Report of the Gulf of Thailand Sub-Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Network Meeting

Abstract

The Gulf of Thailand Sub-Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) Network Meeting was convened on 20 to 21 June 2019, in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The Meeting was organized by the SEAFDEC-Sweden Project, with aim to discuss the roadmap and working mechanism for the establishment of MCS network for Gulf of Thailand (GOT) sub-region and its communication mechanism. The Meeting was attended by the country delegates from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam, who are officials from various agencies involved on each component of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (i.e. fisheries, marine department, marine police, enforcement, and navy), representing as National Technical Group (NTG) for MCS. Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO/RAP), officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, SEAFDEC/Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) and SEAFDEC/Training Department (TD), members of Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) for Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam were also in the attendance.