Overview of the status and understanding of by-catch in the Southeast Asia region

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Overview of the status and understanding of
by-catch in the Southeast Asia region
SEAFDEC TRAINING DEPARTMENT SAMUTPRAKARN THAILAND
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What is SEAFDEC
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
SEAFDEC -
is a regional inter-governmental body for the
purpose of promoting fisheries development in the
region.
SEAFDEC -
Established 1967
SEAFDEC -
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SEAFDEC Member countries
SEAFDEC member countries are Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam
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Organization Structure
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The International Workshop on the Estimation of
Discards and Measures to Reduce By-catch in the
Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean, May 2003
Southeast Asian Region Fisheries

• Identified three factors, which differentiate
  the fisheries of the region from most temperate
  fisheries

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1. Dominated by small-scale fisheries

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1. Multispecies nature of the fisheries with fishers
   depending on many different species

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• Long tradition of consuming a wide variety of
  fish and fish products

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The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(FAO, 1995)
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REGIONAL GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHING
OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
By-catch is a general term for the component of
the catch, which is anticipated to be caught
during an industrial fishing operation, in
addition to the target catch.
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By-catch in Southeast Asia

• Unwanted catch
• Incidental catches of marine mammals, birds and
  reptiles
• Trash fish
• Under-size commercial valuable species
• Low and No value species

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Problem faced in Fisheries of Southeast Asian
Region

• Trawl fishery

Catch of commercially important species juvenile
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Problem faced in Fisheries of Southeast Asian
Region

• Longline fishery

Sea turtle mortality
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2001MILLENNIUM CONFERENCE

• Action plan to reduce unwanted catch in the
  region

Responsible fisheries and by-catch reduction
project
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FAO-GEF
SEAFDEC

Promotion on the Used of By-catch Reduction
Devices in Southeast Asia Region
Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical
Shrimp Trawling (REBYC) 2002-2008
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WWF-NOAA
SEAFDEC

• Promotion of the use of circle hook in longline
  fisheries

• Tuna longline fisheries observer training

Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysia
Indonesia
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SEAFDEC initiative activities related topic of
Fisheries Management Practices and By-catch
reduction issue
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Promotion on the Used of By-catch Reduction
Devices

• Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)

• Juvenile and Trash Excluder Devices (JTEDs)

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Research and Study on Light Fishing and
Stationary Gears to reduction by-catch

• Light Fishing

• Stationary
• Fishing gears

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Modification of Fishing Gears

• Small-scale gears Trap

• Long-line (Circle hook)

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Modification of Fishing Gears

• Appropriated technique to reduce mortality of sea
  turtle by audience frequency

• Improve the DFADs to reduce by-catch

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Human Capacity Building

• Regional Training Workshop on the use of
  Selective Fishing Gears and Devices

• Promotion on the Concept of Fishery Refugia

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Margarita Lizárraga Medal year 2006-2007
The Margarita Lizárraga Medal Award was
established during the FAO  Conference in 1997 in
memory of Dr Margarita Lizárraga, Senior Fishery
Liaison Officer, for her decisive role in
promoting the CCRF and her productive work in the
field of fisheries for nearly forty years,
particularly in developing countries
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Collaborative activities with related
organization on by-catch reduction issue

• IOSEA
• UNEP
• FAO
• AMC
• MI
• TUMSAT
• GEF
• WWF
• NOAA

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