Jordan’s National Communication Workshop (11-12 September 2023)

PERSGA organized a National Communication Workshop on the SFISH project in collaboration with the National Focal Point (ASEZA )), during 11-12 September  2023 in Aqaba, Jordan.  The main objectives of this workshop were to: 1. raise the level of the awareness of different stakeholders on the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and; 2. to enhance their engagement in combating IUU fishing, protection of fish spawning aggregations/sites and reduction/avoidance of fishery by-catch in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region.

Seventy-five participants attended this workshop activities from governmental and no-governmental bodies.  The first day of the workshop was targeted for stakeholders from government bodies, while the second day was for non-governmental bodies. At the first day, 35 persons participated from governmental bodies, including Ministry of Industry on the first day of the workshop.  At the second day, other 35 persons participated at this workshop from no-governmental bodies, including civil society organizations, women’s associations, media professionals, and volunteer associations, fishery association and environmental clubs.   half of the participants were women attended from governmental and no-governmental bodies at the workshop. At the end of the workshop, participants suggested and recommends some main points to improve management of IUU fishing within the framework of the SFISH Project .