Annexes

Annex A: Agenda

Opening of the Consultation
Review of the fishery statistics collected by FAO
Review of stock assessment in the Region
Thompson and Bell's yield analysis using spreadsheets
Presentation on the assessment of reference fishery by individual participants
Application of Ecopath method for stock assessment in the Region
FAO activities related to fishery statistical development
Review of the status of fisheries management in the Region
How to link research and management
Discussion on what to do next
Conclusion

Annex B: List of Participants

BANGLADESH

HAROON, IQBAL
Upazilla Fisheries Officer
Department Of Fisheries
c/o Marine Fisheries Office
CGO Building-1, Agrabad
Chittagong
Tel. No.: +880 31 618878
E-mail: [email protected]

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

HAMID, RAMLEE
Site Staff Officer
Marine Resources Research Section
Department of Fisheries
Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Jalan Menteri Besar
Bandar Seri Begawan
Tel. No.: +673 2 772 784
Fax No.: +673 2 770 065
E-mail: [email protected]

CAMBODIA

TOUCH, CHHENG
Senior Fishery Officer
Department of Fisheries
No. 186 Preash Norodom Blvd.
P. O. Box 582
Phnom Penh
Tel. No.: +855 12 678867
Fax No.: +855 23 215796
E-mail: touchch@yahoo. com

ROITANA, BOUY
Fishery Officer
Sihanoukville Fisheries Office
Sihanoukville
Tel. No.: +855 16 891799
Fax No.: +855 23 215796
E-mail: [email protected]

INDIA

PITTALA, CHALAPATIP RAO
Statistician, Fishery Survey of India
Ministry Of Agriculture
Botawala Chambers
Sir P.M. Road, Mumbai 400 001
Tel. No.: +91-22 261 7144
Fax No.: +91-22 270 2270
E-mail: [email protected]

INDONESIA

WUDIANTO
Director
Research Institute for Marine Fisheries
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Jalan Muara Baru Ujung
Jakarta 14440
Tel. No.: +6221 660 2044
Fax No.: +6221 789 1479
E-mail: [email protected]

NUGROHO, DUTO
Chief, Programme Dvision/Fishery Biologist
Coordinating Research Center for Capture Fisheries
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Jalan Muara Baru Ujung
Pelabuhan Perikanan Samudra
Tel. No.: +6221 681940
Fax No.: +6621 6402640
E-mail: [email protected]

MALAYSIA

SADE, AHAMED
Head, Marine and Resource Research Branch
Fisheries Research Institute, Likas
Department of Fisheries
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 89400
Tel. No.: +6088 428415-16
Fax No.: +6088 425890
E-mail: ahamed@ppps. po. my

RAJALI, HADIL
Research Officer
Fisheries Research Institute
Sarawak Branch
P. O. Box 2243
93744 Kuching, Sarawak
Tel. No.: +6082 334144
Fax No.: +6082 331281
E-mail: [email protected]

MALDIVES

SHAAN, ABDULLA
Fisheries Research Assistant
Marine Research Centre
Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources
Male
Tel. No.: +960 322 242
Fax No.: +960 322 509
E-mail: [email protected]

ZAREER, AHMED
Data Acquisition Officer
Statistical and Data Management Service
Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources
Male
Tel. No.: +960 322 625
Fax No.: +960 326 558
E-mail: [email protected]

MYANMAR

PE, MYINT
WGRFP, SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1406 Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903
Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 9406326-29
Fax No.: +662 9406336
E-mail: [email protected]

PAKISTAN

KHAN, M. WASIM
Deputy Director (Research)
Marine Fisheries Department
West Wharf, Fish Harbour
Karachi
Tel. No.: +92 21 231 2923
Fax No.: +92 21 231 6539
E-mail: [email protected]

THEBO, SHAHNAWAS

Assistant Director (Marine)
Marine Fisheries Department
West Wharf, Fish Harbour
Karachi
Tel. No.: +92 21 231 2923
Fax No.: +92 21 231 6539
E-mail: [email protected]

PHILIPPINES

RAMISCAL, RAFAEL V.
Senior Aquaculturist
Fishing Technology Research and Dev. Division
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
860 Quezon Ave., Arcadia Bldg.
Metro Manila
Tel. No.: +632 372 5051
Fax No.: +632 371 1173
E-mail: [email protected]

BOGNOT, EUNICE (MS)
Aquaculturist II
National Fisheries Research and Development
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
860 Quezon Ave., Arcadia Bldg.
Metro Manila
Tel. No.: +632 3737451
Fax No.: +632 3725063
E-mail: [email protected]

SRI LANKA

MALDENIYA, REKHA (MS)
Research Officer
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)
Crow Island, Mattakkuliya
Colombo 15
Tel. No.: +94-1 521 000
Fax No.: +94-1 521 932
E-mail: [email protected]

JAYAWARDANE, P. A.
Research Officer
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)
Crow Island, Mattakkuliya
Colombo 15
Tel. No.: +94-1 521 000
Fax No.: +94-1 521 932
E-mail: [email protected]

THAILAND

SAIKLIANG, PIROCHANA
Senior Fishery Biologist
Upper Gulf Marine Fisheries Development Center
Department of Fisheries
49 Soi Phrarachaveriyaporn Road
Phrapradaeng, Samut Prakarn 10130
Tel. No.: +662 816 7635-8 ext 15
Fax No.: +662 816 7634
E-mail: [email protected]

KHAEMAKORN, PAKJUTA (MS)
Fishery Biologist
Southern Marine Fisheries Dev. Center
Department of Fisheries
79/1 Wicheanchom Road
Muang District
Songkhla 90000
Tel. No.: +66 74 312595
Fax No.: +66 74 312495
E-mail: [email protected]

THAPANAND, THANITA (MS)
Lecturer (Stock Assessment)
Faculty of Fisheries
Kasetsart University
Bangkhen, Bangkok 10900
Tel. No.: +662 5795575-6
Fax No.: +662 9405016
E-mail: ffistnt@ku. ac.th

VIET NAM

VINH, CHU TIEN
Vice Director
Research Institute for Marine
Fisheries (RIMF)
170 Le lai St., Hai Phong City
Tel. No.: +84 31 836204
Fax No.: +84 31 836812
E-mail: [email protected]

THI, DANG VAN

Deputy Head
Marine Living Resources Research Division
Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF)
170 Le lai St., Hai Phong City
Tel. No.: +84 31 836204
Fax No.: +84 31 836812
E-mail: [email protected]

FAO

HONGSKUL, VERAVAT
Senior Fishery Officer
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel. No.: +66 02 697 4176
Fax No.: +66 02 697 4445
E-mail: [email protected]

MARTOSUBROTO, PURWITO
Fishery Resources Officer
Marine Resources Service
Fishery Resources Division
Fisheries Department
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel. No.: +396 570 56469
Fax No.: +396 570 53020
E-mail: purwito.martosubroto@fao. org

GARIBALDI, LUCA
Fishery Statistician
Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit
Fisheries Department
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel. No.: +396 570 53867
Fax No.: +396 570 52476
E-mail: [email protected]

SUGIYAMA, SHUNJI

Associate Professional Officer (Fishery Statistics)
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel. No.: +66 02 697 4242
Fax No.: +66 02 697 4445
E-mail: shunji. sugiyama@fao. org

SANDERS, MICHAEL
FAO Consultant
32 Monbray St., Albert Park
Victoria, Australia 3206
Tel. No.: +613 96907171
E-mail: [email protected]

VIVEKANANDAN, E.
FAO Consultant
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
Chennai 600 006
India
Tel. No.: +9144 829 3299
Fax No.: +9144 443 0015
E-mail: [email protected]

SEAFDEC

TAVARUTMANEEGUL, PANU
Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department (TD)
SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 940 6326-29
Fax No.: +662 940 6336
E-mail: [email protected]

OKAMOTO, JUNICHIRO
Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of the Training Department
SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 940 6326-29
Fax No.: +662 940 6336
E-mail: [email protected]

KATO, YASUHISA
Special Adviser
SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 940 6326-29
Fax No.: +662 940 6336
E-mail: [email protected]

WONGSANGA, POUCHAMARN (MS)
Policy and Program Coordinator
SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 955 1601
Fax No.: +662 940 6336
E-mail: [email protected]

SUPONGPAN, MALA (MS)
Fishery Researcher
SEAFDEC Secretariat
P. O. Box 1046, Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 940 6326-29
Fax No.: +662 940 6336
E-mail: [email protected]

SIRIRAKSOPHON, SOMBOON
Head, Research Division
Training Department (TD)
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.:+662 425 6141
Fax No.:+662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

LAONGMANEE, PENCHAN (MS)
Head, Fishing Ground Section
Training Department (TD)
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.:+662 425 6141
Fax No.:+662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

KAEWRATCHADASORN, PATTARAJIT (MS)
Assistant Researcher
Training Department
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.:+662 425 6141
Fax No.:+662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

TALAWAT, JARUMON (MS)
Assistant Researcher
Training Department
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.:+662 425 6141
Fax No.: +662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

YASOOK, NAKARET
Training Department
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 425 6141
Fax No.: +662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

EBBERS, THEO
Training Department
P. O. Box 97, Phrasamutchedi
Samut Prakarn 10290, Thailand
Tel. No.: +662 425 6141
Fax No.: +662 425 6110-11
E-mail: [email protected]

SEAFDEC/MFRDMD

SYED, KADIR
Research Officer (Fishery Biology)
Marine Fisheries Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD)
Fisheries Garden, Chendering
21080 Kuala Terrengganu, Malaysia
Tel. No.: +609 616 3150-2
Fax No.: +609 617 5136
E-mail: [email protected]

RUMPET, RICHARD
Research Officer (Pelagic Resources)
Marine Fisheries Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD)
Fisheries Garden, Chendering
21080 Kuala Terrengganu, Malaysia
Tel. No.: +609 616 3150-2
Fax No.: +609 617 5136
E-mail: [email protected]

IBRAHIM BIN JOHARI
Research Officer (Demeral Resources)
Marine Fisheries Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD)
Fisheries Garden, Chendering
21080 Kuala Terrengganu, Malaysia
Tel. No.: +609 616 3150-2
Fax No.: +609 617 5136
E-mail: [email protected]

Annex C: List of Documents

A. Working papers:

B. Country reports: Assessments of reference fisheries in the participating countries

C. Information papers:

D. Reference papers:

Annex D: Welcome Address

by
Veravat Hongskul
Senior Fishery Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Mr. Secretary-General,

Dear Participants and SEAFDEC Staff,

It gives me a great pleasure to return to the Training Department, after I left thirteen and a half years ago, to welcome you all to the Regional Training Workshop on the Use of Statistics and Other Information for Stock Assessment which is organized jointly by FAO and the Training Department of SEAFDEC.

The original idea for this workshop was conceptualized when many requests to FAO were received for assistance in resource assessments. As all countries are requested to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the needs to adjust their fishing capacities in line with the productivity of their fishery resources are evident. Regrettably, only few countries in the South and Southeast Asian region know the potentials of their resources. Although some had conducted extensive resource surveys in the past but the estimates of potential yields were outdated as the fisheries sector in this region continue to develop more rapidly in last decade due to market demand. As you're well aware, resource surveys by well-equipped research vessels and skilled scientists on board are rather expensive and even beyond the means of FAO to provide. Attention therefore turns to other sources of information that could help us in understanding the state of exploitation on resources and, more important, what are laid ahead for your seafood in future. In doing so, we hope to redirect your attention to the use of fishery statistics in solving our mystery on fish stocks. I'm also pleased to note SEAFDEC's interest in these subjects and thus FAO welcomes collaboration with SEAFDEC in organizing this Workshop at the Training Department for the benefit of researchers from the ASEAN region.

I wish to stress that the use of statistics, as mentioned here, means use of proper and good fishery statistics, not only routine statistics that were generally collected, estimated, guesstimated and reported. If we could manage to get reliable and timely statistics on catch, on fishing effort, on length distribution in catch, on fishing vessels and fishers, we may be able to tell our bosses more on what to expect from the fisheries sector, what to do in management, what should be included in conservation programme and what are available for people to eat as well as for export. These are questions that all Directors and Ministers of Fisheries wish to know so that they could tell the governments and the public on ways and means to strengthen the fisheries sector and, of course, ask for more fundings to support their fishery programmes.

Unfortunately, we may not have many good news to tell them. Those who watch UBC, BBC or CNN programmes may have seen or heard enough about the bad news on fisheries nowadays. The depletion of fish resources around the world, including those in Asia, is well advertised. The problem is no one can do much about it! Ten days ago, the delegates at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg have found the ways to tackle world fisheries crisis by adopting an agreement to prevent overfishing in international waters and restore stocks of depleted species by 2015. It also provides for the establishment of marine protected areas around the Globe within the next ten years. This agreement is the first agreement in the UN Earth Summit which is incorporated in the Plan of Action adopted at the end of the Summit last Wednesday. However, in practice, ways and means to achieve these noble goals are yet to be developed and implemented, not only by UN or FAO, but, more important, by the countries and civil societies around the world. In doing so, we're back to the original questions: What is the potential of your resource? Is it overexploited to the level of depletion? and how to manage for its recovery by 2015?

I sincerely hope that this Workshop would be the first step on this long journey. We would like to share our knowledge and experience on resource evaluation with the participants from both South and Southeast Asia. Based on your data, our resource persons from both FAO and SEAFDEC can assist in looking at them from various angles. For those who have already done analysis of pelagic fish stocks in the ASEAN area, we may even go further in examining your outcome and management strategies required. Although the subjects for discussion are interesting issues, I have to warn you at the beginning that this is not an ordinary workshop as it would need a lot of your effort. I recall our attempt back in 1978 when a similar workshop was conducted in Penang, Malaysia, on assessments of pelagic and demersal resources of Malacca Straits. I had to work all night long on your data to show what we could learn from it. And this is why you have to stay at the SEAFDEC dormitory in order that you could work late into the nights as I did!

With this final warning, I wish you all the success in learning and experimenting with your data to understand more on your own resources. I wish to thank all of the participants for your sacrifice, all the resource persons who came from distant lands to assist you and SEAFDEC for all excellent arrangements made to accommodate all requirements for this Regional Training Workshop.

Thank you.

Annex E: Welcome Address

by
J. Okamoto
Deputy-Secretary General of SEAFDEC

Ladies and gentlemen,

On behalf of SEAFDEC, I would like to welcome you all to this Regional Training Workshop on the Use of Statistics and Other Information in Stock Assessment. We are pleased and honoured to work with the foremost authority on matters concerning fisheries particularly on such an important issue as stock assessment. It is generally and globally agreed that fisheries resources are dwindling, this is probably true, but by how much and how quickly? These are vitally important questions because once the magnitude of the problem is understood, we could have an opportunity to rectify problematic situation.

This workshop offers an opportunity to throw new light on the vast oceans, the stock levels, which are both invisible and often changeable. Improved understanding of stock numbers would allow the people concerned to get a handle on the measurement of stock conditions and pinpoint the areas and methods for the necessary stock enhancement and recovery program. The scope of the areas we shall review extends far beyond the confines of Southeast Asia to include the vastness of the oceans of Southern Asia, because of the species that we shall consider will vary according to geographical area and demographic preference.

Apart from methodologies of resources assessment, this workshop serves, as a forum to demonstrate the present levels of national data collection and will indicate the emphasis placed on the various species preferred by each nation contributing to the discussions. Also, the workshop will present an opportunity to standardize data collection procedures that may offer a more holistic view of the fisheries problems confronting the peoples of our various nations.

As there is an extensive agenda to cover I shall waste no more time except to reinforce our welcome to you all and I look forward to a very comprehensive and enlightening series of discussions. Thank you all for your attention.