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Fish for the People Vol. 14 No. 2

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanchana, Worawit Torell, Magnus Siriraksophon, Somboon Sulit, Virgilia T. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/993 2021-11-28T03:05:22Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Addressing trans-boundary issues and consolidating bilateral arrangements to combat IUU fishing Wanchana, Worawit; Torell, Magnus; Siriraksophon, Somboon; Sulit, Virgilia T. In Southeast Asia, illegal and destructive fishing activities are recognized as among the most crucial problems that threaten the sustainability of the region's fisheries affecting the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on the fishery resources. In addressing such concern, SEAFDEC has been promoting regional activities to improve management of fisheries including fishing capacity, which are envisioned to be achieved through the establishment of sub-regional fisheries management mechanism considering the specific profiles and challenges of the sub-regions in Southeast Asia. This effort had been sustained by SEAFDEC with support from the Government of Sweden through the SEAFDEC-Sida Project which ran from 2006 to 2012, and the next phase under the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project from 2013 to 2017. Over the years, SEAFDEC has facilitated bilateral dialogues through such sub-regional approach to discuss and look for effective ways to improve management of fisheries for the sustainability of the fishery resources in each sub-region. Focus was given on the importance of trans-boundary coastal/marine species, and integration of fisheries and habitats managements as well as control of illegal and destructive fishing activities. Since 2008, a series of technical meetings had been convened on effective fisheries management for the Gulf of Thailand Sub-region, and bilateral dialogues had been forged between Thailand-Cambodia and Cambodia-Viet Nam and Malaysia-Thailand, as well as Myanmar-Thailand and Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand for the Andaman Sea sub-region. From such dialogues, it has become obvious that bilateral and sub-regional dialogues and arrangements facilitate the development and implementation of fisheries programs and activities including those that address the issues on IUU fishing. The agreements between neighboring countries through bilateral/sub-regional cooperative arrangements have been so-designed so as to improve fisheries management, specifically on the sustainable utilization of transboundary fishery resources.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeap, Soon Eong http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/992 2021-11-28T03:05:22Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Securing the niche of ASEAN fishery products in the global market: Traceability system for ASEAN aquaculture products Yeap, Soon Eong The Codex Alimentarius Commission defines traceability or product tracing as 'the ability to follow the movement of a food through specified stage(s) of production, processing and distribution'. In an increasingly complex food system, traceability has become the major tool to deal with issues/problems associated with food safety and quality assurance, thus allowing business to prevent risk and gain consumer trust. Meanwhile, the strengthened ties between countries across the globe encourage and facilitate bilateral trade, and it is not uncommon for food to travel thousands of miles to reach a market. In food trade, records of traceability are used as proof of compliance to food safety, bio-security and regulatory requirements, and ensure that quality and other contractual requirements are fulfilled. Thus, it is imperative that traceability of food products should be strengthened to support food safety worldwide. In a situation of a food recall, robust traceability systems allow efficient tracing of affected products throughout the supply chain. Traceability has also been used in the aquaculture supply chain to ensure the safety and quality of aquatic organisms, and to verify that such organisms are farmed in compliance with national or international management requirements or meet national security and public safety objectives. In order to enhance the competitiveness of the Southeast Asian region's fish and fishery products, as well as facilitate trade with major importing countries, e.g. the United States of America, the European Union as well as Japan, traceability has become a vital tool and requirement for necessary market penetration and securing the niche of the region's fish and fishery products in the world market.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Amornpiyakrit, Taweekiet Siriraksophon, Somboon http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/991 2021-11-28T03:05:22Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Management of fishing capacity for sustainable fisheries: RPOA-capacity Amornpiyakrit, Taweekiet; Siriraksophon, Somboon The increasing demand for fish prompts many fishers with highly-equipped fishing boats, to unceasingly chase for fish oblivious of the impacts of any irresponsible operations on the resources. The uncontrolled exploitation of the fishery resources ends up with overcapacity, which in turn lures fishers to engage in illegal fishing operations resulting in overfishing, and ultimately to resources depletion. Under such a scenario, the task of managing the fishery resources on a sustainable basis has become increasingly challenging, and the immeasurable threats of over-exploitation and degradation of aquatic habitats have become serious problems, especially in the Southeast Asian region. Recognizing that overfishing and overcapacity seriously threaten the sustainable management and conservation of fishery resources, and the severity of such problems, the Ministers of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries responsible for fisheries through the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2020, had resolved to promote better management of fishing capacity and the use of responsible fishing technologies and practices. Specifically, such agreement led to recognition and movement towards the replacement of the 'open access' to fisheries resources with "limited access" through rights-based fisheries as well as to secure the rights and well-being of inland and coastal fisheries communities. As a leading regional organization working towards the promotion of sustainable fisheries management and countermeasures to combat IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region, SEAFDEC has exerted continuous efforts to address this serious issue. Through series of consultations organized by SEAFDEC with funding support from the Japanese Trust Fund and the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project, the SEAFDEC Member Countries came up with a draft Regional Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity (RPOA-Capacity) to serve as management tool and voluntary guidelines for preventing over-exploitation of the fishery resources and consequently combating IUU fishing in the region.

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