Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Responsible Fishing, Bangkok, Thailand, 24-27 June 1997: Recent submissions

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    • The Status of Fisheries in the Republic of Maldives 

      Faiz, Mohamed (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      The paper discusses the tuna fisheries in Maldives which dominates its fishing industry. Apart from a very strong domestic market, tuna is also the main export commodity of the country. Moreover, reef fisheries such as, ...

    • Status of Fisheries in Union of Myanmar 

      Myint, U. Khin Maung (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Presented in the paper is the status of fisheries in the Union of Myanmar for the period 1996-1997. Discussed are the fishery production, and trade of the country, including its fishery policies.

    • Status of Fishing Conditions in Cambodia 

      Sour, Kim; Vuthy, Ros (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Fisheries in plays a very important role in Cambodia’s national economic development. Total fish catch production in 1996 was 104 310 tones, about which 60% was contributed by inland capture fisheries, 30% by marine capture ...

    • Fish Resources of Vietnamese Sea Waters and Recommendations for Rational Utilization 

      Thuoc, Bio Sc Pham; Son, Pham Huy (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Sea and continental shelf belonging to Vietnamese EEZ has an estimated areas of more than 1 mil. km2, this is three times greater than land. Sea and continental shelf is becoming an important part in fishery ...

    • Fishing Status of Thailand 

      Chullasorn, Somsak; Chotiyaputta, Cherdchinda (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Marine fishery of Thailand characterized as multi-species and multi-gear fishery. The continuous advances in fishing technology make marine production increasing annually that resulted in depletion of the stocks particularly ...

    • Status of Fishing Conditions in the Philippines in Relation to Responsible Fishing 

      Pastoral, Prospero; Ramiscal, Rafael (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      In 1990-1995 the aquaculture and commercial fisheries in the Philippines achieved a positive growth, on the other hand, the municipal fisheries has been declining. The government's open-access policy in fisheries had been ...

    • Department of Fisheries Malaysia: Training and Extension Programs 

      Lajis, Razali Bin (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Presented in the paper are the training and extension programs of the Department of Fisheries Malaysia. The most common and important issues facing the marine capture fishery, such as overfishing, competition between ...

    • Fisheries Management Policy in Malaysia: Issues on Responsible Fishing 

      Yassin, Abdul Hamid Bin (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      The legal and institutional policies on the management of the marine fisheries industry in Malaysia are presented in the paper. Specifically, management issues and problems that affect the industry, such as, overfishing, ...

    • Status of Fishing Conditions in Japan in Relation to Responsible Fisheries 

      Inoue, Yoshihiro; Chopin, Frank (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      The presence of a large number of species that are low in quantity in Japan's coastal waters has resulted in the evolution of a food culture that has historically utilized most of the catch species and sizes that are caught ...

    • Status of Fishing Condition in Indonesia in Relation to Responsible Fishing 

      Widana, Ketut (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      The paper documents the status of fishing industry in Indonesia. Government policies on responsible fishing were given emphasis. Moreover, manpower distribution, fish production and export, and some aspects of the ...

    • Fishing Activities in Relation to Commercial and Small-scale Fisheries in Indonesia 

      Sumiono, Bambang (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Presented in this paper is the fishery industry in Indonesia. Given emphases were the fishing gears and fishing fleets that were used for both commercial and small-scale fisheries. Moreover, the detailed design of the ...

    • Fisheries in Brunei Darussalam 

      Salleh, Haji Abdul Halidi bin Mohd. (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      Presented in this paper is the status of the fishery industry in Brunei Darussalam. Specifically, it discussed the following topics: fishery management strategies, zonation scheme, licencing, the use of poisons and explosives, ...

    • Proceeding of the Regional Workshop on Responsible Fishing 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
      The deterioration in fisheries resources is a fact faced by the world fishing industry and the consumer alike. The need for Responsible Fisheries management has never been as great as it is now, not in any one country in ...