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The field trip to and workshop were used to discuss a checklist that ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� prepared to rapidly assess community fisheries effectiveness, share successful experiences with fish conservation area (FCA) management, and do a SWOT analysis of sustainable financing options for community fisheries management in Cambodia.

Twenty-seven members of community fisheries committees in Stung Treng, Kratie, and Siem Reap Provinces were joined by representative from the Fisheries Administration, SRJS partners, and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��.  Ly Vuthy, Acting Director of the Fisheries Administration’s Community Fisheries Development Department, led the community fisheries delegation.

Kampong Phluk CFi shared experience on Fish Conservation Area Management © ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Cambodia

     

The rapid assessment checklist consists of 20 questions covering legitimacy, ownership, institutional capacity, cooperation and participation, patrol infrastructure, co-management rules, and sustainable financing.  ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� presented the results of its 4-year EU-funded project implemented in collaboration with FACT establishing FCAs in three sites in the Tonle Sap.  There were presentations on community fisheries and ecotourism, co-management and sustainable financing through membership expansion, and outsider payments.  ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� also shared its experience setting up a $5,000 mini trust fund to co-finance FCA management in Boeung Chhmar.  The SWOT analysis highlighted community-based ecotourism, fisheries product processing, and saving groups.

The visit was marked by high levels of participation and yielded many insights on how to improve community fisheries management effectiveness.