Browsing by Subject "Marine resources"
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ASEAN sea turtle conservation and management programme and collaboration with SEAFDEC
(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 ... -
Brunei Darussalam
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004) -
Country report on status of sea turtle in Cambodia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)Five species of turtles in Cambodia were found, namely olive ridely, hawksbill, loggerhead, green and leatherback. The major problems affecting the decline in turtle population in this country is the heavy fishing activities ... -
Country report: Myanmar
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)The paper includes updated data and information regarding the status of the sea turtles in Myanmar. Details on distribution, nesting sites, and egg production are given. -
Future Regional Fisheries Resource Survey Program of SEAFDEC
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The paper informed the Workshop that a previous meeting held in MFRDMD to discuss the Collaborative Research Programme had decided that, among others, the collaborative survey in Vietnam would be the last of its kind in ... -
Implementation of past recommendations from the Shared Stocks Workshops: The SEAFDEC experience
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The FAO/SEAFDEC Workshop on Shared Stocks in the Southeast Asian region was first held in 1995. During the workshop, several main issues regarding the shared fish stocks in the South China Sea were discussed. Following ... -
The implementation on the use of TEDs and current research in Southeast Asia
(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 ... -
The management and conservation of marine turtles in Brunei Darussalam: Country report
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)Out of the seven turtle species found in the world, only three species land to nest in Brunei Darussalam's beaches. These are the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the olive ... -
Management of shared stocks in South China Sea: Are we ready?
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The paper informed, among others, that the development of fisheries management in the region should now be enhanced with the availability of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its various technical guidelines. ... -
Marine turtle management, conservation and protection programme in Malaysia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)Malaysia has since long been involved in turtle management, conservation and protection. Turtle survival in Malaysia is being threatened by among others, commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, fisheries interaction ... -
Marine turtle research, management and conservation in Indonesia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)The status of six species of marine turtles in Indonesia is reported: Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea, Dermochelys coriacea, Caretta caretta, Natator depresus. The government of Indonesia has ... -
NGOs involvement in sea turtle conservation and management in the ASEAN region
(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 ... -
Optimizing the applications of Marine Explorer, a marine Geographical Information System (GIS), in fishery research and resource management in Southeast Asian region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)This paper describes a project that has just been initiated by MFRDMD, to promote the application of Marine Explorer, a marine Geographical Information System (GIS), in fisheries research and resources management in the ... -
Physical mechanism on the ASEAN Sea-Turtle Researcher Network
(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
(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 fisheries statistics of the Southeast Asian region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The paper introduces briefly SEAFDEC's planned strategies and actions for improving fishery statistics and its systems in the Southeast Asian countries in light of development and management of sustainable fisheries with ... -
Regional marine turtle tagging and statistics in Southeast Asia
(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 ... -
Regional tagging programme on sea turtles: Progress on tagging exercise in Sabah, Malaysia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)Under the Regional Tagging Programme on Sea Turtles, sea turtles in Malaysia were externally tagged on both their front flippers using Iconel tags. A total of 494 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were tagged. A total of 217 ... -
Report of the First SEAFDEC Meeting on Regional Sea Turtle Data Management
(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, ... -
Report of the Fourth Regional Workshop on Shared Stocks: Research and Management in the South China Sea, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 24th - 26th January 2000
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000-12)A report is given of the discussions held at the 4th Workshop on Shared Stocks in the South China Sea area, which focussed on small pelagic fisheries and their management measures. The workshop was attended by participants ...
