The Inter-Departmental Consultation on Preparation of SEASOFIA 2022 was organized by the SEAFDEC Secretariat on 6-7 August 2020 through the Google Meet, which was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, senior officials and information-related officers from SEAFDEC Secretariat, as well as Special Departmental Coordinators (SDCs) and technical staff from …

Please find the documents below. File Document Name Updated Draft Report Draft Report of Inter-Departmental Consultation on Preparation of SEASOFIA 2022 7 Aug Annex Annex 1 List of Participants 7 Aug Annex 2 Opening Remarks 7 Aug Annex 3 Agenda 7 Aug Annex 4 Draft Outline of SEASOFIA 2022 7 …

SEAFDEC Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, served as one of the speakers during the “National Webinar on Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry in COVID Times: Challenges and a Roadmap Ahead” which was hosted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on 16 July 2020 in …

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) facilitated the sharing of information on the impacts of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia through the Webinar organized on 2-3 July 2020 with support from the Japanese Trust Fund (JTF). The Webinar had availed of the expertise of resource speakers …

SEAFDEC, led by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, joined the 12th Meeting of ASEAN Fisheries Consultative Forum (12AFCF) and the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (28ASWGFi).Chaired by Brunei Darussalam,  the Meetings were organized via video conference  on 23 and 24 June 2020, respectively. The aim of the 12AFCF  was …

SEAFDEC Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Fisheries and Aquaculture”  in Southeast Asia 2-3 July 2020 (14:00-16:00h UTC+7)  The Southeast Asian region has been a major contributor to the world’s total fisheries production, and most of the region’s fish and fishery products are traded in the international markets as well …

SEAFDEC Secretariat Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, joined as one of the Session 4 panelists of the 12th International Forum on IUU Fishing convened on 18-22 May 2020 as a webinar hosted by Chatham House. The Forum was composed of six Sessions, namely: 1) International cooperation to end …

The Fifty-second Meeting of the Council of SEAFDEC, hosted by the Government of Japan and originally scheduled to be convened in Fukuoka, Japan in April 2020, had been postponed due to the current crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, the urgency of some agenda items for this Meeting …

Several activities of SEAFDEC, especially the training sessions scheduled in 2020, were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to carry on the essential activities, SEAFDEC Secretariat is taking advantage of the online platform in conducting trainings. In this connection, the SEAFDEC Inter-Departmental Teleconference Meeting on Online Training Course …

By Vu Thi Phuong Thanh, 2019 Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) for Viet Nam INTRODUCTION Viet Nam is located in the west side of the South China Sea with an area of more than 331,000 km2 and coastline of about 3,260 km (Figure 1). The country has about 2,370 rivers including the Red …