1. generation of insights into co-management approaches, methods, processes and impacts

• papers on methodological/analytical tools for research: institutional analysis research framework and rapid appraisal of fisheries management systems
• working papers and research reports on co-management in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam
• policy reviews in Indonesia and the Philippines
• hypothesis testing : transactions cost (Philippines and Bangladesh); enforcement and compliance (Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines); and institutional resiliency (Indonesia)
• baseline studies of a pilot co-management site in the Philippines
• articles on co-management in Asia for international scientific and popular journals and publications
• newslettersconference proceedings
• policy brief
• paper on key principles and conditions for successful co-management arrangements in Asia
• research report on fisheries co-management in Asia

2. establishment of a web site for co-management
3. strengthening of the capacities of research partners through training and technical assistance
4. expansion of linkages with other organizations
5. technical support to the CARICOM-Caribbean Fisheries Resource Management Project

1. formulation of the research framework by IFM in cooperation with ICLARM
2. preparation of research reports and working papers on co-management in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
3. conference proceedings from regional co-management workshops in Kariba, Zimbabwe and Malawi
4. documentation of policy processes in South Africa and West Africa
5. comparative analysis of the reallocation of access rights in South Africa and Zimbabwe
6. training of research partners and provision of research planning assistance to partners