Date: 19-22
September 2016
Venue: Vientiane,
Lao PDR
Objectives:
1) To provide the knowledge and
experience on practical approach to Co-Management and
Community-Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) to local fishing community of Lao PDR,
2) To strengthen practical
competence in cooperation and implementing the applicable inland fishery
management plans by local fishing community,
3) To provide practical tools
and methodology of fisheries data collection in inland small-scale
fisheries for better development and management of fisheries resources to
ensure sustainable livelihood for fishing communities, and
4) To transfer knowledge on Lao
Fisheries law and gender to local officers.
Result
The training
program composed of three sessions;
Session 1, this session
had six presentations from resource person from DLF, JICA and SEAFDEC. These presentations focus on the concept of sustainable
fisheries management and Co-management/Community-based
Fisheries Management (CBFM), the Fisheries law of Lao PDR and gender in
fisheries in order to clearly understand the importance of sustainable
fisheries development through co-management for inland
fisheries.
Session 2, this session composes of five
presentations focusing the case study on the co-management and community-based
fisheries management (CBFM) approach implementing in Thailand at Nam Oon Dam,
Sakon Nakhon Province. As well as the case study of Tagal system in Malaysia including
the case study in the Philippines that showed how to develop the fisheries
management plan in Samar Sea Fisheries Management Plan. Moreover, the case
study on CBFM in Lao PDR and fisheries law also were presented. Furthermore,
the resources person from Lao PDR also introduced the gender issues on the encouraging women’s participation in fisheries management
for sustainable livelihood of Ban Donchai-udom women group, Vientiane
Province.
Session 3: Workshop on preparation
of fisheries management plan in fisheries community. This session started by
introduce on how to preparation of fisheries management plan to the
participants. The participants were divided into 4 groups (6 person/group) to
conduct the practical activity by discussion and develop simply fisheries
management plan for inland fisheries such as reservoirs and rivers. In order to
develop fisheries management plan, the threats and issues in the fisheries
management unit (FMU) should be identified and prioritized including created vision
the long-term aspiration of what you would like the FMU to be. Then set the goal,
objectives and indicator as well as the management action.
Each group
presented the output of fisheries management plans that include the map of FMU,
Vision, Goal, issues, objectives, indicator and management action.
Furthermore, there was a
field visit to Conservation area at Ban Nathong Village or tourists well known
as Blue Lagoon, attending by 25 participants. Mr. Boonma, Head of
Nathong village explained that the conservation area is in the pool length
around 100 meters and established in 1998 and promote as the tourist site. The
rule and regulation of this conservation area were defined by community
agreement. There are 137 households. Three household can operate food shop in
this site for 3 months (then rotate among the members). They have to pay for
rental shop to the community around 3,000,000 kip/3 mont
hs. This community have to pay tax 115,500,000 kip/year to the government. However, the community gain benefit from this conservation area through the employment from tourism. From the field visit, the participants gained more knowledge and they can apply to develop their fisheries management plan in their responsible area for the future work.
