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Giant strides forward to improve fisheries management in Indonesia
By Megan Moews-Asher Let us begin with the “why”… At the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the NOAA Fisheries’ Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) team has been working with colleagues in Indonesia since 2011 to help … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity conservation, biological diversity, Director General of Capture Fisheries, Director of Fisheries Resources, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, fisheries management, fisheries management plans, food security, Ibu Erni Widjajanti, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, marine species, Megan Moews-Asher, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, National Working Group, Pak Aryo Hanggono, Pak Gellwyn Jusuf, Pak Toni Ruchimat, RPPs, Rusty Brainard, sustainability, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Fisheries Management Council, USAID, Wesley Patrick
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Sulu-Sulawesi: A Seascape in the Heart of the Coral Triangle
By Supin Wongbusarakum It is an interesting challenge to contemplate future plans for a vast blue seascape, bright with corals and teeming with fish, under florescent lights in a carpeted hotel meeting room in Manado, Indonesia. The Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape is … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Stella, Asian Development Bank, Bob Pomeroy, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, CRED, CTI-CFF, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Fisheries and Food Security, Indonesia, Manado, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, Paige Casey, Rusty Brainard, Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, Supin Wongbusarakum, University of Connecticut Sea Grant Program, World Wildlife Fund
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Essential EAFM courses in Padang and Medan, Indonesia
By Supin Wongbusarakum With the support of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project (BOBLME), the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan or KKP) recently organized two training courses on the Essential Ecosystem Approach … Continue reading
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Tagged Abdullah Habibie, Aceh Province, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Bogor Agricultural Institute, BPSDM, Christovel Rotinsula, CRED, Directorate of Fish Resources Management, Dr. Yulistio, EAFM, Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, Fisheries University of Jakarta, Hary Suharyanto, Indonesia, Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Jarin Sawanboonchun, Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan, KKP, Marine Fisheries Science Faculty, Medan, Muklis Kamal, NOAA, North Sumatra, Padan, PIFSC, Port of Belawan, Riau Province, Supin Wongbusarakum, The Human Resource Development Agency Training Center, USAID, West Sumatra, World Wildlife Fund Indonesia, WWF
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Course on an ecosystem approach and extension methods for fisheries management concludes in Thailand
By Supin Wongbusarakum The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) offered a regional training course called “Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) and Extension Methodologies” on Sept. 15–29, in Samut Prakarn, Thailand. Trainees from the majority of the member … Continue reading
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Tagged Akira Bamba, ASEAN, Asian Institute of Technology, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Ban Gon Aow, Ban Krachur, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Brunei, Bundit Chokesanguan, Cambodia, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Crab Bank, CRED, EAFM, ecosystem, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Essential EAFM, Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, fiseries management, fishers, fishing, Hajime Kawamura, Indonesia, Isara Chanrajchakit, Japan, Jarin Sawanboonchun, Kasetsart University, Krit Phusirimongkol, Laos, Myanmar, Panitnard Taladon, participatory rural appraisal methods, Petchaburi Province, Philippines, PRA, Rayong Province, Rusty Brainard, Samut Prakarn, SEAFDEC, Shinya Yoshida, Siriporn Pangsorn, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Supin Wongbusarakum, Surapol Chandrapatya, Thailand, Theo Ebber, training, Tsuyoshi Iwata, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, Vietnam
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Indonesia engages in an ambitious effort to finalize ecosystem-based fisheries management plans nationwide
By Megan Moews-Asher Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in July 2013 tasked 13 select individuals across its numerous directorates, along with NGO, university, and contracting representatives, with development of a fisheries management plan (known as an “RPP” … Continue reading
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Tagged Arafura Sea, Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission, Bandung, Banten, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Bogor, Bogor Agricultural University, Central Sulawesi, Connecticut Sea Grant, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Directorate of Fisheries Resources, EAFM, ecosystem, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Essential EAFM, FAO, fisheries management plan, FKPPS, Forums for Coordination of Management and Utilization of Fish Resources, Gellwyn Jusuf, IMA International, IMACS, Indonesia, Indonesia Marine and Climate Support Project, Jason Philibotte, Java, Marine Protected Areas Governance Program, Megan Moews-Asher, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, MMAF, palu, Program Integrator, Robert Pomeroy, RPP, Rudolf Hermes, Rusty Brainard, SDI, Supin Wongbusarakum, The Nature Conservancy, Toni Ruchimat, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Coral Triangle Initiative, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, USAID, USCTI, WPP, WPP-718
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Planting the seeds of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management across Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle
By Megan Moews-Asher Scientists from the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center joined partners from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project, NOAA Sea Grant, IMA … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia-Pacific, Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project, BoBLME, Chumnarn Pongsri, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Coral Triangle, Coral Triangle Initiative, Coral Triangle Support Partnership, CRED, CTSP, EAFM, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Essential EAFM, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, IMA International, Indonesia, Malaysia, Megan Moews-Asher, Philippines, Rayong, Sabah, Samut Prakan, Sea Grant, SEAFDEC, Secretary General, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Strategies for Trawl Fisheries Bycatch Management project, Thailand, training, United Nations
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