PERSGA held this national workshop in coordination with Yemeni National Focal Point (Environment Protection Authority) for four days 21-24 July 2025) in Aden (Yemen). The main purpose of this workshop was to review the draft NAPs for Protection and Sustainable Management of Sharks, Marine Turtles, Birds and Mammals in Yemen and rank priority actions needed within these NAPs. About 37 persons participated in this workshop- nearly 50% of them were females. They were from different governmental and non-governmental sectors, including fishery, research, academic, tourism and investment.  The participants were divided into five groups to review and rank the priority actions for each NAP separately. The workshop outputs, including suggestions and recommendations by participates, will be considered in drafting the final version of NAPs.

Different local newspapers, click here as an example,  and national TV Channels,  Including Aden TV channel , covered activities of the workshop.  In addition, PERSGA is developing a short documentary film on activities of this workshop, to be completed soon.