With funding from Malaysia’s Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Program (GEF/SGP) MRF conducted trials in a voluntary manner in the Shrimp trawl fisheries in Sandakan. With full support from the Department of fisheries Malaysia and in collaboration with the Sabah Fishing Boat Owners Association.

• Training outreach by the US to allow other countries to comply with TED provisions as this related to the exportation of shrimp from Malaysia to the US.