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Issues Para Responsible
Department Required action/Progress Status
of the SSF Guidelines and initiatives related to sustainable small-scale aquaculture in 2022.
5.3 Strategic Plan of Action on ASEAN Cooperation on Fisheries 2021-2025
No follow-up actions required.
5.4 ASEAN Roadmap on Combating Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing
No follow-up actions required.
5.5 ASEAN Network for Combating Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing (AN-IUU) No follow-up actions required.
5.6 ASEAN Shrimp Alliance (ASA)
No follow-up actions required.
VI. POLICY CONSIDERATION ON INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES-RELATED ISSUES 6.1 Combating IUU Fishing
6.1.1 Regional Management Initiatives for Combating IUU Fishing On the difficulties of Viet Nam in the
uploading of data on vessels 24 meters in
length and over in the RFVR Database 40 TD
The official letter and email were sent to Viet Nam to follow up and monitor the obstacles to upload
information on RFVR database. Until now, Viet Nam does not request any assistance.
100%
Thailand sought the assistance of SEAFDEC for the conduct of capacity building for the AMSs on AIS inspection to combat IUU fishing.
41 TD This activity is not planned to conduct in this quarter 0%
Concerning large numbers of small-scale fishing vessels operating in the region, Thailand requested SEAFDEC to help enhance the capacity of the AMSs on MCS implementation to combat IUU for this group of fishing vessels.
41
SEC &
relevant departments/
projects
SEAFDEC will explore the request from Thailand in the
current project. 0%
eACDS:
Malaysia will conduct a training for stakeholders in the first quarter of 2022, and requested technical assistance from TD during the training, which would be organized preferably with the physical attendance of participants.
42 TD There is no request from Malaysia to TD for such
assistance. 0%
6.1.2 Regional Action Plan for Management of Transboundary Species: Indo-Pacific Mackerel in the Gulf of Thailand Sub-region
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Department Required action/Progress Status
No follow-up action required 6.2 Promotion on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in ASEAN Region
6.2.1 Regional Plan of Action for Sustainable Utilization of Neritic Tunas in the ASEAN Region No follow-up action required 6.3 Fish Trade-related Issues
6.3.1 CITES-related Issues SEAFDEC was suggested to consider revising the timeline in order to have sufficient time for the endorsement by the FCG/ASSP, ASWGFi, and SOM-AMAF,
respectively. 55 SEC
The RTC on Development of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Positions on the Proposed Listing of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) into the CITES Appendices was convened on 30 August–1 September 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. No ASEAN- SEAFDEC Common Positions of the proposed listing of CEAS. SEAFDEC Secretariat informed the outcomes to SEAFDEC Council and ASEAN Secretariat.
Done
6.3.2
Fisheries Subsidies SEAFDEC to develop the appropriate approach in conducting stock assessment according to the needs of the countries so that there would be common
understanding to comply with the international requirements.
59 MFRDMD,
TD, SEC
SEAFDEC in collaboration with FAO conducted the two Training Workshops on Stock Assessment first
Workshop was organized in December 2022 and the second Workshop on 29 August-6 September 2022 at SEAFDEC/TD. The follow-up has been conducting bilateral between separated country and SEAFDEC and FAO to complete the reports.
Done
SEAFDEC to consider supporting the conduct of activities on capacity building and sharing of information among the AMSs in the development and
implementation of reference points, such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY) or other reference points, as appropriate.
60 SEC, TD, MFRDMD
SEAFDEC in collaboration with FAO conducted the two Training Workshops on Stock Assessment first
Workshop was organized in December 2022 and the second Workshop on 29 August-6 September 2022 at SEAFDEC/TD. The follow-up has been conducting bilateral between separated country and SEAFDEC and FAO to complete the reports.
Done
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Department Required action/Progress Status
6.3.3
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act SEAFDEC should consider facilitating the sharing of experiences among the
countries on (U.S.) regulations and management measures applied for the specific fisheries.
63 TD and SEC
SEC is planning to organize the Webinar in 2023 to update the NOAA and SEAFDEC Member Countries for Comparability finding results and others. SEC
communicated with representative from NOAA still no response.
0%
SEAFDEC to consider convening a forum under the existing programs of SEAFDEC in 2022 on sharing of information on comparability findings among the countries.
63-64 SEC
SEC is planning to organize the Webinar in 2023 to update the NOAA and SEAFDEC Member Countries for Comparability finding results and others. SEC
communicated with representative from NOAA still no response.
0%
6.4 Other/Emerging Issues
6.4.1 Study on Impacts from COVID-2019 Pandemic on Fisheries Sector of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries No follow-up action required
VII. OTHER MATTERS
7.1 Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2030 No follow-up action required
7.2 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022
No follow-up action required
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