Inaugural session

Cambodian National Anthem
Welcome
Ms Nalini Nayak, Member, ICSF

Introduction to Symposium
Dr John Kurien, Coordinator, Animation Team, ICSF

Inaugural Speech
HE Nao Thouk, Director General, Fisheries and Adminstration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Foresty and Fisheries, Cambodia

Keynote Address
Artisanal and Small-scale Fisheries Management Regimes in Asia: Possible Options towards Responsible Fisheries
Keynote address of Dr Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director General , Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy to be delievered by Mr Rolf Willmann, Senior Fisheries Planning Officer, Fisheries Development Planning Service, Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, FAO, Rome, Italy

Vote of Thanks
Mr Pisit Charnsnoh, President Yadfon Association, Thailand and Member, ICSF

Chair: Dr Blake Ratner, Regional Director, Greater Mekong, WorldFish Centre

Establishing Rights of Small-scale fishing communities to Coastal and Inland Fisheries Resources in Cambodia
Mr Ly Vuthy, Chief of Community Fisheries Development, Fisheries Administration, RGC

Chair: Dr Yasuhisa Kato, Special Advisor, SEAFDEC
Panel Discussion I: Recognizing Rights of Fishing Communities in Policy and Practice for Responsible Fisheries and Coastal Area Management:

Government representatives from South-east Asia

• Mr. Wimol Jantrarotai, Senior Fisheries Foreign Affairs Advisor, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
• Dr. Suseno, Director, Directorate of Fisheries Resource Management, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries, Ministry of Marine Affairs, Indonesia
• Ms. Jessica C Munoz, Supervising Aquaculturist, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Agriculture, Philippines
• Ms. Dongdavanah Sibounthong, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Laos PDR
• Mr. Le Tran Nguyen Hung, Deputy Director, Component for Strengthening Capture Fisheries Management, National Directorate of Aquatic Resource Protection, Ministry of Fisheries, Vietnam
• Mr. Zainudin bin Abdul Wahab, Fisheries Officer, Planning, Development and International Division, Department of Fisheries, Malaysia

Chair: Harekrishna Debnath, Chairperson, National Fishworkers' Forum, India

Panel Discussion II: Recognizing Rights of Fishing Communities in Policy and Practice for Responsible Fisheries and Coastal Area Management

Government representatives from South Asia

• Dr Ghulam Muhammad Mahar, Director General, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan
• Mr. Shantha Bhandara, Senior Assistant Secretary, (Development), Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka
• Ms Fareesha Adam, Assistant Legal Officer, Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources, Maldives
• Mr Zafar Ahmed, Principal Scientific Officer, Marine Fisheries Survey Management Unit, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Chair: David Thomson, Team Leader, Tonle Sap Environmental Management Project, Project Support Office (TSEMP-PS)

Panel Discussion III: Linking Rights of Fishing Communities with Responsible Fisheries and Coastal Area Management: The Technical, Legal and Financial Challenges

Representatives of Multilateral, Intergovernmental and International Organizations

• Dr Yasuhisa Kato, Special Advisor, SEAFDEC
• Dr Blake Ratner, Regional Director, Greater Mekong WorldFish Centre
• Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
• Statement by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALAS) of the Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations, New York