Venue:
Nha
Sang Tac Hotel, Nha Trang, Vietnam
Objectives:
1. To
introduce the knowledge and experience on practical approach to rights-based
fisheries management in coastal area to 8 coastal provinces, and
2. To
strengthen practical in competence in planning and implementing the applicable
coastal fishery management plans.
Result
The Training was attended by the
representatives of local officers, totally 18 persons, from 8 provinces namely,
Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Soc Trang and Ca
Mau provinces, 4 officers from Head Quarter, and one resource person from
Vietnam side. The officers from Fisheries
Administration of Vietnam, the
SEAFDEC/Training Department and
Secretariat also attended the Training. The
SEAFDEC team presented the participants on the importance of resource
management including Monitoring Control and Surveillance
(MCS), and Rights-based Management. As well as, how to organize and facilitate
of community based co-management and how to gathering fisheries information
(catch, socio-economic status, etc.). Furthermore, the lessons-learned
and experiences from Thailand and Japan were presented and discussed for more
understanding of the participants.
Furthermore,
the experience of Vietnam in implementing community based
co-management of SCFI project was presented by Mr. Nguyen Phu Quoc,
representative of SCAFI project. He presented the 8 pilot demonstrations and
lessons-learned of implementing the difference module in three clusters of Vietnam.
He shared experience that the area selection is important decision criteria as
well as the objective should be clear to determine establishment the
demonstration module. However, the defining of resources area should be
considered. He suggested that the further implementation should concentrate on
each point from 8 demonstrations.
Next session, the participants
were divided into two groups, and make power point presentation in order to
present to fishermen in Khanh Hoa Fishing Community. Group 1: The presentation
was an important role of resource management and rights-based fisheries as well
as MCS for sustainable fisheries. Group 2: The presentation was a concept of
community-based management and establishment of community fisheries
organization. After came back from fishing community, the resources persons suggested
that the participants had to give the local fishers more clear in each content.
The sentences or wording of presentation should be changed to participant’s
education level and use a picture instead the long text.
The last session, Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang Nhung, express her sincere thanked to SEAFDEC for supporting this training
course. Next, Mr. Hidenao Watanabe, on behalf of the SEAFDEC, kindly gave the
certificate to all participants and thanked the participants and the Fisheries
Administration of Vietnam for their active participation and cooperation during
the Training. He expected that the achievements
of this training course can improved the skill and knowledge of participant as
well as to facilitate community based co-management in Vietnam.
