SEAFDEC : Training Department

Since the adoption of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in 1995, SEAFDEC has implemented various activities to promote responsible fisheries in Southeast Asia. Starting with the regionalization of the global code into regional contexts and production of Regional Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries in Southeast Asia from 1998 to 2006 (covering responsible fishing operations, responsible aquaculture, responsible fisheries management, and responsible fisheries post-harvest practices and trade); this was followed by translation of the guidelines to national languages and provisions of HRD activities to support the implementation of responsible fisheries in the region. In addition, the principle of responsible fisheries has also been embedded in SEAFDEC programs of activities from formulation until their implementation.

In June 2007, SEAFDEC was informed of the endorsement by the FAO Council nominating SEAFDEC as the recipient of the Margarita Lizarrága Medal Award for the biennium 2006-2007. This award is given to SEAFDEC for its efforts in promoting the adoption of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) in the ASEAN Region.

SEAFDEC still further promote the concept of CCRF by implementing on various regional programs. Most of the CCRF implemented programs have focused in the coastal and marine fisheries. Very few programs were implemented in the inland areas remarkably in Lao PDR and Myanmar. Therefore SEAFDEC, using Japanese unspent from MoFA proposes to promote of inland small-scale fisheries management through rights-based fisheries and co-management towards institutional building and participatory approaches concept to those two countries as pilot projects. It is expected that the outcomes from those two pilot countries could be fulfill the gap in implementation of the CCRF, in addition the outcomes could also apply and benefit to all SEAFDEC member countries.

          1.To promote the practice of rights-based fisheries and co-management to improve inland small-scale fisheries management in ASEAN member countries

          2. To strengthen a fishing community organization and its institution to take leading role in practicing rights-based fisheries and co-management for achieving inland small-scale fisheries management

          3. To establish sustainable inland small-scale fisheries resource management entity at local levels

          4. To alleviate poverty in inland small-scale fishing communities

Planning for the project and activities (project/activity title and its short description) to be implemented as well as expected outcomes in the year 2011. In case that there are linkages among programs, the linkages and coordination mechanism among concerned programs should be provided.

Project/Activity Title

Duration

Activity 2: Case study on the promotion of rights-based fisheries and co-management for strengthening an integrated inland small-scale fisheries management implementation
Activity 2-2: Workshop/Seminar on rights-based fisheries and co-management for inland small-scale fisheries management with local fisheries officers and stakeholders

The workshop title will be “Stakeholder of Duya inn Reservoir Consultative Workshop”
Venue: Duya Inn, Hinthada, Myanmar
Participant : Local fishermen in Duya Inn reservoir, fisheries officer of DOF Myanmar, TD staffs and resources person .
Duration: 19 -20 April 2011
Objective :
To enhance capacity building of local stakeholder on concept of co-management and rights-based fisheries for better inland small-scale fisheries development and management
To practice and form co-management institution of stakeholder and local government agencies for better inland small-scale fisheries development and management

This activity delivers to community meeting to let the community people itself recognize its own community and practice related to right-based fisheries and co-management, and also restores the results of fish conservation area to community and sharing information between local stakeholders and governmental agencies concerned. The workshop will enhance users’ consensus on the self-regulatory use of fisheries resources and on the reduction of conflict between resource users.

Activity 3: End of Project Regional Workshop/Seminar

19 -20 April 2011

October 2011