Thai Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project: WU’s International Collaboration on Best Practices for Sustainable Marine Resources

Thai Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project: WU’s International Collaboration on Best Practices for Sustainable Marine Resources

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The Fishery Improvement Project is a one-stop shop for information on the progress of global fishery improvement projects. It makes tracking progress more efficient, consistent, and reliable for businesses that support sustainable fishery improvement projects. Since 2017, Asst. Prof. Dr. Amonsak Sawusdee, Walailak University, has cooperated with national and international organizations to implement the “Thai Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project”. The project has been conducted with international collaboration from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Marine Resources Assessment Group (MREG), and the NFI Crab Council (United States). The project aims to analyze the best practices for fishery improvement of blue swimming crab management and review all comparative approaches to tackle each indicator of measurable improvement. The measurable improvement that is used to assess the project includes sustainable…
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WU’s Researcher Establishes National and international Partnerships toMobilize Thai Fishery Towards Sustainability

WU’s Researcher Establishes National and international Partnerships toMobilize Thai Fishery Towards Sustainability

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WU’s Researcher Establishes National and International Partnerships to Mobilize Thai Fishery Towards Sustainability In 2024, Asst. Prof. Dr. Amonsak Sawusdee, Director of the Center for Academic Services (National partner) and Lecturer of the School of Marine Science, was appointed by the Department of Fisheries (National Partner) as a member of the Technical Committee on the Assessment for Sustainability and Appropriate Reference Point. The committee was established to issue policies and guidelines for determining a reference point for sustainable aquatic animal management. In addition, this committee partners with Hokkaido University (International partner) through Prof. Takashi Fritz Matsuishi, who serves as an advisor.In addition, Asst. Prof. Dr. Amonsak Sawusdee has been appointed by the Department of Fisheries to become a member of three national committees that are still working on Thai fishery…
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