“Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management” GCP/RAS/269/GFF REBYC-II CTI Indonesia, Regular Meeting for National Working Group (NWG) REBYC-II CTI 10 September 2015

Abstract

This Project – Strategies for trawl fisheries bycatch management (REBYC-II CTI; GCP/RAS/269/GFF) – is contributing to the more sustainable use of fisheries resources and healthier marine ecosystems in the Coral Triangle and Southeast Asia waters by reducing bycatch, discards and fishing impact by trawl fisheries. It is being executed by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC), based in Bangkok, Thailand, and the governments in the participating countries Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in partnership with the private sector and relevant national, regional and international organisations. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agency for the project