Investigations on the Mackerel and Scad Resources of the Malacca Straits - BOBP/REP/39

Investigations on the Mackerel and Scad Resources of the Malacca Straits - BOBP/REP/39

Descripción

This report summarizes the findings and results of investigations concerning the mackerel resources of the Malacca Straits undertaken during 1984-1986. These were organized by a working group established for this purpose in 1983, consisting of fishery biologists from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The objectives were to examine available data on the mackerel resources of the Malacca Straits (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) to identify lacunae in the data, suggest improvement to data collect ion systems and analyse the present status of the resources. The first meeting of the group was held in Penang, in December 1983. The outcome of that base line meeting was summarised in an earlier publication (BOBP/WP/30). Following the recommendations of the first meeting, sampling programmes were improved in all three countries and sampling study tours and training programmes were conducted. Progress was monitored and discussed at the second and third meetings of the working group held in Colombo (Oct. 1985) and Phuket (Aug. 1986). This report incorporates the deliberations of these two meetings. This report, the sampling programmes and the working group meetings were sponsored by the “Marine Fishery Resources Management” component of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). The project commenced in January 1983 and terminated December 1986. It was funded by the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Its immediate/objective was to improve the practice of fishery resource s assessment among participating countries and to stimulate and assist in joint management activities between countries sharing fish stocks.