Posted on March, 15 2011

This three-day workshop provided a forum for various stakeholders involved in the Live Reef Fish Food Trade (LRFFT) in Asia Pacific Region to discuss and review the need for market based incentives for improving management of the trade in live reef fish.

The APEC Fisheries Working Group, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, WWFs Coral Triangle Program and WWF Indonesia, jointly supported this workshop on Market-Based Improvements in Live Reef Food Fish Trade was largely devoted to examining the best available instruments and approaches for implementing best practices to support a more sustainable live reef food fish trade and the ecosystems the trade impacts on. Participants included experienced academicians, business actors, bureaucrats, International NGOs, and representatives of 14 APEC economies. The workshop consisted of 3 plenary sessions, invited presentations, 3 breakout sessions, comprehensive discussions leading to a number of follow-up recommendations that were accepted by all participants.