This project was implemented in according to the Declaration and the Plan of Action of the Ocean-related Ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on the promotion of partnership between the public and private sectors. The principal investigator of this project attended the 1st APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group (OFWG) meeting on May 24-28, 2012, in Kazan, Russia. In the meeting, the summary of the12th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector held in 2011 was presented. The project proposal for the 14th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector in 2013 was also put forward and endorsed by the OFWG at the meeting. Furthermore, the 13th APEC Roundtable Meeting on the Involvement of the Business/Private Sector has been held in Taipei on September 17-19, 2012. In addition, Volume XIV Issues I and II of the APEC Bulletin on Marine Resource Conservation and Fisheries as well as the project web pages have been completed to fulfill the requirement of the project.

APEC, Marine Resource Conservation, Fisheries