Executive Director of CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat receives the plaque of appreciation for CTI-CFF

Dr. Mohd Kushairi Mohd Rajuddin, Executive Director of the CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat, received a plaque of appreciation for CTI-CFF from Ms. Cristina Velez Srinivasan, Ecosystems Management & Trade Team Lead of USAID/Regional Development Mission for Asia, during the USAID Oceans–Indonesia Learning Site Closeout event held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 19 February 2020.

USAID Oceans has been an important strategic partner of CTI-CFF in promoting the sustainable management and conservation of marine biodiversity and coastal resources in the Coral Triangle region. In particular, CTI-CFF has collaborated with USAID Oceans to strengthen regional cooperation in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing by promoting electronic Catch Documentation and Traceability (eCDT) technologies and providing training through pilot projects with several CT6 countries that integrate an ecosystem approach to fisheries management.