Gorospe, KD; Chanon, K; Elvidge, CD; Lynch, P; Michaels, WL; Wongbusarakum, S

Science and technology to promote sustainable fisheries in Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle

2015

PIFSC, NMFS

70 p.

PIFSC Special Publication

"this report provides recommendations on how science and technology (S&T) innovations can help to promote sustainable trans-boundary fisheries in Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle. Here, we broadly define S&T as any tool that enhances the ability to efficiently collect scientific data (e.g., vessel monitoring systems, nect generation genetic sequencing technologies, etc.) or analyze scientific information (e.g., stock assessment, ecosystem modeling approaches, etc.) that can be used to improve management of the region's fisheries. Ensuring the sustainability of the region's fisheries is of great interest to the United States if it hopes to remain as both a consumer of those fisheries' products and a partner for sustainability in the region. The region's fisheries, however, continue to be threatened by global climate and ocean change as well as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. How to effectively address these threats remains a central question for scientists and policymakers alike, and S&T will prove essential in providing the best scientific information available for effective fisheries management policy decisions. This study had two main objectives: 1. To develop a summary of the available S&T innovations that have the potential to provide, integrate, or analyze information used for the management of regional fisheries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Coral Triangle countries. 2. To utilize expert opinion to propose a prioritized list of S&T innovations that have the most potential to create a more sustainable ecosystem approach to fisheries management."