Department of Fisheries by the Oversea Fisheries and Transshipment Control Division organized a workshop on "Capacity Building on Harvest Strategies" for the Department of Fisheries officers to develop knowledge and skills with an understanding of how to manage and conserve in tuna fisheries resources more efficiently.

Mr. Bancha Sukkaew, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Fisheries, said that "As the Delegation of the Department of Fisheries attended the meeting of the Technical Committee on Management Procedures (TCMP) in the Republic of India, 14-15 June 2019. In the meeting, a resolution was passed for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to conduct training in Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for IOTC member countries. By focusing on tuna fisheries resource management and biodiversity conservation in the areas beyond national jurisdiction, including supporting efficient and sustainable fishery management." He also said, "Thailand is one of the member countries that gives importance to the matter. Therefore it has organized a workshop program on Capacity Building on Harvest Strategies at the Department of Fisheries in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 21-22, 2020."

For such a training course, invited speakers, Mr. Hilario from the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), Mr. Dan Fu from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), and speakers from the Department of Fisheries, to discuss relevant topics. Such as management strategy assessment (MSE) and fishery strategy process, also discussion on "Real examples" in the case of IOTC Bigeye tuna, IOTC management guidelines, and status of aquatic resources.

Furthermore, they exchanged views on the use of indicators, interpretation of results, and the utilization of information efficiently also to maximize the benefit to the fishery resource management process and the Department of Fisheries officials involved in the operation. So that, to enhance the knowledge and understanding to the Department of Fisheries officials to be able to apply knowledge in such a fishery management strategy to further expand in the management of aquatic resources in Thailand.

Sources : 

https://www4.fisheries.go.th/index.php/dof/activity_item/3994/all_activity/10

https://www4.fisheries.go.th/index.php/dof/activity_item/3980/all_activity/20