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The Senior Policy Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, and the Senior Expert and Assistant Project Manager for the Japanese Trust Fund Programs, Mr. Fumiya Takahashi, took part in the 33rd Meeting of Animals Committee (AC33) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna …

The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, along with the Senior Policy Officer of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, took part in the ASEAN fisheries-related meetings, namely: 14th Meeting of ASEAN Shrimp Alliance (14th ASA), 16th Meeting of ASEAN Fisheries Consultative Forum (16th AFCF), and 32nd Meeting of ASEAN Sectoral …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat, represented by the Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, emphasized the vital role of SEAFDEC in sustainable fisheries, food security, food safety, and regional collaboration at the 4th Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue held on 11–14 June 2024 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Organized by the …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Workshop on Development of Statistics Database based on the Regional Framework for Fishery Statistics of Southeast Asia (2024 Edition)” from 13 to 14 June 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was attended by the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General and information officers from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, database …

The Policy Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Sawitree Chamsai, participated in the Kick-off Meeting for USAID Sustainable Coral Triangle on 29‒30 April 2024 in Manado, Indonesia. Organized by the Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat, the Meeting was attended by representatives from …

SEAFDEC and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-organized the Regional Workshop on “The application of AquaGRIS: the FAO global information system, to build national registries of aquatic genetic resources” from 6 to 7 June 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was attended by the FAO …

The Mission from SEAFDEC, led by the Secretary-General Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, together with the Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Information Program Coordinator, Ms. Nualanong Tongdee, paid a courtesy visit to the SEAFDEC Council Director for Singapore on 25 April 2024. SEAFDEC visited the Aquaculture and Marine Aquaculture …

Mr. Tan Yit Wee was appointed by the Singapore Food Agency, Government of Singapore to serve as the new Chief of SEAFDEC/MFRD starting 1 April 2024, succeeding Mr. Ong Yihang. Mr Tan Yit Wee obtained his M.Sc. (Aquaculture) from the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland in 2003. He …

At the kind invitation of the Government of the Philippines through its Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as the host, the Fifty-sixth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council (56CM) was convened on 6–9 May 2024 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. In attendance at the Meeting were the Council …

SEAFDEC paid a courtesy visit to the Department of Fisheries (DOF) of Viet Nam on 19–20 April 2024. The SEAFDEC delegation was led by the Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, alongside Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, Training and Supporting Division Head of SEAFDEC …