On 3 September 2019, Mr. Bunchong Chumnongsittathum, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Fisheries delivered a welcome speech to the participants of the Regional Workshop for Southeast Asia and Bay of Bengal (SEABOB) Area for the Development of Voluntary Guidelines on Fisheries Tenure and User Rights held during 3 – 5 September 2019 at Pullman King Power Hotel. The workshop co-hosted by the Department of Fisheries, FAO and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) for the purpose of developing Voluntary Guidelines on Fisheries Tenure and User Rights. The workshop also opened the floor to exchange information on the management system and user rights at national and regional levels, the contribution of tenure and user rights systems in fisheries, as well as the main challenges and good practices in the region.

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written by Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division, DOF