WorldFish, one of the 15 CGIAR institutions, has signed a consultancy agreement with ARIAS on 10th Aug 2018 to offer technical assistance to Fisheries sub-component of APART project over a duration of 5 years. ARIAS has provided the effectiveness date for the contract as 17th Aug 2018. To support the planning process and produce the inception report, WorldFish team members undertook field visits in July and Aug 2018 and held consultations with project partners namely ARIAS, DOF and COF.