SEAFDEC

The Fifty-fifth Meeting of SEAFDEC Councils convened

At the kind invitation of the Government of Myanmar through its Department of Fisheries as the host, the Fifty-fifth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council (55CM) was convened on 9 and 11 May 2023 through the online platform. In attendance at the Meeting were the Council Directors and delegates from the …

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SEAFDEC participates in Seahorse Workshop

Staff from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department (TD), and Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) participated in the Regional Workshop on Implementation of the CITES for Seahorses in Asia organized in Cebu, Philippines from 14 to 17 March 2023. The Workshop was co-organized by Project Seahorse, IUCN SSC …

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SEAFDEC joins 10th Ocean Summit

SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, and the Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, attended the 10th Ocean Summit in Lisbon, Portugal from 27 February to 1 March 2023. Organized by The Economist, the Summit served as the venue for industry experts, investment specialists, and conservation …

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SEAFDEC visits Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and IFRDMD, Indonesia

On 14 February 2023, the Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Project Planning and Management Division Head of SEAFDEC Training Department, Mr. Isara Chanrachkij, paid a courtesy call to the Head of Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Development Agency of …

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SEAFDEC joins IYAFA2022 Closing Ceremony for Asia

The Deputy Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Dr. Tomoko Nakasato, together with SEAFDEC officials joined the IYAFA 2022 Closing Ceremony for Asia on 28 February 2023 via a hybrid format. Themed “Towards a new era of support for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture,” the Ceremony was organized by the Department of Fisheries, Thailand …

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Fishery Statistic Summary 2020

OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2020 Fish and fishery products are becoming increasingly important as primary sources of protein for many peoples in the world, most especially for those in the Southeast Asian region. During the past decade, the region’s production from capture fisheries and aquaculture …

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SEAFDEC partakes in OECD-ASEAN Workshop on Food Security

The SEAFDEC Program and Policy Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, made a presentation during Session 4 (Fisheries) – Sustainable Support to Fisheries of the “OECD-ASEAN Workshop on Food Security: Sharing Evidence and Policy Experiences,” a virtual event jointly organized on 2 February 2023 by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development …

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SEAFDEC welcomes the representatives from U.S. Embassy Bangkok and USAID

SEAFDEC welcomed the Civil Affairs Team Leader of the U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Mr. Andrew Shin, lead for ecosystems management for USAID in Asia, Mr. Brad Arsenault, and representative from USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA), Ms. Araya Poomsaringkarn, on 8 February 2023 at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. SEAFDEC presented the …

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