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SEAFDEC provides forum to discuss international fisheries related issues |
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SEAFDEC Secretariat in collaboration with ASEAN organized the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Technical Consultation on International Fisheries Related Issues (2010) from 2 to 4 February 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand to provide a platform for regional discussion on the international issues that may have implications to fisheries development of the region, and develop regional coordinated positions among the ASEAN-SEAFDEC countries on the respective issues to be reflected at the relevant regional/international fora.
For 2010, the important issued discussed at the Consultation include: the proposed listing of commercially exploited aquatic species at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of Parties for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (COP15-CITES); the development of the FAO Legally-binding Instrument on Port State Measures; the implementation of the EC Regulations on Catch Certification; the progress of WTO discussion on Fisheries Subsidies; the progress in the development of the FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification.
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National HRD Workshop on the Promotion of One Village One Fisheries Product (FOVOP) in Vietnam, 25-29 January 2010 |
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 In supporting the Southeast Asian countries in working towards sustainable development of fisheries under the globalization and the fast changing world, SEAFDEC gave priority on the need to promote alternative livelihood and poverty reduction in fishing communities through the formulation of a project on the Promotion of “One Village, One Fisheries Products (FOVOP)” System to Improve the Livelihood of the Fisheries Communities in the ASEAN Region or FOVOP.
To promote the implementation of FOVOP in ASEAN Member Countries based on the Regional Strategy for the Promotion of FOVOP and the FOVOP project ideas and activities agreed at the regional level, the ASEAN-SEAFDEC HRD Workshop on the Promotion of FOVOP in Vietnam was conducted on 25 to 29 January 2010 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The workshop hosted by the collaborating agency – the Department of Capture Fisheries and Resources Protection (DECAFIREP), in collaboration with the Department of International Cooperation (ICD), and the Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF) located in Hai Phong, Viet Nam.
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