A three-day workshop on the Evaluation and Adoption of Aquaculture Assessment Tools in the Asia-Pacific Region was held from 3-5 July in Pattaya, Thailand. The purpose of the workshop was to conduct a regional evaluation study on adoption of existing aquaculture assessment tools in Asia and the Pacific, and to develop a regional strategy to promote wider application of such tools in the region.
The workshop, jointly convened by FAO, NACA and the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC), was held in response to recommendations of the APFIC regional consultative workshop on “Strengthening Assessments of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific Region for Policy Development and Management” (4-6 October 2011, Yangon, Myanmar). Participants included experts from 9 countries (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Vietnam), SEAFDEC AQD, OIE Tokyo, the SEAT project and several people from the private sector.
The workshop considered ten country case studies and develop a regional strategy and action plan for promoting wider adoption of aquaculture assessment tools in the Asia Pacific. A regional synthesis document is also in preparation, based on the case studies, and will be published in due course.
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