Establishment and operation of a regional system of fishing sanctuaries in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. First published in Phrasamutchedi, Samutprakan, Thailand in December 2022 by the SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Fisheries Refugia Project, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Training Division. The SEAFDEC/UNEP/GEF Fisheries Refugia Project would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source.
OPENING THE MEETING
Isabelle Vanderbeck for the valuable advice and guidance the project had to act on before the project closed.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
INTRODUCTION
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Additionally, SEAFDEC does not have much time to conduct additional events beyond the current PCA change. Joeren Yleana, followed by Mr. Val M. Borja, was supported by Mr. Ouka Vibola to remain the eighth agenda. The meeting also noted that SEAFDEC wants all decision-making actions related to Agenda Eight to be completed before the end of December 2022.
REPORT ON THE PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONSTRAINTS
But the current timeline for financial approval was six months until June 30, 2023; according to the Amended Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, this makes it difficult for SEAFDEC to carry out other technical matters and accept the extension of the Amended Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. He then suggested that the PCU assess the long-term benefit of the project in each country. In response to this, Mr. Somboon Siriraksophon, as project director, take further steps to work closely with implementing countries and gather the necessary information to assess the impacts of the project.
FINANCIAL AND CO-FINANCING MATTERS
Joeren Yleana, as chairman, took note of the accumulated expenses and balance per 30 September 2022. In this regard, Somboon Siriraksophon informed the meeting that SEAFDEC/PCU after receiving the 2022 Country Audit Report and the SEAFDEC Consolidated Accounts Report would continue to inform each country of the Balanced Fund as of December 31, 2022. Joeren Yleana, on behalf of the Project Steering Group for the Philippines, stated that he respected the decision made by SEAFDEC and the proposal of Ms.
RESULTS OF MID-TERM REVIEW (MTR)
Replying to Mr. Worawit Wanchana, Ms. Isabelle Vanderbeck informed the meeting that the country has committed to co-financing both in cash and in-kind to demonstrate the country's contribution and good practice to the project; there is no mention in the agreement of any consequences for the country if they fail to fulfill their commitment. He believed that the delays for past project extension and for the extended technical close beyond 2022 are internal issues. Finally, Worawit Wanchana stated that the revised Annex 9, as presented in Annex 5 of the report, has already been submitted to the MTR Evaluator, Mr.
PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE FOR PROJECT CLOSURE
The meeting noted the revised Annex 9 to the MTR report proposed by SEAFDEC without comment from the Committee. Joeren Yleana, chairman, moved on to the next agenda item. different from the detailed process made by Ms. Isabelle;.
PROCEDURE AND TIMELINE FOR NATIONAL LEAD AGENCY AND SEAFDEC
PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE FOR SEAFDEC AND UNEP
PROJECT CLOSURE ACTIVITIES, BUDGET REVISION, AND CLOSING EVENT
Accordingly, the KPU drafted the budget revision for project closure activities as shown in Annex 8A of the PCA. Somboon Siriraksophon continued his presentation on the proposed closing event or conference that was planned as one of the tentative closing activities during the 3rd week of April 2023. The objectives of the Project Closing Conference are to advance the achievements through improved engagement of stakeholders and the adoption of area-based approaches to fisheries in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
PROJECT CLOSURE ACTIVITIES, BUDGET REVISION
He considered that the results of the project and the critical results related to the establishment and operation of fishing refuges are accepted at all levels in promoting sustainable fishing towards integration of fisheries and habitat management, promotion and exchange of the best practices and lessons learned in forms of communication media, conferences, study tours, etc. can be made before the end of the project in June 2023. However, the unspent resources involved need to be adjusted and reviewed to support the full course of project closure activities. He also stressed that the proposed closure activities do not concern the national technical program, which ends on December 31.
PROJECT CLOSING EVENT
OTHER ISSUES
STATEMENTS FROM THE SCS SAP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT ON
Ouk Vibol requested clarification to update the SAP implementation project based on Fisheries Administration (FiA) concerns. Due to the need for more information and project status of country implementation under the SAP implementation project. Therefore, he requested the SAP implementation project team to share the updated information in the framework of the SAP implementation project through the FR-PCU or appropriate channels in the near future.
FISHERIES REFUGIA WEBSITE
CLOSING OF THE MEETING
In response to this, Mr. Committed by Reynaldo F. Molina to the PSC8 Chairman's request to provide an update to the states through the FR-PCU. On behalf of FiA, he acknowledged the GEF-funded project Ms. Isabelle Vanderbeck, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, Mr. Worawit Wanchana, Mr. Isara Chanrachkij and Mr. Somboon Siriraksophon for their excellent support to Cambodia. She also believed that since it is a champion project, she hopes that SEAFDEC and UNEP can find a solution to continue it and a solution to use the remaining funds, referring to Mr. Ouk Vibol's statements that he will invest the remaining money for the benefit of the country .
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
ADOPTED AGENDA
Additional activities proposed and budget required for the organization of the Project Closing Conference from January to April 2023. The Secretariat will present the plan for the maintenance of the Refugia Fisheries website after the completion of the project.
PROGRESS REPORT AS OF 30 NOVEMBER 2021
In addition, eight fisheries refuge areas were recognized by stakeholders and will be approved by the responsible agencies. The project considers gender mainstreaming in the sustainable management of fisheries refuges as one of the vital objectives that were presented to all participating countries at the Kick-off Meeting in 2016 focusing on gender-integrated activities, taking into account the needs of women and men engaged in it all activities defined by the project. In this regard, in the second quarter, the PCU analyzed the gender ratio of the general activities developed by six countries.
Additionally, Thailand prohibits 100% of trawlers and purse seiners from operating in the Trat sanctuary for Indian Pacific mackerel. In Vietnam, D-Fish formulated a new Master Plan and proposed to enact regulations on fishery resource protection zones in Article 17 of the Fisheries Law 2017 to establish fishery sanctuaries to protect residences, spawning concentration areas and young fishery areas concentrated in inland areas and the waters of Vietnam. This master plan includes a total of 73 marine fisheries protection zones or fisheries sanctuaries to be implemented nationwide from 2021-2030.
Therefore, per June 2022 a total of 273 documents consisting of technical reports, meeting reports and policy/legal papers from six countries, as well as 15 regional meeting reports and two regional policy papers: Regional Action Plan for Short Mackerel in the Gulf of Thailand (2021) and Regional Guidelines for Indicators for Sustainable Management of the Fisheries Refuge (2022) are published and uploaded to the SEAFDEC Repository System and the Fisheries Refugia website. Nine fisheries refugia profiles, including refugia site characterizations, were published by Cambodia (3), Indonesia (1), the Philippines (3) and Thailand (2). In conjunction with the replication and scale-up program, DOF/Thailand announced a 2022 fishing closure in the Gulf of Thailand covering three coastal provinces: Prachub Kirikhun, Chumphon and Surat Thani to protect spawning and juvenile fish stocks from 15 February to 15 May.
No person shall fish in the fishing refugia area of Trat Province with the following fishing gear: (1) Purse seines mounted on motor vessels; (2) Pair trawlers mounted on motor vessels. No person shall fish in the fishing refugia area in Koh Sed Province off Surat Thani with the following fishing gear: (1) crab traps; (2) Crab gill nets with a mesh size of less than 3 inches. Monitoring of the management of the shrimp fishery refuge, which is carried out every 3 (three) years, accompanied by evaluation every 6 (six) years since it was established.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
The PCU compiled a report on co-financing from 6 partner countries and SEAFDEC, annually and quarterly from 2019 to date (Table 5). The results of the partnership implementations show that the cumulative co-financing of the six countries is USD 10,335,307. In addition, SEAFDEC also provides USD co-financing which is higher than the proposed proposal of approximately USD 5.34 million.
AMENDED ANNEX 9 OF THE MID-TERM REVIEW REPORT
The Project Coordination Unit should explore what funding could be available from the South China Sea Strategic Action Program Implementation Project to enable the completion of the Fishery Sanctuary Project. Answer no. 3: During the remaining period until the completion of the technical activity of the FR project by December 2022, the PCU of the Fisheries Refugia (FR) project will make every effort to communicate with the PCU of the South China Sea (SCS) project to explore the possibility of mobilizing the available resources of the SCS project to support participating countries of FR projects that could not complete their activities (if any). The National Work Plan of the concerned countries was also adjusted based on the revised budget, ensuring that the expected project results could be achieved.
Therefore, there should be no requirement for the PCU to prepare a statement of significant changes to the project component. The PCU also reported the preliminary results of the gender-disaggregated analysis in the Quarterly Report for 2021-2022 submitted to UNEP in August 2022. The South China Sea Project calls for an update of the fisheries aspects of the 2008 Strategic Action Program and the project's fisheries refuge must complete the project (eg Indonesia and Vietnam) at the level of detail provided for in the GEF CEO Approval Document.
Ensure that regional and national staff (and any replacement staff) involved in financial management are briefed on the requirements of the IA and EA at the start of the project. The focus of the project was to establish a regional system of fishing refuges, which are fisheries management areas, in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. As agreed in the contact between SEAFDEC and the external auditor, a timetable for the completion of the consolidated accounts for 2022 is no later than 15 June 2023.
1 Information on the implementation of project activities/effects (as stated in the . project document).
PROPOSED PROJECT CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Knowledge management consultant fee for 3 months (@5.25K per month) = 15.75K: Output 1) compilation and assessment of six completed national reports for online publication. Fee VDO Graphic Consultant for 4 months (@ 5 K per month ) = 20 K : Develop the VDO graphic to promote the Fisheries Refugia concept in 5 languages (with Doodle app.). Production of T-shirt and others for promotion at the project closing conference and other events (8 K) X-Stand Posters, Infographic and other media related to the country's good practices on Integrated Fisheries and Habitat Management: 6, 95K.
ENTITLES (for project close activities from 2022Q4 to June 30, 2023 Reduced by 8.55K to cover BL 3300 project close meeting/conference. Information Communications Technology Consultant Fee for 4 months (@5.25K per month) = 21K : Output 1) scripts and VDO about work progress, 2) scripts for infographic of Fisheries Refugia VDO and e-books in five languages, 3) memory book design. VDO image on the concept of fisheries refuges and implementation success story in 5 local languages Reduced by 10K for the group study trip to good practice sites under BL 3200.
List of activities Cost reference Remarks Closing project meeting on (tentatively 3rd week of April 2023). A) Travel Cost (Airfare, DSA, local logistics, etc.) A1) AIRLINES.
PROPOSED PROJECT CLOSING EVENT
It was originally set up in parallel with a regional event within the SCS SAP Implementation project. Welcome speech by Malinee Smithrithee, SEAFDEC Secretary General Welcome speech by Isabelle Vanderbeck, UNEP project manager Opening remarks xxxx xxxxx, host country (if applicable). Good practice of Cambodia (title to be updated) Good practice of Indonesia. address to be updated) Malaysia (address to be updated) Philippines (address to be updated) Thailand (address to be updated) Vietnam.
Each country presented a Pecha Kucha presentation on the country's achievements or good practices within 12 slides, each slide presented within 20 seconds. National Lead Agencies are welcome to pledge support or ongoing project implementation and scale up the program nationally. Announcement for Pecha Kucha Award Announcement for Best Practices Award Recognition to the Host Country.
