IFRDMD attends the Regional Workshop in Krabi, Thailand

The Deputy Chief of IFRDMD, Mr. Toru Shimoda, and his staff attended the Regional Workshop on Compilation of Lesson Learned on SEAFDEC JTF Project: Small-scale Fisheries for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resource on 5–7 August 2024, Krabi Province, Thailand. The meeting aimed to report on the implementation results and lessons learned from each component of the Small-Scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resource Project, compile the information on the key successes/challenges, lessons learned, and future activities of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) implementation in the pilot site of SEAFDEC Member Countries, and identify the way forward to strengthen small-scale fisheries management in SEA. The participants were 41 people consisting of 22 males and 19 females, who came from Member Countries, the SEAFDEC Secretariat as well as the Department. On the last day, the participants had a chance to visit fisheries resources conservation and rehabilitation areas (blood cockles, wing shell, mud crab, and periwinkle), which they traveled by boat.