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Activities listed on this page:
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC)
The FAO regional office hosts the secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), which is a regional fishery body that acts as a consultative forum and works in partnership with other regional organizations, arrangements and members. It provides advice, coordinates activities and acts as an information broker to increase knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region to underpin decision-making. The APFIC secretariat is based at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
APFIC meetings in 2004 and 2005
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APFIC 28th Session, 3-5 August 2004 in Thailand
The Department of Fisheries of the Royal Government of Thailand hosted the session,
which was attended by the Commission's 20 member countries.
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APFIC Workshop on Low Value and "Trash Fish" in the Asia-Pacific Region, 7-9 June 2005 in Viet Nam
The workshop will bring together fisheries and aquaculture specialists from the region to update regional information on the status of these fisheries and the utilisation of catch.
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APFIC Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Fisheries Co-Management,
9-12 August 2005 in Cambodia
The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum to learn from past experiences and to promote devolved management of fisheries. Participants at the workshop will be exposed to a range of coastal and inland fisheries co-management interventions and the maximum amount of time possible will be devoted to the elaboration of approaches needed to make fisheries co-management a "mainstream" activity in developing countries.
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70th Session of the APFIC Executive Committee (ExCo), 23-25 August 2005 in Malaysia
The Executive Committee of APFIC will deliberate upon the activities for the Commission, in particular, the forthcoming Regional Consultation Forum Meeting in 2006. |
Response to the tsunami of 26 December 2004
The FAO regional office and APFIC have been working closely with regional partners in assessing damage and needs in the wake of the tsunami (in fisheries, aquaculture and coastal livelihoods) in affected countries. A key initiative has been the CONSRN consortium (Consortium to restore shattered livelihoods in tsunami devastated nations). The objective of the consortium is to provide mechanisms to harmonize the activities of the core partners in terms of:
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Collating and disseminating up-to-date information on the impact of the tsunami |
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Demonstrating credible assessment of damages and needed efforts and resources for rehabilitation |
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Developing and sharing with all concerned agencies appropriate guidelines for the planning and implementation of livelihoods, community and sector rehabilitation programs |
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Coordinating immediate short-term aid efforts to rehabilitate affected coastal communities |
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Building a common vision, objectives and strategy for medium to long-term rehabilitation of coastal communities |
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Coordinating on-the-ground activities to meet the common vision |
Information on the rehabilitation efforts can be found at: the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission website and the FAO fisheries department tsunami relief webpage.
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Regional Workshop on the Rehabilitation of Fisheries
and Aquaculture in Coastal Communities of Tsunami Affected Countries in Asia,
28 February–1 March 2005 in Thailand
The workshop
focused on the tsunami impacted coastal communities whose main livelihood activities
were related to fisheries and aquaculture. Under a livelihood framework this includes
consideration of natural, human, financial, social and physical assets, as well as of
the processes, institutions, originations, policies and legislation that shape
livelihoods. The approach was from a fishery/aquaculture perspective and focused
on fishing/aquaculture activities and the natural resource base. The outputs of the
workshop included a regional strategic framework for rehabilitation.
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Projects
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Addressing the quality of information on inland fisheries (AQUIIF)
Inland fisheries play a very important role in rural areas of Southeast Asia in terms of food security and livelihoods of the people. However, they are often given low priority in the eyes of governments since they are not a visible part of income generation and staple food production. As such, information on aquatic resource use in inland areas is often scarce and its quality is very poor, which further leads to inadequate or inappropriate policy development.
The AQUIIF project will review existing information and describe the inland fisheries in participating countries. This review and description of inland fisheries itself will be quality information that has never been available in most of the participating countries. Based on the review, information requirements will be clarified and the options to obtain and generate the required information will be identified through a series of national and regional consultations that involve various stakeholders including policy-makers and users of inland resources.
During the process, national project counterparts will be trained in participatory and livelihood approaches that are essential for stakeholder involvement and generation of quality information. Field evaluation of new approaches for the generation of information relevant to management will be conducted and practical experiences will be shared and synthesized at a regional workshop. The information generated from the field study will also indicate the potential level of people’s participation in the sector and contribution of inland resources to food security and rural livelihoods.
Through implementation of this project it is expected that users of information on inland fishery will gain improved understanding of the information requirements that meet policy formulation and management requirements, and of how best to generate it.
Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand
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Strengthening of the capacity in fisheries information gathering for management
This project is supported by funding from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). The project will look at information requirements for small-scale coastal fisheries management, particularly conflict resolution and sustainable management of fishery resources through effective decision-making, based on appropriate information and facilitation of dialogue with stakeholders. It will investigate the existing management approaches and available information, and identify gaps in information coverage or lack of linkages between different parts of the government or between different levels of government. Special attention will be given to assessing approaches linking local fisher’s knowledge with planning and decision-making for management interventions at provincial and national levels. A series of national and regional workshops as well as hands-on training will be conducted in the participating countries.
Countries: Cambodia, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam
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Empowerment of coastal fishing communities for livelihood security
The objective of this project is to promote the livelihood security of the poor by increasing their access to assets and resources. To achieve this requires environmentally sound, sustainable coastal fisheries development programmes through the empowerment and full participation of the coastal population, both in planning and implementation.
Country: Bangladesh
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Poverty alleviation through improved aquatic resources management in Asia
The objective of this project is to enhance the livelihoods of rural people through improved management of aquatic resources. This will be achieved through assistance in capacity building to: identify aquatic resource management issues impacting on the livelihoods of the poor, monitor and evaluate different management approaches, extend information, establish a network within and between sectors and countries, and support agencies and institutions to ensure that they utilize existing and emerging information more effectively and better understand poor people's livelihoods. The project also aims to enable poor people to exert greater influence over policies and processes that impact on their lives.
For more information, see the STREAM initiative.
Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao DPR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Viet Nam |
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