The Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the BOBP-IGO was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 22 - 23 April, 2009. Representatives of member-countries Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, and an observer from the FAO took part.
The TAC reviewed activities carried out by the BOBP-IGO for the period April 2008-March 2009, especially the preparation of a management plan for shark fisheries. Member-countries also presented their proposals and priorities, on the basis of which an activity matrix for the period April 2009 to March 2010 was drawn up. The TAC suggested that the secretariat finalize the matrix in consultation with the Governing Council scheduled to meet on May 2009.