The year 2020 has been a defining time for the world and for the ATSEA programme. Establishing a new project under a global pandemic is not an easy feat.
Nonetheless, ATSEA has continued to amplify their message and work throughout a consultative webinar series through the Stakeholder Partnership Forum, an establishment of a new Marine Protected Area in Kolepom, Indonesia, and a series of capacity building trainings on IUU fishing in Timor-Leste.

As we move forward to the second half of 2020, regional and national working units of ATSEA-2 ensures that activities continue to be implemented despite the limitations of face to face meetings caused by the current pandemic.

We welcome you to our first ATSEA e-newsletter!
This month is an exciting month for all of us at ATSEA program. This week we launched our new website, that you can visit on: www.atsea-program.com
You will find that it is filled with information related to our efforts toward regional collaboration to better manage coastal and marine resources in Arafura and Timor Seas (ATS) region.

ATSEA-2 was developed as a response to the high fisheries potential on the region, yet facing a declining marine ecosystem condition, both caused by anthropogenic pressure and climate change.