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on Belitung Island, Indonesia. Representatives of all participating countries, the two regional fisheries experts, Mr. Somsak Chullasorn and Professor Nygiel Armada, and 5 representatives from SEAFDEC, including Dr. Yasuhisa Kato and Dr. Somboon Siriraksophon, participated in the meeting. Ms. Chee Phaik Ean, Head of the Aquatic Ecosystem Section of the Malaysian Fisheries Research Institute, attended the meeting on behalf of the Malaysian Department of Fisheries. 
The South China Sea Project Director, Dr. John C. Pernetta, and Mr. Nyoto Santoso, Indonesian Focal Point for Mangroves and Director of the Indonesian Institute of Mangrove Research and Development, co-signed the addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding covering the operational plan for activities at the Batu Ampar Mangrove Demonstration Site in Indonesia on 4th September 2006. The signatures were witnessed by, the Vice-Governor of West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, Drs. H. L. Kadir.
The Seventh Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Mangroves was successfully convened in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia from 4th – 8th September 2006. The meeting was attended by mangrove component focal points from all participating countries, except the Philippines, 2 of 3 regional experts on mangroves, and 11 local government officials and other observers from West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. 
The Fifth Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Economic Valuation was successfully convened in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 21st -24th August 2006. The meeting was attended by all the government designated experts of the Task Force and the regional expert, Dr. Tridoyo Kusumastanto. The Task Force is mandated to derive estimates of the Total Economic Value of the four major habitats bordering the South China Sea for use in the cost-benefit analysis of action versus non-action scenarios in the regional Strategic Action Programme. 
The Seventh meeting of the Regional Working Group on Land-based Pollution was convened from 7th – 10th August 2006 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The meeting was attended by all focal points (or their alternates) for the land-based pollution component, three regional experts, and staff of the Project Co-ordinating Unit. The meeting was aimed at inter alia reaching agreement relating to the land-based pollution component inputs to the Regional Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea. Please 
The Seventh Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Seagrass was convened from 24th-27th July 2006 in Beihai, China. The meeting was attended by all seagrass focal points from the participating countries, two regional seagrass experts, and a number of observers and representatives from news agencies, the Beihai Environmental Protection Office and China’s National Dugong Reserve. 
The Seventh Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Coral Reefs was successfully convened in Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia from 10th-13th July 2006. The meeting was participated in by all project component focal points and one regional expert for the coral reefs sub-component, the Mu Koh Chang Coral Reef Demonstration Site Manager, Mr. Nipat Somkleeb, and the Marine Research Officer of Sabah Parks, Mr. Nasrulhakim bin Maidin. Please 
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