**5.2 Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME)**

The BOBLME Project has been working closely with various bodies and organizations operating in the Bay of Bengal to improve the coordination of activities and enhance impacts. Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are collaborating through the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project to better the lives of their coastal populations by improving regional management of the Bay of Bengal environment and its fisheries. A proposal was made to develop a strategic action program (CAP) to protect the ecosystem's health and manage the living resources of the Bay of Bengal. SAP-based on the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) was endorsed in March 2012 by the BOBLME countries. The TDA identifies the main transboundary issues and their causes. It reviews the driving forces at work in the BOBLME, such as the socioeconomic, institutional, legal, and administrative circumstances and the projected impact of climate change on the region. The negotiated policy document sets out a program of actions that address the causes of the major fisheries, environmental, social, and economic issues. However, the program did not directly relate to LMP control. However, they aimed to assist the countries of this sub-region in meeting their obligations to manage the marine and coastal environment, which is directly related to SASAP, GPA, etc. Therefore, this program is indirectly relevant to LMP control in this region [41].
