Report on The Regional Workshop on the Development of the Technical Guidelines to Assess, Prevent, and Remove Abandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) in the Southeast Asian Region : Bangkok, Thailand, 13 March 2026

Abstract

SEAFDEC organized a Regional Workshop on the Development of the Technical Guidelines to Assess, Prevent, and Remove Abandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) in the Southeast Asian Region in Bangkok, Thailand on 31 March 2026. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid format. The workshop was attended by representatives from Cambodia (online), Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam; representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat; the Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) members; a resource person from Universiti Malaya (UM); as well as officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department (TD), Inland Fishery Resource Development and Management Department (IFRDMD), and Marine Fishery Resource Development and Management Department (MFRDMD).