ATSEA Inception Workshop, 13-14 July 2010
ATSEA Inception Workshop
The tropical and semi-enclosed Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) are shared by Australia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea (PNG). The ATS region is extremely rich in living and non-living marine resources, including major fisheries and oil and gas reserves. The ATS region is located at the intersection of the two major Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), the Indonesian Seas to the north and northern Australian waters to the south, and is also an integral part of the Coral Triangle zone considered to have the highest marine biodiversity in the world. The ATS region exhibits high productivity that sustains both small and large-scale fisheries that provide livelihoods for millions of people in the region.
ATSEF Regional Secretariat supported by member countries, together with the GEF and UNDP had developed of the Full-Sized Proposal (FSP) on the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA). Prior to the implementation of the project, the secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Indonesia, especially the Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research, and UNDP is holding an Inception Workshop to officially start the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA).
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