Annex I. Timetable & Agenda of the Regional Workshop on Low Value and Trash Fish in the Asia-Pacific Region

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 7-9 June 2005

Time	Activity
Day 1 - 7 June 2005
08.30 - 09.00	Registration
09.00 - 09.30	Welcome remarks - Mr Pham Trong Yen MOFI-Viet Nam - Dr Vu Van Trieu APFIC/FAO - Dr Derek Staples
09.30 - 10.00	An APFIC/CDC review of Trash fisheries and utilization Simon Funge-Smith & Derek Staples (APFIC Secretariat)
10.00 - 10.30	Coffee/Tea
SESSION I - Regional trends of trash fish and implications for aquaculture
10.30 - 10.50	Introduction to the Consultation - Rationale and Goals, election of chair Simon Funge-Smith
10.50 - 11.20	This paper summarizes the findings and conclusions of the Chinese fishery study and the landings of fish, its quality and the utilization Richard Grainger & China Team
11.20 - 12.00	This review highlights the overwhelming importance of trash fish in Viet Nam fisheries, and indicates the increased in catch of trash fish and the apparent association of this increase with a decline in predators due to overfishing. Geoff Allan & Peter Edwards (ACIAR)
12.00 - 12.30	Feeding freshwater aquaculture in the Lower Mekong - trends and demands. Suchart Ingthamjitr & MRC Fishery Programme
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 14.30	An analysis of the Trawlbase data for Malaysia and Thailand, the likely future trends in the fishery, the possible impacts of current fishing pressure. Len Garces (Worldfish Trawlbase Team)
14.30 - 15.00	Trends in mariculture/brackishwater culture & effect on feed demand in the Asian region. Mike Phillips & NACA Team
15.00 - 15.30	The future of feeds and feeding of marine finfish in ASEAN. The need for strategies for development of alternative aquaculture feeds Mike Rimmer & ACIAR Team
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee/Tea
16.00 - 16.30	Plenary discussion
16.30 - 17.00	Wrap-up day 1
17.00 - 17.30	Short meeting of sub-group to work on ‘action items’(e.g. research issues, policy recommendations, information/extension issues, etc.). Elect a chair and rapporteur.
Day 2 - 8 June 2005
09.00 - 09.30	Juvenile & trash excluders - the experience from the fishery. Value adding and utilization of low value species for direct human consumption. Mr Bundit Chokesanguan (SEAFDEC TD) & Goh Kian Heng (SEAFDEC MFRD)
09.30 - 10.00	Economic aspects of capture fisheries for low value fish. The economic potential of fisheries rehabilitation versus the economic value addition of aquaculture to low value fish will be considered. Rolf Willmann (FAO)
10.00 - 10.30	Plenary discussion
10.30 - 10.50	Coffee/Tea
SESSION II - Working Group discussions
10.50 - 11.00	Short introduction to the Working Groups
11.00 - 12.30	*Working Group 1a & 1b - Fisheries* Future trends of the trash fish element of the fisheries of the Asia-Pacific region *Working Group 2a & 2b - Aquaculture* Future trends of the ‘trash fish/fish Asia-Pacific region.
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.30	Second session of Working Groups - development of summary conclusions
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee/Tea
16.00 - 17.00	Plenary session - Preliminary findings/presentations of the four Working Group findings
17.00 - 17.30	Short meeting of the sub-group on ‘action (e.g. research issues, policy recommendations, information/extension issues, etc.)
Day 3 - 9 June 2005
SESSION III - Plenary discussions
09.00 - 09.30	Finalized Presentation of the Working Group 1
09.30 - 09.50	Discussion
09.50 - 10.10	Finalized Presentation of the Working Group 2
10.10 - 10.30	Discussion
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee/Tea
11.00 - 12.30	Conclusions and implications of changes in the supply and demand of trash fish in the region
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.00	Report of the sub-group Overarching Policy recommendations for management, research & development Discussion and development of recommendations and actions
15.00 - 15.30	Rapporteur’s review
15.30 - 16.00	Coffee/Tea
16.00 - 16.30	Conclusions of the Workshop & final discussion
16.30 - 16.45	Workshop Closing