Malé, Maldives
16-20 March, 1996
Editors:
Donna J. Nickerson
Coastal Zone Management Adviser, Bay of Bengal Programme
and
Maizan Hassan Maniku
Director-General of Fisheries Research and Development
Government of Maldives
BAY OF BENGAL PROGRAMME
Madras, India
1997
BOBP/REP/76
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTEGRATED REEF RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Chapter 1: Five Key Issues
Chapter 2: Objectives for Management
Chapter 3: Strategies and Recommendations to Solve Issues
Chapter 4: Coordinating and Implementation Mechanism
Chapter 5: High Priority Actions over the Next Year to Follow-up on Workshop Recommendations
A: List of participants
B: Workshop Prospectus
C: Agenda
D: List of Documents
E: Introductory Remarks (by Mr. Jadhullah Jameel, Director-General, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Maldives)
F: Welcome Address (by Mr. Hassan Sobir, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture)
G: Inaugural Address (by Mr. Isamail Shafeeu, Minister of Planning, Human Resources & Environment)
H: Statement of Objectives of the Workshop (by Maizan Hassan Maniku, Director-General of Fisheries Research & Development)
I: Concluding Remarks (by Mr. Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, Minister of Tourism)
J: Vote of Thanks (by Mr. Mohammed Khaleel, Director of Environment, Ministry of Planning, Human Resources & Environment)