Saudi Arabia’s National Communication Workshop (8-9 November 2023)

PERSGA organized a National Communication Workshop on the SFISH project in collaboration with the National Focal Point (Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture), during 8-9 November 2023, in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  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.

Thirty-nine participants attended the workshop. They were affiliated to different governmental and no-governmental sectors, including Fishery Associations, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Authority and Sea Port Authority.  The first day of the workshop was targeted for stakeholders from government sectors, while the second day was for non-governmental sectors. During the activities of the workshop, some participants provided recommendations and to improve management of IUU fishing within the framework of the SFISH Project.