The Fifth Meeting of the Project Steering Committee

The Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) of the Fisheries Refugia organized the 5th Project Steering Committee (PSC5) Meeting on 3 September 2021 to update the work progress, including policy decisions to support the project’s implementation, financial and budget plan for 2022. The meeting is a virtual meeting via Zoom Platform. Fifty-seven participants from 6 participating countries, including SEAFDEC senior officers, project Task Manager from UNEP, and the PCU staff, attended the meeting.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, the national focal point of Viet Nam, was elected as a new chairperson, and Mrs. Iswari Ratna Astuti, the national focal point of Indonesia, was the vice-chairperson for this PSC5 meeting. Mr. Ngurah N. Wiadnyana, the chairperson of the Fourth Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Committee (RSTC4), presented the highlight of the RSTC4 Report. The project achievements were highlight via the URL: https://fisheries-refugia.org/241-highlights-of-the-4th-regional-scientific-and-technical-committee-meeting-rstc4

SEAFDEC/PCU updated the meeting on the following issues: the project extension LoA/MoU Between SEAFDEC executing agency and six participating countries, conducting the Project Mid-term Reviews, which scheduled from October 2021 to January 2022, finance and budgetary matter., and The ASEAN Endorsement/Support to the Regional Action Plan For Management of Transboundary Species, Indo-Pacific Mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) In the Gulf of Thailand Sub-Region. The committee also discussed the proposal raised by the PCU for conducting the 3rd Budget Revision during the fourth quarter of 2021. For more detailed information, please visit the URL: https://fisheries-refugia.org/5th-psc-meeting/5th-psc-doc