ANNEX I
PROGRAMME OF THE APFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM MEETING

"Reforming fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific"

Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-19 August 2006

DAY 1 : Wednesday, 16 August 2006
08:00 - 09:00	Registration
09:00-10:15	Opening Ceremony (see separate detailed program)
	Welcome remarks	Director-General, Department of Fisheries Malaysia
	Address	Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries Department
	Opening speech	Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Malaysia
10:15-10:45	Morning tea/coffee
10:45-11:00	Forum arrangements Derek Staples, APFIC Secretary
11:00-11:30	Keynote address: Reforming fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific Ichiro Nomura, FAO Department of Fisheries
THEME 1: Future of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific and the low value/trash fish problem
11:30-12:00	Status and potential of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific region
	Derek Staples, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
12:00-12:30	Implications for supply of and demand for fish for food and fish for feeds
	Stephen hall, WorldFish Center
12:30-14:00	Lunch
14:00-14:15	Action plan to address low value/trash fish issues in the APFIC region
	Simon Funge-Smith, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
14:15-15:30	Capture fisheries management interventions
	Panel led by Rolf Willmann, FAO Department of Fisheries
15:30-16:00	Afternoon tea/coffee
16:00-16:30	Pellets and fishmeal substitution
	Albert Tacon, University of Hawaii
16:30-17:00	General discussion
Day 2: Thursday, 20 August 2006
THEME 2: Co-management, governance and institutions
09:00 - 09:45	Mainstreaming fisheries co-management in Asia: Lessons learned in Asia, Africa, and the wider Caribbean Robert Pomeroy University of Connecticut
09:45-10:15	Co-management in aquaculture
	Pedro Bueno, NACA
10:15-10:45	Morning tea/coffee
10:45-11:00	Strategies and action to mainstream fisheries co-management in the APFIC region Simon Funge-Smith, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
11:00-12:30	Country experiences with co-management Brief presentations from APFIC Members
12:30-14:00	Lunch
14:00-14:30	What are fishery rights? Suriyan Vichitlekarn, SEAFDEC
THEME 3: Policy challenges
14:30-15:00	Fishery and aquaculture policy direction in APFIC countries Graeme Macfadyen, Poseidon Aquatic Resources Management Ltd.
15:00-15:30	Development and poverty reduction strategies in the APFIC region: integrating fisheries into the development discourse Andy Thorpe, University of Portsmouth
15:30-16:00	Afternoon tea/coffee
16:00-16:30	Discussion on national policy directions & initiatives
16:30-17:00	Integrating fisheries into large marine ecosystem/regional seas arrangements Chris Paterson, UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project Xianshi Jin, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute In Kwon Jang, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute
18:00	Poster Session - country posters or exhibits on key issues that are being addressed by the Members
DAY 3 Friday 18 August 2006
THEME 4:	Emerging issues
	1. Food quality and safety in the context of trade
	2. Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)
09:00-09:45	Trends in international fish trade and market access requirements Lahsen Ababouch, FAO Department of Fisheries
09:45-10:15	Emerging issues and requirements relating to food safety and trade S Subasinghe, INFOFISH
10:15-10:45	Morning tea/coffee
10:45-11:45	Improving production standards to meet consumer requirements Lahsen Ababouch, FAO Department of fisheries Alice McDonald, Marine Stewardship Council Rattanawan Mungkung, Kasetsart University
11:45-12:30	Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Asia-Pacific region Gary Morgan, Consultant
12:30-14:00	Lunch
FINAL SESSION: Summary and recommendations for reporting to APFIC
14:00-15:30	Plenary Discussion Summary and recommendations for APFIC

ANNEX I PROGRAMME OF THE APFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM MEETING

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PROGRAMME OF THE APFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE FORUM MEETING