CTI focuses on catch documentation system to improve fisheries management in Coral Triangle Region
(WorldNews Environment)

Dili, Timor Leste, 25 June 2019- lllegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a threat to the fish stocks, marine ecosystems and overall fisheries sustainability in the Coral Triangle (CT) Region. Insufficient fisheries management and a lack of transparency in the fisheries supply chain bring about such threat. Cognizant of these critical issues, the Regional Secretariat of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) partnered with USAID Oceans, US Department of Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) conducted a workshop on electronic catch documentation and...