Fisheries Refugia

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES REFUGIA INITIATIVE

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Viroj Buakleang

Mr. Viroj Buakleang
Crab Net
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Jamrat Buakleang

Mrs. Jamrat Buakleang
Crab consolidator
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Jia Hao

Mr. Jia Hao
Sea cucumber fisherman
Sabah, Malaysia

Ming Li

Ms. Ming Li
Fisherwoman
Sarawak, Malaysia

Somluck Polmoltri

Mr. Somluck Polmoltri
Fish market vendor
Trat, Thailand

Srey Chey

Ms. Srey Chey
Blue crab harvester
Kep, Cambodia

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The 2nd Meeting of Project Steering Committee (PSC2)

DATE: 5-6 November 2019

LOCATION: MIRI, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

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Fig. 1: in the mechanism on establishment and operation of a regional system requires long term appropriated indicators for management of fisheries refugia.

Establishment and operation of a regional system of fisheries refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand required a mechanism (Figure 1) to achieve the target objective to “operate and expand the network of fisheries refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand for the improved management of fisheries and critical marine habitats linkages. Additionally, to ensure long term management of the fisheries refugia, the appropriated indicator sets as well as the standardized methods for collection and analysis of data and information, for the use in assessing the impacts of fisheries refugia are needed. In response to this, the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) for the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on Fisheries Refugia organized the Regional Meeting on Indicators for Refugia Management during September 9^th -11^th, 2019, in Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand. 17 participants (5 Females and 12 Males) from 6 participating countries namely, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Viet Nam, Thailand and PCU staff attended the meeting. Throughout the brainstorming sessions, the meeting could come up the set of indicators for management of fisheries refugia

(more details in website: https://fisheries-refugia.org/regional-meeting-indicators-refugia-2019 )

Fisheries Administration of Cambodia (FiA) hosted the 2^nd Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Committee Meeting (RSTC2) at Thansur Sokha Hotel, Kampot Province Cambodia on 21^st – 23^rd May 2019. This biannual meeting is one of regional activities under the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand with aims to overseeing the scientific and technical elements of the project; ensuring effective implementation of activities undertaken during project execution; and providing sound scientific and technical advice to the Project Steering Committee. The meeting invited not only the all national scientific and technical focal point but regional experts from various institutions such as IOC/Westpac-SEAGOOS project, Research and Development Division of the Training Department, Chulalongkorn University, as well as our partners from the SEAFDEC Sweden project and SEAFDEC/JTF projects. The highlights of the discussion are the updated national activities on establishment of a Regional system of Fisheries Refugia by 4 Member States namely Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand during the past years till 1^st Quarter of 2019. It is also noted that Viet Nam and Indonesia will start the project implementation from the third quarter of 2019 after signing the Letter of Agreement and revision of the national project activities and workplans for 2019-2020. There are several issues on the Data and Information needs to support the activities were addressed as follows: