Report of the Second Technical Experts Meeting on Management of Transboundary Species for Northern Andaman Sea

Abstract

The Second Technical Experts Meeting on Management of Transboundary Species for Northern Andaman Sea was organized by the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project on 12-13 July 2018 at Mercure Hotel, Pattaya City in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The Meeting was attended by Technical Focal Points (TFP) of Myanmar and Thailand, SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department (TD), Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD), Regional Fisheries Policy Network Members (RFPN) and Technical Resource Persons from Thailand. The Meeting was convened, as follow-up to the first Technical Experts Meeting on Management of Transboundary Species of Northern Andaman Sea, held on 13-14 March 2018 in Bangkok, where Myanmar and Thailand TFPs, agreed to produce a draft map out of the data collected and compiled provided by both countries. The draft maps are discussed, revised and updated in this Meeting. Based on the data quality, the Meeting will assess and identify the possible future needs for coordination and collaboration of fisheries measures based on the produced maps that could be beneficial to secure a sustainable stock assessment of these transboundary species.