REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

RATIONALE AND PURPOSE OF A REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

1. To facilitate the achievement of the goals and objectives of the SEAFDEC/UN Environment/GEF project entitled “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand”, a Regional Scientific and Technical Committee (RSTC) will be established with responsibility for: 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.


2. The RSTC will also be responsible for ensuring that scientific and technical aspects of the fisheries refugia project meet International standards. Specifically, it will review the substantive activities of the project to: (1) identify and manage fisheries and critical habitat linkages at priority fisheries refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand; (2) improve the management of critical habitats for fish stocks of transboundary significance via national and regional actions to strengthen the enabling environment and knowledge-base for fisheries refugia management; (3) enhance information management and dissemination in support of national and regional-level implementation of the fisheries refugia concept; and (4) strengthen national and regional cooperation and coordination in the operation of a regional system of fisheries refugia.

MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

	CAMBODIA
	Mr. Leng Sy Vann Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Deputy Director of Department of Fisheries Conservation Address: Fisheries Administration (FiA), Cambodia Email: lengsyvann@gmail.com Phone: (855) 17 446373
	INDONESIA
	Ms. Astri Suryandari National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Senior Researcher Organization : Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Republic of Indonesia Email: suryandari.astri@gmail.com
	MALAYSIA
	Mr.Sallehudin bin Jamon National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Senior Research Officer, Organization: Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) Kg. Acheh, DOF/Malaysia Email: Sellehudin_jamon@dof.gov.my
	Mr. Jamil bin Musel Alternate National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Senior Research Officer, Organization: Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) Bintawa, DOF/Malaysia Email: jamilmusel@dof.gov.my
	PHILIPPINES
	Mr. Valeriano M. Borja National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Aquaculturist II Organization: National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) Email: valborja1029@gmail.com Phone: +639204033997
	THAILAND
	Dr. Pavarot Noranarttragoon National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: Chief of the Fisheries Resource Assessment Group Email: pavarotn@gmail.com
	VIET NAM
	Dr. Pham Thi Thuy Linh National Scientific and Technical Focal Point Position: (-) Organization: Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish) Email: linhptt83@gmail.com Phone: + 84 988565869