Overview of the status and understanding of by-catch in the Southeast Asia region

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Overview of the status Overview of the status and understanding of and understanding of

by-catch in the by-catch in the Southeast Asia regionSoutheast Asia region

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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterSEAFDEC -

SEAFDEC - is a regional inter-governmental body for the purpose of

promoting fisheries development in the region.

SEAFDEC - Established 1967

What is SEAFDEC

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SEAFDEC member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

SEAFDEC Member countries

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Organization Structure

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The International Workshop on the Estimation of Discards and Measures to The International Workshop on the Estimation of Discards and Measures to Reduce By-catch in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean, May 2003Reduce By-catch in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean, May 2003

Identified three factors, which differentiate the fisheries of the region from most temperate fisheries:

Southeast Asian Region Fisheries

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1. Dominated by small-scale fisheries

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2. Multispecies nature of the fisheries with fishers depending on many different species

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3. Long tradition of consuming a wide variety of fish and fish products

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The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (FAO, 1995)

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“By-catch is a general term for the component of the catch, which is anticipated to be caught during an industrial fishing operation, in addition to the target catch.”

REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHING OPERAT

IONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Unwanted catch Incidental catches of marine mammals, birds

and reptiles Trash fish Under-size commercial valuable species Low and No value species

By-catch in Southeast Asia

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Problem faced in Fisheries of Problem faced in Fisheries of Southeast Asian RegionSoutheast Asian Region

Catch of commercially important species

juvenileCod-endCod-end

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• Trawl fishery

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Problem faced in Fisheries of Problem faced in Fisheries of Southeast Asian RegionSoutheast Asian Region

Sea turtle mortality

• Longline fishery

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2001MILLENNIUM CONFERENCE

Action plan to reduce unwanted catch in the region Action plan to reduce unwanted catch in the region

Responsible fisheries and by-catch Responsible fisheries and by-catch reduction projectreduction project

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Promotion on the Used of By-catch Reduction Devices in Southeast Asia Region

FAO-GEF SEAFDEC+

Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling (REBYC) 2002-2008

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Malaysia

WWF-NOAA SEAFDEC+

• Promotion of the use of circle hook in longline fisheries

Thailand

Indonesia

Vietnam

• Tuna longline fisheries observer training

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SEAFDEC initiative activities SEAFDEC initiative activities related topic of Fisheries related topic of Fisheries

Management Practices and Management Practices and By-catch reduction issueBy-catch reduction issue

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Promotion on the Used of By-catch Reduction Devices

Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)

Juvenile and Trash Excluder Devices (JTEDs)

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Light Fishing

Stationary Fishing gears

Research and Study on Light Fishing and Stationary Gears to

reduction by-catch

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Small-scale gears : Trap

Long-line (Circle hook)

Modification of Fishing Gears

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Improve the DFADs to reduce by-catch

Appropriated technique to reduce mortality of sea turtle by audience frequency

Modification of Fishing Gears

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Regional Training Workshop on the use of Selective Fishing Gears and Devices

Promotion on the Concept of Fishery Refugia

Human Capacity Building

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Margarita Lizárraga Medal year 2006-2007

The Margarita Lizárraga Medal Award was established during the FAO  Conference in 1997 in memory of Dr Margarita Lizárraga, Senior Fishery Liaison Officer, for her decisive role in promoting the CCRF and her productive work in the field of fisheries for nearly forty years, particularly in developing countries

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Collaborative activities with related organization on by-catch

reduction issue IOSEA UNEP FAO AMC MI TUMSAT GEF WWF NOAA

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