Fish for the People Vol.17 No.2
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2024-03-25T23:44:24ZFish for the People Vol. 17 No. 2
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Fish for the People Vol. 17 No. 2
While targeting the sustainability of fisheries development in the Southeast Asian region, SEAFDEC ensures that the balance scale is tipped towards responsible utilization and conservation of the fishery resources through the implementation of programs and activities that are aimed at attaining environmental integrity and socio-economic stability. Since 1998, SEAFDEC has been promoting the adoption in Southeast Asia, of the Regional Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries in Southeast Asia that were developed based on the Global Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and recently, the measures and tools towards combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to make sure that the region’s fisheries operations are conducted in responsible ways that aim for the sustainability of the fishery resources. The traceability of fish and fishery products from the region has also been strengthened for the safety of consumers. SEAFDEC also ensures that utilizing the region’s fishery resources should be responsive to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development,” and also to SDG 15.5 “Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity, and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species,” believing that by balancing the utilization of the fishery resources with conservation, the socio-economic stability of the countries in the region would be assured.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZDeveloping the regional position on proposed inclusion of commercially-exploited aquatic species into CITES appendices: The Southeast Asian Region under the spotlight
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Developing the regional position on proposed inclusion of commercially-exploited aquatic species into CITES appendices: The Southeast Asian Region under the spotlight
Sayan, Suwanee; Wanchana, Worawit; Kissol Jr., Lawrence; Sulit, Virgilia T.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) which was entered into force on 1 July 1975, is an international agreement among governments (also known as Parties) with the objective of ensuring that international trade in specimens of animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. Specifically for the commercially exploited aquatic species (CEAS), CITES sets the criteria and guidelines for making decisions as to whether or not a certain CEAS should be listed into the CITES Appendices. The listing of some species of CEAS in the CITES Appendices on the one hand, could have certain impacts not only on the management of the fisheries of the species but also on the economies of many countries of the Southeast Asian region that have been catching and trading some of the species and their “look-alikes” as well as trading in parts of their processed forms. On the other hand, the inclusion of any CEAS in the CITES Appendices would serve as means of addressing the concerns with regards to the conservation and management of such species. The Parties to CITES, referred to as the Conference of the Parties (CoP), meet every two to three years mainly to review the progress in the conservation of the species included in the CITES Appendices, and consider the proposals to amend the lists of species in Appendices I and II or to list new species in the Appendices. To equip the Southeast Asian countries with the necessary justifications with respect to the proposals for listing certain CEAS in the Appendices, which the countries could also use as reference during the voting at the meetings of the CITES CoP, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) regularly organizes regional technical consultations (RTCs) to discuss the possible impacts of the proposals on the fisheries of such species, and develop the common or coordinated position of the SEAFDEC Member Countries on such proposals. Implemented as part of the SEAFDEC collaborative project “Assistance for Capacity Building in the Region to Address International Fish Trade-related Issues,” which receives generous financial support from the Government of Japan Trust Fund (JTF), the RTCs also aspire to come up with recommendations on the issues related to the conservation and sustainable utilization of such CEAS which the countries could also raise during the CITES CoP.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZPaving the way for the development of non-detriment findings: Towards precise species identification of sharks and rays in Southeast Asia
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Paving the way for the development of non-detriment findings: Towards precise species identification of sharks and rays in Southeast Asia
Arnupapboon, Sukchai; Ali, Ahmad; Wanchana, Worawit; Sulit, Virgilia T.
CITES defines non-detriment finding as “a conclusion by a Scientific Authority that the export of specimens of a particular species will not impact negatively on the survival of that species in the wild. The non-detriment finding by a Scientific Authority is required before an export or import permit or a certificate for an introduction from the sea may be granted for a specimen of an Appendix-I species, and before an export permit or a certificate for an introduction from the sea may be granted for a specimen of an Appendix-II species.” Many species of sharks and rays have been listed in the CITES Appendices in view of the increasing exploitation of such species that has become an international concern resulting in the promotion of their conservation and management through the enforcement of trade management measures and control. Considering that listing of commercially-exploited aquatic species in the CITES Appendices, e.g. sharks and rays, would have certain impacts not only on the management of the fisheries of these species but also on the economies of many countries of the region that have been trading some of the species and their “look-alikes” as well as trading in parts of their processed forms, SEAFDEC has been implementing projects that would help the Southeast Asian countries in addressing the issues concerning such species that had been listed in the CITES Appendices. In the case of sharks and rays, SEAFDEC has been supporting the countries in their efforts to improve data collection, especially in recording the landings of sharks and rays at species level, by enhancing the capacities of the countries in species identification. With sufficient knowledge and skills in the precise identification of the species found in the waters of Southeast Asia, the countries could continue trading the commercially-exploited aquatic species that are listed in the CITES Appendices provided these are accompanied with non-detriment findings. Thus, SEAFDEC has also been advocating the establishment of non-detriment findings that provide the scientific evidence to prove that trading of such commercially-exploited aquatic species would not endanger the survival of the wild populations of such species.
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZSustained utilization of SEAFDEC vessels through collaborative research surveys: Marine resources survey of the Gulf of Thailand using the M.V. SEAFDEC 2
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Sustained utilization of SEAFDEC vessels through collaborative research surveys: Marine resources survey of the Gulf of Thailand using the M.V. SEAFDEC 2
Arnupapboon, Sukchai; Serywuth, Suy; Noranarttragoon, Pavarot; Nguyen, Van Minh; Amornpiyakrit, Taweekiet; Chanrachkij, Isara
Cognizant of the state of depletion and to some extent, collapse of the fishery resources particularly in coastal areas, concerned ASEAN Member States (AMSs) have increasingly placed focus on the under-utilized marine fishery resources in the offshore areas of their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). Many AMSs are therefore making considerations to exploit these offshore fishery resources to reduce fishing pressure on their respective coastal resources and give the coastal fishery resources respite for recovery and rebuilding (Garcia et al., 2018). The same concern was addressed by the AMSs during the June 2011 ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security Towards 2929 “Fish for the People 2020: Adaptation to a Changing Environment” that led to the adoption of the “Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2020,” which include among others, the advocacy to: “Investigate the potential of under-utilized fisheries resources and promote their exploitation in a precautionary manner based upon analysis of the best available scientific information.” Responding to such needs and requirements, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) through its Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) has been working closely with the AMSs for the conduct of marine fishery resources surveys and studies on the marine environment of specific offshore areas, such as the Gulf of Thailand, Andaman Sea, and South China Sea, utilizing the SEAFDEC research vessels, the M.V. SEAFDEC and the M.V. SEAFDEC 2, that aim to collect information on the status of marine fishery resources and oceanographic conditions, as well as build the capacity of human resources in the aspects of fisheries and oceanographic surveys, on board navigation practices, and marine engineering. The most recent of such surveys facilitated by SEAFDEC/TD, was the two month “Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Fishery Resources and Marine Environment in the Gulf of Thailand” from 17 August to 18 October 2018 which made use of the M.V. SEAFDEC 2.
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