BOBLME Fisheries Statistics Working Group Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand 28-29 April, 2010

Recent and current initiatives in Southeast Asia for data harmonization, country reports, statistcs, data collection, stock assessment initiatives, recommendations and workplan

Report of the Ecosystem Indicators working group meeting, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 19-22 October, 2010

Development of collaborative approach to identify coastal water pollution issues and develop remedial strategies. Establish effective ecosystem indicator framework to measure progress toward sustaining the BOBLME ecosystem health

Report of the BOBLME Pollution Working Group meeting, Male, Maldives, 2-3 June 2010

Meeting to develop environmental indicators to measure overall health of BOBLME; identify important coastal water pollution issues: produce conclusions and recommendations to form an action plan.

BOBLME Oceanographic Working Group Meeting, Perth, Australia, July 12-16, 2010

Overview from member countries of oceanography and large scale dynamic processes affecting the Bay of Bengal

Report of the BOBLME Fisheries Assessment Working Group meetings, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-14 September, 2010 & Chennai, India 25 November, 2010

Review of available data and assessments for Hilsa (Tenulaosa ilisha) and Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta). Identification of future assessment approaches and data needs and stock status advice.

Report of the Bangladesh Hilsa Working Group Meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 May, 2011

Stock assessment and status of hilsa assessment in Bangladesh. Stock assessment needs and workplan. Identification of future assessment approaches and data needs. Stock status advice for hilsa in India.

Report of the BOBLME Sharks Working Group, Male, Maldives, 5-7 July, 2011

Validation of available information on shark fisheries. Drafting of workplans and proposals to develop and implement National and Regional Plans of Action (RPOA-NPOA)

Report of the Fisheries Statistics Working Group Meeting, Medan, Indonesia, 19-20 March, 2012

Statistics and data overviews from the eight member countries. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC)overview and activities since 2010. Statistics working group recommendations and workplan

Report of the Indian Mackerel Working Group Meeting, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28-29 May, 2012

Stock structure approaches and consequences of management in the eight member countries. Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) genetic stock studies and workplan

Report of the Marine Protected Areas Working Group, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-2 February, 2012

The purpose of the meeting was to: discuss and reach consensus on the implications of the FAO Marine Protected Area(MPA) guidelines; provide further input for BOBLME brochure and policies; agree on actions on the BOBLME MPA review; produce concept proposals for MPA pilot sites and to formalise the establishment of the BOBLME MPA working group.

Report of the Marine Protected Areas Working Group meeting, Penang, Malaysia, 11-12 February, 2014

The objectives of the workshop were to review and update Marine Protected Area (MPA) data, finalise policy briefs for each country and recommend future actions and policies for sustainable management of MPAs.

Report of the hilsa fisheries assessment working group meeting, Kolkata, India, 26-28 November, 2014

The items discussed at the meeting included; capacity development assessment techniques, development of a hilsa fishery management plan; development of a standardised model framework for stock assessment; development of a Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for ecosystem health and resource evaluation; priority fishery management recommendations; and stock status advice for hilsa in BOBLME region .