GEF/FAO/SEAFDEC Inception Workshop on Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management (REBYC-II CTI)

Abstract

The project Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management (REBYC-II CTI) was developed through a one year consultative process starting in November 2009. The project was endorsed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in July 2011 and all five country approvals had been obtained by January 2012. In order to start project implementation, an inception workshop was organized by FAO and SEAFDEC in Bangkok, Thailand, on 1-4 May 2012. The workshop was attended by representatives from the five project countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea2, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Representatives from FAO (headquarters and the Regional office for Asia-Pacific – RAP), SEAFDEC, the Regional Fisheries Livelihood Programme (RFLP), Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO), USAID, WWF and SEAFDEC-Sida project also attended the workshop.