The objective of the BOBLME (Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem) Project is to coordinate these national dan regional efforts and substantiate it further by providing critical assessment of coastal/marine habitat and establishing a sustainable institutional arrangement of regional level for carrying out the activities in a timely manner. One of the two major outputs of the BOBLME Project is to produce an agreed Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) that identifies and prioritizes the major transboundary environmental concerns in the BoB. This is perquisite to other major output expected from the Project – the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) that will address and remediate these concerns and will also ensure the long-term institutional and financial sustainability of the BOBLME Project.