Opening ceremony Mr. Tom DE-MEULENAER, Scientific Support Officer, CITES Secretariat giving his opening remarks Mr. M.L. Srivastava, IFS, Deputy Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife and Forest Protection), MoEF&CC, Government of India delivering the presidential address Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, CPREEC delivering the inaugural address Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, CPREEC interacting with the participants A view of the participants Ms. C. Samyukta, Campaign Manager – Wildlife, HSI India making her presentationMs. C. Samyukta, Campaign Manager – Wildlife, HSI India making her presentation Dr. Shoba Joe, Senior Scientist, CMFRI making her presentation Dr. Vijaykumar Yaragal, Deputy Director, MPEDA, Chennai making his presentation Mr. Shubhobroto Ghosh, Senior Programme Officer, TRAFFIC India  addressing the participants Mr. Tom DE-MEULENAER, Scientific Support Officer, CITES Secretariat making his presentation Dr. Yimin Ye, Chief, Marine & Inland Fisheries Branch, FAO addressing the participants Dr. Yugaraj Singh Yadava, Director, Bay of Bengal Programme – Inter Governmental Organization (BoBP-IGO), Chennai addressing the participants Panel Members Mr. Ahmad Bin Ali, Senior Research Officer, SEAFDEC, Malaysia interacting with the Panel Members Mr. Tarun Kathula, Project Officer – GoI UNDP, Wildlife Division, MoEF&CC interacting with the Panel Members Dr. Nanditha Krishna, Director, CPREEC giving a brief introduction about Dasavatharam – Ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu at the cultural event Shri. Zakir Hussain performing at the cultural event Mr. Tom DE-MEULENAER, Scientific Support Officer, CITES Secretariat, speaking on CITES listing requirements Ms. Monica Barone, CITES Secretariat, speaking on the Outcome of Xiamen workshop Ms. Isabel Jarrett, The PEW Charitable Trust addressing on the outcome of the PEW Colombo Workshop Participants at the poster session Mr. Tom & Mr. Ahmad Bin Ali took the Chair – Discussion on implementation of shark and manta rays listing in the Bay of Bengal region Dr. Naing Zaw Htun, Assistant Director, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar participating in the discussion Mr. Fahmi, Research Centre for Oceanography, Indonesia participating in the discussion Mr. P. Tamilarasan, Fisheries Scientist, FSI, Chennai participating in the discussion Participants identifying shark fins Mr. Vincent Jain. Representative, ADSGAF making his presentation Group discussion – National participants Chaired by  Mr. Mara Pandiyan, IAS and Mr. Shiv Pal Singh, IFS Mr. Olencio Simoes, Representative fishermen associations participating in the group discussion Group discussion – International participants Chaired by  Dr. David Wilson, IOTC and Mr. C.M. Muralidharan, BOBLME Ms. Fazeela Ahmed Shaheem, Legal Officer, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives participating in the group discussion Dr. Nanditha Krishna, Director, CPREEC at the valedictory function Mr. Shiv Pal Singh, IFS, Joint Director – Wildlife, MoEF&CC, Government of India addressing the participants at the valedictory function Concluding remarks by Mr. Tom DE-MEULENAER, Scientific Support Officer, CITES Secretariat Mr. Mara Pandiyan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Government of Kerala sharing his views at the valedictory function Mr. Hans Raj Verma, IAS, Secretary, Department of Environment & Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu delivering the valedictory address Group picture of the participants