Objectives

1. facilitate the sharing of information and experiences on bycatch reduction and Best Practices in the Coral Triangle and regional fisheries, identifying obstacles, key issues and priorities,
2. promote, and learn from, examples of industry-fisher folk partnerships on bycatch reduction, Best Practices and other examples of “continual improvement”,
3. expand collaborations in the region on fisheries improvement among supply chain actors,
4. develop a “road map” identifying relevant enabling policies and programmes and how fisher folks and industry players can help influence and implement these, and
5. formally establish and endorse a Coral Triangle Fishers Forum as a platform for regional dialogue on sustainable fisheries that helps deliver on the goals of the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Regional Plan of Action.