The Resolution and Plan of Action adopted during the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security Towards 2020 “Fish for the People 2020: Adaptation to a Changing Environment” in June 2011 (SEAFDEC, 2011) promote the establishment and implementation of comprehensive policies for an ecosystem approach to fisheries management through effective systems, such as: (i) development of licensing system to fish (boats, gear and people); (ii) provision of community fishing rights/rights-based fisheries; (iii) development of supporting legal and institutional frameworks; (iv) promotion of institutional cooperation; and (v) assistance in streamlining co-management. Therefore, guided by the relevant provisions in the Resolution and Plan of Action, SEAFDEC will continue to implement effective management systems in fisheries especially through the ecosystem approach to fisheries in order to enhance the social and economic benefits that could be derived by all stakeholders