The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided a grant for the implementation of a coastal resources management project (CRMP) designed to strengthen the capability of the countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to develop their renewable resources on a sustainable basis. This project will help ensure the long-term productivity of coastal fisheries, aquaculture, forestry and other forms of primary resource-dependent development (Project Document, rev. August 1985. The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) has been chosen to execute the project in close collaboration with the ASEAN countries. The grant is also used to strengthen the capacity of ICLARM to provide the necessary technical and administrative support through the augmentation of its technical and administrative staff. The immediate objective of the project is to help develop improved technical and institutional approaches for managing living coastal resource systems in the ASEAN countries.