Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution :
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken:
Workshops with fishers on TED construction, repair and use.
Publication of training materials, public talks, social media posts, reports and pamphlets.
Comparative trials of TEDs in trawl fisheries
Four coastal fisheries in Malaysia are now mandated to use TEDs in their opertaions. We continue to work with other States to bring get them all to be TED compliant.
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome :
Buy-in from government to make TEDs a legal requirement; buy-in from fisheres who fear catch land income losses.
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution:
Continue to convene training workshops for fishers and fishery officers.
Continue to develop and disseminate awareness materials at local events, at scientific conferences, and on social media.
Continue to trial new TED designs to best suit the local fishing methods and vessel.
Continue to seek funds to implement the TED project at a National level, in stages.
Are these actions planned for yet:
