The 47th bi-annual Meeting of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Advisory Board was hosted by the University of Malaysia Terengganu and took place from 22 to 26 September 2019 in Terengganu, Malaysia. The Meeting was attended by 34 participants from: 21 National ASFA Partners, 1 UN ASFA Partner, 2 International ASFA Partners, 2 Collaborating Centres and the ASFA Publishing Partner. This meeting was a key milestone in gearing the ASFA transition towards a new business model, with many changes already proceeding. Partners showed support for ASFA’s future direction and plans, and committed to contributing their skills, expertise and time as far as their capacities allow. A number of major changes were approved by Partners, including a new Publishing Agreement and new FAO project to administer the ASFA Trust Fund. Overall, the progress made at the meeting ensures ASFA is on track to adopt its new Business Model by the end of its 50th Anniversary year (2021). This contains the Minutes of the meeting and the working documents (Annexes 1-19).