Preparation of this document
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary
    Background to the Fourth APFIC Regional Consultative Forum Meeting
    Conclusions and recommendations of the Fourth APFIC RCFM
Opening of the meeting
Theme 1: Regional overview of fisheries and aquaculture
    Regional overview of capture fisheries in the subregions of Asia
    Status and trends of aquaculture in the subregions of Asia
Theme 2: Regional initiatives promoting improved assessments for
    strengthening management
    The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem – Regional Fisheries Management
        Advisory Committee (RFMAC)
    Managing complex fisheries using risk-based assessments – some ideas to
        facilitate the adoption of management regimes in Southeast Asia
    Responsible supply of fishmeal to Asian aquaculture
    The way forward for trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia and the Coral
        Triangle
    Fish and fisheries of the Lower Mekong River Basin – updated information
    The adoption of aquaculture assessment tools (AATs) for sustainability in the
        Asia-Pacific region
    Implementing an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) in small-scale fisheries in
        the Philippines
Theme 3: Country experiences improving fisheries management and the CCRF
    Fisheries resources management in Bangladesh: A paradigm in natural resource
        conservation
    Management of capture fisheries of China in the South China Sea
    Land rights certification programme for fishers of small-scale fishing businesses in
        Indonesia
    Implementing the ecosystem approach to fisheries in Malaysia
    Improving fisheries management and implementing the CCRF in Myanmar
    Success story of community-based reservoir fisheries in Indrosarobar Kulekhani,
        Makawanpur District, Nepal
    Improving management and governance of fisheries and aquaculture in Pakistan
    Improving fisheries management and implementation of the CCRF in
        the Philippines
    Biodegradable fishing gear in the Republic of Korea
    Improving fisheries co-management in Negombo lagoon under the Regional
         Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP) in Sri Lanka
    Improving fisheries management and implementing the CCRF in Thailand
    Timor-Leste’s experiences in improving management of capture fisheries
    USA National Marine Fisheries Services: stewardship of living marine resources
        for the twenty-first century
Theme 4: Adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, livelihoods and support
    to small-scale fisheries
    Implications of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture: Challenges for
        adaptation and mitigation in the Asia-Pacific region
    How to get fisheries and aquaculture onto the climate change agenda
    The FAO guidelines on small-scale fisheries: getting it right – a civil
        society perspective
    Lessons learned for improving livelihoods and resilience in coastal communities
Theme 5: Country experiences improving aquaculture management and the
    CCRF
    Steps towards improvement of aquaculture management: Bangladesh perspective
    Aquaculture development in Cambodia
    Recent improvements in aquaculture in Southern China and some constraints
    Aquaculture management and the CCRF implementation in Indonesia
    Implementing the ecosystem approach to aquaculture in Malaysia
    Improving aquaculture management and implementing the CCRF in Myanmar
    Integrated aquaculture in Nepal
    Pakistan’s work on aquaculture: implementing the CCRF
    Improving aquaculture management and implementing the CCRF in the Philippines
    Seaweed cultivation for green growth in the Republic of Korea
    Rehabilitation of shrimp aquaculture industry affected with white spot disease in the
        North Western Province of Sri Lanka through implementation of best
        management practices
    Improving aquaculture management and implementing the CCRF in Thailand
    Timor-Leste’s experiences in aquaculture management
    Aquaculture development in the United States
Theme 6: Priorities and capacity building for implementing the CCRF
    Priority areas for fishery management in South Asia
    ASEAN-SEAFDEC Resolution and Plan of Action Towards 2020: Priority areas of the
        Southeast Asian region
    Improving fisheries and resource management
    Training and capacity building in the ecosystem approach to fisheries management
RCFM summary and recommendations for reporting to APFIC
Closing of the RCFM
Appendix
    Appendix A: List of participants
    Appendix B: Agenda
    Appendix C: Opening statements