The Tenth Meeting of the UNEP/GEF Regional Working Group on Fisheries will be convened in Busuanga, Palawan, Philippines from 2nd – 5th  June 2008. The key item of business requiring the attention of the RWG-F is the finalisation of the GEF Project Identification Form for the project concept entitled “Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand” for submission to the GEF. Other items of business include a review of outputs from regional training initiatives on fisheries refugia, and an update of the inventory of known spawning and nursery areas for economically important fish species in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand. The group will visit the Busuanga fisheries refugia on the final day of the meeting.

A general information note for participants can be accessed by clicking here. Meeting documents have been sent by e-mail to all participants and can be accessed by clicking here. Members are encouraged to contact the Project Co-ordinating Unit should they require any additional information prior to the commencement of the meeting.