The South China Sea Fisheries Refugia Initiative (2016-2022 : SEAFDEC-UNEP/GEF)
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The South China Sea is a global centre of shallow water marine biological diversity that supports significant fisheries that are important to the food security and export income of Southeast Asian countries. These fisheries are characterised by high levels of fishing effort from the small-scale sector. Accordingly, all inshore waters of the South China Sea basin are subject to intense fishing pressure. This situation of high small-scale fishing pressure and declining fisheries resources has contributed to the adoption of unsustainable fishing methods to maintain catch and increase incomes in the short-term. These include the use of destructive fishing gear and practices, such as the operation of demersal trawls and push nets in seagrass areas, and the detonation of explosives and release of fish poisons in coral reef areas. Small-scale inshore fishing pressure has therefore been identified as a significant cause of the degradation and loss of coastal habitats in the South China Sea.
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Workshop on Fisheries Refugia Boundary Marking at Surat Thani Site.
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-05)The Workshop on Fisheries Refugia Boundary Marking at Surat Thani Site was organized by Surat Thani Fisheries Provincial Office on 31th May 2022, back to back with the workshop on Fisheries Refugia Operational Management ... -
WORKSHOP ON FISHERIES REFUGIA OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT AT SURAT THANI SITE
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-05)The Workshop on Fisheries Refugia Operational Management at Surat Thani Site was organized following the issuances of Notification of Surat Thani Provincial Fisheries Committee Re: Prohibition of Some Fishing Gears Fishing ... -
Inception Report on Management Plan for Tiger Prawn Refugia at Kuala Baram, Miri, Sarawak.
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)This paper described the establishment tiger prawn refugia which requires careful and detailed representation of important aspects such as their life cycle followed the determination of their weight-length relationship, ... -
Inception Report on Development of A Refugium Management Plan for the Mud Spiny Lobster (Panulirus polyphagus).
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The mud spiny lobster (Panulirus polyphagus) is one of the favourites seafood exported from Malaysia. There are limited studies on the mud spiny lobster by the local scientific community as compared to the rock lobster ... -
Information Activities in 2022 of Indonesia Fisheries Refugia Website.
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The paper updated the development of the national web portal of fisheries refugia project by AMFRHR/ Indonesia -
Socioeconomic Status, Local Fishers’ Institution, and Stakeholders Mapping for Squid Fisheries Refugia in Tuing Waters, Bangka Regency
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The socio-economic study in the community of Tuing Waters, Bangka Regency was conducted to examine the economic condition of squid fishers, squid market flows, available institutions, and relevant stakeholders. The paper ... -
Coastal Habitats Condition of Bangka Waters as a Critical Habitat for Squids
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The paper describes the condition of Bangka coastal ecosystem mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs and characteristics of habitats for squid spawning areas. -
National Fisheries Refugia Committee Meeting
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The Meeting was organized by Research Institute of Fish Resources Enhancement (RIFE) on June 21th 2022 in Bekasi, West Java. The meeting was attended by members of the National Fisheries Refugia Committee (NFRC), from RIFE, ... -
FISHERIES REFUGIA PROFILE OF WEST KALIMANTAN PROVINCE
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-04)The West Kalimantan waters are part of the South China Sea (SCS) (Fisheries Management Area 711) and have a potential habitat for penaeid shrimp (shrimp from the Penaeidea family). The high economic valuable shrimp species ... -
NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON NATIOANL GUIDELINE FOR FISHERIES REFUGIA MANAGEMENT
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The national consultation meeting for drafting the national guideline for fisheries refugia management was organized by the Fisheries Administration(FiA) of Cambodia on June 22, 2022. The guideline is drafted to reply to ... -
SITE BASE MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING IN KEP PROVINCE
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-06)The site base management board meeting in Kep province was organized by Fisheries Administration collaborating with Kep Provincial Hall Administration on 16 June 2022 under presided by H.E Som Piseth, Kep provincial ... -
MEETING WITH KEP PERSON TO PROPOSE SITE BOARD REVISION (TWG AND PMC) AND TO ARRANGE THE SCHEDULE FOR A NEW BOARD MEETING FOR MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA AND BSC REFUGIA AT KOH PO AND KOH TONSAY ARCHIPELAGO, KEP PROVINCE
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-04)The meeting was conducted at Kep Provincial Hall Administration, which was attended by 7 participants from Provincial Kep Hall Administration, Fisheries Administration, Fisheries Administration Cantonment, Provincial ... -
FIELD TRIP TO BLOOD COCKLE REFUGIA AT PREY NOB, PREAH SIHANOUK PROVINCE AND PROPOSED MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA INCLUDING GROUPER REFUGIA IN KAMPOT PROVINCE
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-04)The objectives of this filed trip were to observe blood cockle refugia at Prey Nob in Preah Sihanouk province and proposed marine fisheries management area and grouper refugia in Kampot province. -
Report of the 6th Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Committee
(SEAFDEC, 2022-08)Project Coordination Unit of the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on Establishing and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand organized the Sixth Meeting of the Regional ... -
Report of Training-Workshop on Diving for Coastal Resources Survey
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-03)This report progresses the Training-workshop on diving for coastal resources survey was financed by the Project entitled: Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and ... -
Regional Guidelines on Indicators for Sustainable Management of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand
(SEAFDEC, 2022-06)Indicators play an essential part in the communication of scientific results to decision-makers. Many countries develop indicators to support effective decision-making and policy-setting at every stage of the decision-making ... -
Report of the 7th Ad-hoc Meeting of the Project Steering Committee
(SEAFDEC, 2022-07-26)The SEAFDEC/Project Coordination Unit (PCU) organized the 7th Ad-hoc Meeting of the Project Steering Committee (PSC7 Ad-hoc) on 27 May 2022. The meeting is one of the regional programs under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project ... -
Report of the Ninth Meeting of Thailand’s National Fisheries Refugia Committee
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-03)The ninth meeting of Thailand’s National Fisheries Refugia Committee for the project entitled “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand” was conducted ... -
Draft National Guidelines in the Establishment and Operations of Fisheries Refugia for Capture Fisheries Management
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-03)This paper updated the 1st draft of the National Guidelines in the Establishment and Operations of Fisheries Refugia for Capture Fisheries Management in the Philippines. -
Draft Fisheries Refugia Mapping (for Approval by the Refugia Site Management Committee)
(SEAFDEC/TRAINING DEPARTMENT, 2022-02)This paper identified three refugia sites based on the results from Ichthyoplankton studies.
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