Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) in Southeast Asia) under SEA-IUU Fishing Programme, RPOA-IUU Cooperation Framework, Viet Nam

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) in Southeast Asia) under SEA-IUU Fishing Programme, RPOA-IUU Cooperation Framework, Viet Nam 

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 2024-02-23  136

The "Combating IUU Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in Southeast Asia Program" (SEA-IUU Fishing Program), conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF) of the Australian government, is a five-year program (2022 - 2026) aimed at supporting the enhancement of mechanisms for monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) of fishing activities and strengthening cooperation in resource management and MCS at the regional level with the ASEAN member states and RPOA-IUU Participating Countries. The Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance Training Course is one component under the SEA-IUU Fishing Program of the RPOA-IUU cooperation framework. This initiative offers opportunities for fisheries officials from RPOA-IUU participating countries to apply for it. The training will take place at Nha Trang University, situated in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Spanning over six weeks, the program will be divided into two sessions, each lasting three weeks: 1. from April to May, and 2. From October to November. A total of 120 participants organized into three batches, with 40 participants per batch will benefit from this initiative. Selected participants will receive comprehensive support from the Australian government, covering airfare, accommodation, international travel expenses, and per diem allowances.

The training aims to enhance understanding, both theoretically and practically, of MCS among relevant fisheries officials in the ASEAN region. This is to foster effective collaborative resolution of legal fisheries violations in the future. Additionally, it aims to provide opportunities for exchanging ideas, knowledge, legal frameworks, and experiences in addressing illegal fishing among participants. Furthermore, it intends to establish networks among MCS practitioners in the ASEAN region. The training will cover various aspects of MCS, including current situations and illegal fishing issues in the ASEAN region, relevant legal frameworks, fisheries resource management, collection of quantitative and qualitative data, MCS mechanisms and tools, roles and responsibilities of fisheries officials, MCS operations at ports and sea, operational safety, social dimensions, gender equality in fisheries, and MCS cooperation in the ASEAN region.

The MCS training in Southeast Asia is currently accepting applications for the sessions scheduled between 2023 and 2024. The first batch has already commenced, with six fishery biologists from various divisions within the Department of Fisheries (DoF) actively participating. These divisions include the Fishing and Fleets Management Division, Fisheries Resources Management and Measures Determination Division, Marine Fisheries Research and Development Division, and Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division. Furthermore, 14 additional fishery biologists are presently being considered for the upcoming second batch. For those DoF fishery biologists involved in MCS activities who aspire to join the training for the third and final batch in January 2024, application fees will be waived. The Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division will promptly notify pertinent agencies once the application process reopens.

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