Regional Workshop on Work Planing Year I. Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management.

Abstract

The Regional Workshop on Work Planning Year I for the FAO/GEF REBYC-II CTI project (GCP/RAS/269/GFF) was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 6 to 9 November 2012. The workshop was attended by representatives from the participating countries – Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam – and included invited resource persons, observers, FAO officers, and staffs from the South Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Secretariat (SEAFDEC/SEC) and Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD). SEAFDEC/TD has been designated as the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) under a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with FAO and acted in that capacity.