Project Objective: The Project is implemented and executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and based during its first year of implementation at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. It will move during its second year to one of the partner countries. National partners include fisheries, agriculture, environment, planning and finance institutions, non-governmental and community-based organizations. The project will also build on past experience and present activities in the region, including data and information collected through the numerous national and regional initiatives addressing the coastal and marine environment and fisheries issues in the Bay, including the Bay of Bengal Programme (1979-1999). Of particular relevance are the two UNEP Regional Seas Programmes, the East Asian Seas Programme and that for the South Asian Seas, the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA), and the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) and related initiatives. The BOBLME Project became operational in April 2009 with the establishment of a Regional Coordination Unit at FAO-RAP. The Project Inception Workshop was held in November 2009
A supplemental PDF-B grant of $350,000 was approved in December 2003 (making a total of $399,000 of PDF B resources) to prepare a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and to define the scope/process for preparing the Strategic Action Plan. Project preparation is progressing very well with strong support from the respective governments. The LOA between Bank and FAO revised to include the supplemental PDF B funding and extend the duration of contract with FAO to June 30, 2005. PCN review completed. Priorities sub-regional and regional activities identified by participating countries. Draft project document to be completed by September 30, 2004 for discussion at workshop in Colombo.
Large Marine Ecosystem
Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Regional
LME
Budget
31,343,300.00 USD
Total Cost of the project
12,082,100 USD
GEF Allocation to project
Partners
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.
Indonesia, with 17.508 islands and 81.000 Kilometers of shoreline, is the biggest archipelagic state with immense marine natural resources which have not been optimally and sustainably utilized. The main mission of the MMAF is: “To Assist the President (of the Republic of Indonesia) in holding the process of governance in the Marine and Fisheries sector”
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute is an autonomous government research institution for fisheries and related research. The present Director General of the institution is Yahia Mahmud.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is a newly formed ministry in India. It was formed in May 2019 by Modi government from the department of same name under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The move was welcomed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the marketer of Amul.
The Marine Research Centre (MRC) of the Maldives, founded in 1984, is the research arm of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (MoFA). MRC is mandated to undertake research on living marine resources and to provide scientific advice on marine resource management and on the state of the marine environment.
MIMA takes a comprehensive approach in dealing with maritime issues. Its role is to deal with national, regional and global maritime matters affecting Malaysia.
Departement of Fisheries is organized with the objectives of the conservation of fisheries resources, food securityof sustainable fish consumption and contribution of aquaculture technology for the people.
The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) is the apex national institute vested with the responsibility of carrying out and coordinating research, development and management activities on the subject of aquatic resources in Sri Lanka.
Thailand's Department of Fisheries part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, is responsible for the promotion the Thai fishing industry while ensuring the sustainability of aquaculture and capture fisheries. It conducts, compiles, and disseminates research and technologies to further those aims. Its mission statement makes no mention of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), the responsibility of other agencies such as the Ministry of Labour.
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