Report of the Third Meeting of Thailand National Fisheries Refugia Committee

Abstract

The Third Meeting of Thailand National Fisheries Refugia Committee was conducted by Department of Fisheries at Bangkok, on 16 January 2019. The meeting aimed to acknowledge on 1.) Notification of the Department of Fisheries No. 1130/2561 Re: Appointment of Thailand’s National Scientific and Technical Committee dated 27th November 2018, 2.) Overview of background of the project: Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand, 3.) Progress of project implementation, and 4.) Technical information of fisheries, fisheries resources, and ecosystem in Trat and Surat Thani Provinces. National Fisheries Refugia Committee of Thailand also approved the project site and priority fisheries species in Trat and Surat Thani Province.