Browsing by Subject "South East Asia"

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    • Action taken by SEAFDEC on sea turtle research and conservation activities (1992-2003) 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Chokesanguan, Bundit (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The First SEAFDEC Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from 15-18 January 1996. The workshop was attended by participants from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, ...

    • Alternative information for supporting inland fisheries management and decision-making in the Southeast Asia 

      Sugiyama, Shunji (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      There is an increasing recognition that inland fisheries play an important role for food security and the livelihoods of rural people in the Southeast Asia. Given the situation that there are significant water resources, ...

    • ASEAN sea turtle conservation and management programme and collaboration with SEAFDEC 

      Akhir, Azmi Mat (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The main objective of the paper was to inform the ASEAN Regional Workshop on the existence of an ASEAN regional cooperation programme on sea turtle conservation and protection, forged through a Memorandum of Understanding ...

    • Background of SEAFDEC and ASEAN 

      Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an intergovernmental agency established in 1967. The members o f SEAFDEC include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ...

    • Cambodia 

      Sereywath, Pich (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 km2, including inland waters. Fisheries are divided into freshwater and marine sectors. Both sectors play a very important role for the economy and food security of rural people. However, ...

    • Conservation and Enhancement of Sea Turtles in the Southeast Asian Region 

      Zulkifli, Talib; Ahmad, Ali; Ku Kassim, Ku Yaacob; Mahyam, Mohamad Isa (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Southeast Asian countries have accorded great concern to the conservation and enhancement of sea turtles , both from the environmental and marine biodiversity point of view. These countries produce six of the seven living ...

    • The implementation on the use of TEDs and current research in Southeast Asia 

      Chokesanguan, Bundit (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The paper informed that the United States embargo on shrimps caught with gears not equipped with turtle excluder devices (TEDs) was unilaterally imposed on the Southeast Asian countries in May 1996. The countries affected ...

    • Inland fishery management in Songkram river, Thailand 

      Booyaratpalin, Mali; Chittiwan, Vudthikorn; Suntornratana, Ubolratana (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Thailand has 25 large basins, each with code. Khong Basins is one of 25 with code 02. Khong Basin in Thailand has 3 subbasins, Kok in Chiengrai-Chiengmai provinces Huaymong in Nongkai and Songkhram Basin covering 33 amphoes ...

    • Marine turtle population and conservation in the Southeast Asia Region 

      Wagiman, Sukarno bin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The objective of this paper is to provide a brief review of biology and population status of sea turtles in the Southeast Asia Region. The report was compiled after a reassessment of the scientific literature on this region, ...

    • NGOs involvement in sea turtle conservation and management in the ASEAN region 

      Lau, Min Min (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      This paper summarizes the recent or on-going initiatives of NGOs in the ASEAN region in sea turtle conservation and management. It is based on feedback and reports from various countries within the ASEAN region. The key ...

    • Physical mechanism on the ASEAN Sea-Turtle Researcher Network 

      Nasir, Mohd Taupek Mohd; Isa, Mansor Mat (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The paper refers that the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ASEAN Sea Turtle Conservation and Protection by the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry in September 1997 indirectly provided the platform ...

    • Population genetics of sea turtle in Southeast Asia 

      Bakar, Yosni bin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Among the pertinent population questions commonly asked were those related to population sub-divisions, genetic distinction between populations and genetic variations between and among population. Substantial genetic ...

    • Regional database system and GIS for information gathering of inland capture fisheries 

      Siriraksophon, Somboon; Boonrat, Chanhatai; Pangsorn, Siriporn (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      In present, fishery management tends to be more attractive and widely open in fishery research. Mostly fishery researches provide the information in biological, environmental and socio-economical studies. In Southeast Asian ...

    • Regional marine turtle tagging and statistics in Southeast Asia 

      Ali, Ahmad; Ibrahim, Kamarruddin; Kadir, Syed Abdullah Syed Abdul (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The recommendations from the First Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation, held in January 1996, established the needs for the compilation of turtle statistics for the region and initiated as well as coordinated ...

    • Report of the First ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Technical Consultation on information Gathering for Inland Capture Fisheries in ASEAN Countries 

      Isa, Mahyam Mohammad (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The objectives of the Consultation were to review current status of information on inland capture fisheries in the ASEAN Member Countries, identify strategies to strengthen future collection and compilation of information ...

    • Report of the First SEAFDEC Meeting on Regional Sea Turtle Data Management 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001-09)
      A report is given of the discussions held at the First SEAFDEC Meeting on Regional Sea Turtle Data Management, 2-21 November 2000 Kula Terengganu, Malaysia. The workshop was attended by participants from Brunei Darussalam, ...

    • Review of current information on inland capture fisheries in ASEAN countries 

      Isa, Mahyam Mohammad; Ibrahim, Jamaluddin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The purpose of this report is to make a review on the current information of inland capture fisheries in ASEAN countries. Only five countries have submitted their country reports on inland capture fisheries and the information ...

    • Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Six of seven species of living sea turtles in the world were confirmed to nest or inhabit the Southeast Asian waters. These are leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys ...