by 

 providing technical assistance in the form of training facilities, 

 expert advice, and equipment. 



47. COMMISSION FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC 

 Established in 1956 by treaty, the Commission plans joint 



research and exploration, exchanges information, and provides conser- 

 vation measures to protect fishery resources. Member nations are 

 the People's Republics of China, Mongolia, North Korea, Vietnam, and 

 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 



48. COMMISSION ON FISHING AND CONSERVATION OF THE LIVING 

 RESOURCES IN THE BALTIC SEA AND THE BELTS 



Proposed by the International Council for the Exploration of 

 the Sea (ICES), the Commission was ratified by the member nations 

 and formally established in 1974. Its objectives include promotion 

 of the renewal of living resources, collection of necessary data, 

 coordination of scientific research, and development of methods to 

 prevent pollution. 



49. CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF ARAB STATES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 

 APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT: CASTARAB 

 Organized in 1976 under the leadership of UNESCO, CASTARAB meets 



every 3 years to discuss outstanding science and technology issues 

 in the Arab world and to consider cooperative programs. At its 

 first meeting the ministers endorsed a regional project for marine 

 science studies of the Persian Gulf. 



50. COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON GREAT LAKES BASIC HYDRAULIC AND 

 HYDROLOGIC DATA: CCGLBHHD 



Established in 1953, CCGLBHHD studied the problem of establish- 

 ing a base for the development and acceptance by Canada and the 

 United States for coordinated hydraulic and hydrologic data for the 

 Great Lakes. 



51. COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE: CMEA 



Established in 1949 to promote and coordinate planned develop- 

 ment of the economics of its member governments, CMEA has recently 

 expanded its interests to include an awareness of the human environ- 

 ment and is especially concerned with protecting water resources and 

 the development of fisheries. Member governments are Albania, 

 Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, the Democratic Republic of Germany, 

 Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the Union of Soviet Socialist 

 Republics, and Yugoslavia. 



14 



