The participants which comprised fishers, stakeholders, representatives from local Fishery Authorities and Fishery Societies, experts, government officials from Department of Fisheries and Marine Natural Resource and Coastal Department, observers, all together 141 participants.the project “Strategies for trawl fisheries bycatch management” (REBYC-II CTI; GCP /RAS/269/GFF) which was

signed as Letter Of Agreement between FAO and DOF and how to implement. The project coincided with the fishers and stakeholders. The project members are Indonesia, Papau New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is a core center for implementation. The project time frame is four years. He also summarized the

4 components of the project which are

1. The Policy, legal and institutional frameworks component

2. The Resource management and fishing operations component

3. The information management and communication component

4. The Awareness and knowledge component

The first year of the project will be implemented all of four components, the

project sites are two areas in

1) Area covered Prachuab Kiri Khan and Chumphon Provinces, targetting to enlarge codend mesh sizes for otter board trawlers

and pair trawlers.The local responsible official unit is CMDEC located in Chumphon.

2) Area covered Trad Province, targetting to propose one area for closed area and closed season to protect fish larvae and spawners. The local responsible official unit is EMDEC located in Rayong. Overall responsible is the Marine Fisheries Research and Development Bureau, located in Bangkok.

The Management measures for marine fisheries in Trad province. (2013). Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.