Report of the Workshop on Regional Cooperation for Implementation of Port State Measures to Improve Fisheries Management and Reduce IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia, 7-10 Nov. 2016, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

The Workshop on Regional Cooperation for Implementation of Port State Measures to Improve Fisheries Management and Reduce IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia was convened by the SEAFDEC in collaboration with ASEAN and the Department of Fisheries, Thailand from 7 to 10 November 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand which supported by the Japanese Trust Fund and Government of Sweden through the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project and other partners such as as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), USAID, and Marino-forum 21. The Workshop was attended by ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Representatives from International Collaborating Organizations and Agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (FAO/RAP), USAID Regional Development Mission of Asia (USAID/RDMA), Australia Embassies, and Marino- Forum21, Fish Marketing Organization (FMO), USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership, and Senior officers and researchers of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department (TD), and Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD), as well as Regional Fisheries Policy Network Members. The list of participants appears as Annex 1.