TDA Technical Meeting 2

The Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region exhibits high productivity that sustains both small and large scale fisheries, including several high value shared transboundary fish stocks, that provide livelihoods for millions of people in the region, and make a significant contribution to food security for both regional coastal populations and large populations in the export market countries to the north of the region, including China.

ATSEA Program was designed to contribute directly to the prevention and management of regional threats in the ATS. ATSEA will undertake a threat analysis called a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA).

Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) will assess the current state of the environment and resources in the Arafura and Timor Seas, including pressures, threats and impacts from over-exploitation and global climate change. Once completed, the TDA will lay the basis for the development and agreement of a Regional Strategic Action Program (SAP) and National Action Plans (NAPs).

2nd TDA Technical Meeting have been held in Mercure Hotel Sanur Bali, Indonesia, from 6 – 7 October, 2011. Sessions in this meeting as follows:

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Opening remarks and presentation by ATSEA Regional Project Manager, Dr. Tonny Wagey
Presentation on ATS Biophysical Profile, by Dr. Daniel M. Alongi
Presentation on Socio-Economic Profile, by Dr. Natasha Stacey
Presentations on Stakeholder Analysis, by Dr. Andin Taryoto
Presentation on Governance Analysis, by Dr. Melda Kamil
Presentations on Early proces of the Causal Chain Analysis and Outline ATSEA TDA, by Dr. Anna Tengberg
Break Up Discussion into 3 groups

Friday, 7 October2011

Continued Group Discussion
Groups Presentation:

Group – 1 (Unsustainable fisheries and decline and loss of living coastal and marine resources)
Group – 2 (Modification, Degradation and Loss of Coastal and Marine Habitats)
Group – 3 (Marine and Land Based Pollution)