dc.description | The Regional Technical Meeting on the Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Fisheries Resources and Marine Environment in the Gulf of Thailand (Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam Waters) was envisaged to:
1) Finalize the research activities, cruise plan, , areas, and stations, cruise by utilizing M.V. SEAFDEC 2 for the Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Fisheries Resources and Marine Environment in the Gulf of Thailand;
2) Finalize the sampling methods and time management, Standard operational procedure;
3) Appoint the representatives and researchers from participating countries, namely: Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam to be onboard M.V. SEAFDEC 2;
4) Agree upon the information and data sharing schemes among Participating Countries and agencies;
5) Discuss on responsibilities of researchers onboard at each station through the cruise survey;
6) Discuss on administration, customs, immigration and port clearance including logistics arrangement (researchers, equipment, samplings loading/unloading) and supply of provisions.
The Expected Outputs of the Meeting were:
1) The proposed research topics which agreed by all Participating Countries;
2) List of responsible researchers on each proposed research topics;
3) The tentative cruise plan of M.V. SEAFDEC 2 to conduct Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Fisheries Resources and Marine Environment in the Gulf of Thailand (Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam Waters);
4) Agreed protocol to administrate the port entry, i.e. customs, immigration, port clearance including logistics arrangement (researchers, equipment, samplings loading/unloading) and supply of provisions.
5) Update the survey permission of each Participating Countries
6) Identify issues and constraints on the fisheries resources survey and their solutions:
7) Researchers of Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam have opportunity to exchange idea on fisheries resources and marine environmental | en |