The Regional Workshop on Coastal Fisheries Management Based on Southeast Asian Experiences was held at the Chiang Inn Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 19 to 22 November 1996.

The presentations have highlighted the need for human resource development in contributory fields to sustainable development. Clearer policies in community structuring should be promulgated. More scientific investment and monitoring is necessary in resource evaluation, social impacts and cultural areas. The adoption of a consultative body composed of both national and local level interests and authority should be considered to improve resource management through cooperation. A particularly strong recommendation reflected the need for the role of women in the communities to be strengthened and enhanced on the grounds that they have a responsible approach to financial matters and a grasp of detailed management as these are in many ways similar to household management and vary only in degree.

Training Department. (1997). Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Coastal Fisheries Management Based on Southeast Asian Experiences. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.