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TD Conducts Activities to Promote Responsible Fisheries |
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 TD research staff conducted survey and collected information on light fishing in the Philippines and Thailand under the program on Responsible Fishing Technology and Practices, of which in 2008 various researches and studies are being conducted to assess the impacts of various kinds of fishing gear and practices on the fisheries resources, sea beds, environment and ecosystem.
A questionnaire on light fishing was prepared to collect the information from fishermen engaged in light fishing; and surveys were conducted in Catbalogan and Calbayog City in the Philippines from 11-15 March 2008, and in Chonburi, Rayong and Chantaburi Provinces in Thailand from 17-21 March 2008. It is expected that the collated data and information would be used to develop and improve this fishing gear to alleviate its impact on the resources. |
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SEAFDEC Participates in the Workshop on a Toolbox for Applying the Ecosystem |
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Written by SEAFDEC
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Following the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the need for an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) is now globally recognized. The application of the EAF has been emphasized in the Reykjavik Conference on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem and in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Thus, from 26 to 29 February 2008, the workshop for applying the EAF was held at the FAO in Rome with the objectives of reviewing the main tools currently available for applying an ecosystem approach to fisheries; assessing the usefulness and applicability of these tools particularly for less developed countries; and identifying the role of FAO and partners in completing dissemination and facilitating use of existing tools and in developing a toolbox. |
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Monitoring on ICRM-SV Project Activities in Cambodia |
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Written by SEAFDEC
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TD researchers monitored and followed up the project activities implementation under the project on Integrated Coastal Resources Management in Sihanoukville (ICRM-SV) in Cambodia.  The ICRM-SV was implemented by TD in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration of Cambodia since 2004. The project aimed to develop the capacity of the local human resources by empowering them to be able to manage and sustain coastal resources and vigorous community development; develop systematic voluntary participation of the local people in managing the local body; and proactively strengthen community development and resource management by promoting people’s participation in creating job opportunities and in establishing local businesses to increase local people’s access to income source for poverty alleviation and development of the community’s economies.
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Written by SEAFDEC
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After being briefly trapped near the AQD station in west central Philippines, three sea turtles found themselves free again thanks to their conscientious rescuers.  The first was a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), nicknamed Neneng which was entangled in a seine net. Neneng weighed between 100-120 kg and measured 107 cm long and 100 cm wide. She was tagged (tag code: PH8504) and released on the same day by AQD FishWorld. The second was an olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) given the name Marcela which weighed about 20 kilos and measured 21.5 cm long and 22.75 cm wide. She too was ensnared in a seine net. Tagged with the code PH 8505, she was released January 8. The third was another green, named Bibiday, weighing 50-60 kilograms and was about 38-inch long and 27.8-inch wide. She was released January 23 with tag code PH 8506.
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TD Collaborates with DOF Thailand to Organize Set Net Workshop |
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Written by SEAFDEC
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 The Regional Workshop on set-net fishing technology transfer for sustainable coastal fisheries management in Southeast Asia was held from 12-14 December 2007 at the Eastern Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center (EMDEC), Rayong, Thailand. The meeting was conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and co-hosted by EMDEC, Department of Fisheries, Thailand.
The regional workshop was held with the objectives of collecting and sharing the information of set-net fishing and stationary fishing gear operated in the Southeast Asia, observing the set-net project site and exchanging technical opinion among participants, discussing the difficulties and constraints for trouble-shooting on set-net fishing technology transfer, evaluating the response for possible acceptance from local fishers and technical staff concerned on set-net fishing technology transfer, as well as initiating the regional future plan to promote the set-net fishery for sustainable coastal fisheries management. |
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