Report of the Fourth Meeting of Site-Based Fisheries Refugia Management Board in Trat Province and The First Meeting of Operational Management Board for Fisheries Refugia in Trat Province.

Abstract

The fourth meeting of the Site-based Fisheries Refugia Management Board in Trat Province and the first meeting of the Operational Management Board for Fisheries Refugia in Trat Province were jointly organized by Rayong Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Department of Fisheries on 22nd November 2022, at Trat City Hotel, Trat Province. It was aimed at consideration, discussion, and adoption of the operational management plan for fisheries refugia at Trat Site which was developed by the Operational Management Board for Fisheries Refugia in Trat Province on 2nd September 2022 and improved by Thailand’s National Scientific and Technical Committee on 3rd - 5th October 2022. The meeting was presided over by Ms. Thitiporn Laoprasert, Director of the Trat Fisheries Provincial Office, and Chairperson of the Site-based Fisheries Refugia Management Board in Trat Province. There were total of 45 participants who joined the meeting, including board members, resource persons, officers of the Department of Fisheries, project officers, and observers from the government and private sectors.