Report on the Assessment of the Conservation Efforts and Management Strategies of Pelagic Fisheries Resources in Southeast Asia

Abstract

AMSs has implemented various conservation efforts and management strategies for pelagic fisheries. Among the efforts and strategies commonly implemented by AMSs are control on gear specification, licensing and vessel registration systems, habitat restoration and rehabilitation and the establishment of the Marine Protected Area. Catch prohibition of certain pelagic species is also common, even though they were currently listed for some sharks, rays and sawfish species. The strategies related to the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and quotas and the use of e-logbook and e-navigation are moderately implemented by AMSs. Catch limits (Minimum, maximum and slot limit) as well as ecosystem-based approaches are still uncommon in AMSs. These strategies require more comprehensive fish resource stock data and funding.