Technical Training for FiA Officers on Biological Studies of Short Mackerel 

GEF-UNEP/SEAFDEC Fisheries Refugia Project

During February 12-14, 2019, the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) of the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Project on “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand”, in collaboration with Fisheries Administration (FiA) of Cambodia, conducted a Technical Training on Biological Studies of Short Mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) in the coastal water Cambodia. There were 9 participants who attended this training including 3 officers from the Fisheries Administration (FiA), Cambodia, and 3 fisheries officers from the fisheries cantonment of Koh Kong Province, and 1 fisheries officer from Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, and Kep Province, Cambodia.

The specific topic for this training is focused on morphological studies, species identification, maturity stage identification, and methodology for larval and juvenile fish surveys in the coastal areas of Koh Kong Province, Cambodia.

Moreover, all participants had trained on operating a drone and using aerial visual technology to support the baseline survey.