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The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) hosted the Nineteenth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Information Staff Program (19 ISP) which was convened from 9 to 11 October 2018 in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand. The 19 ISP reviewed and assessed the implementation of the information strategies for enhancing SEAFDEC visibility during the year …

In order to deepen the better understanding between Japanese researchers and AQD on the sustainable development of aquaculture in Southeast Asia, the 2018 SEAFDEC Aquaculture Technical Support Meeting was convened 11 September 2018 at the National Research Institute of Aquaculture (NRIA) of Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) in …

With support from the Japanese Trust Fund and using its fishery research and training vessel, the M.V. SEAFDEC 2, SEAFDEC carried out a “Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Resources and Marine Environment in the Gulf of Thailand,” from 17 August to 7 November 2018. This survey is being undertaken by …

In his Special Message delivered during the Anniversary Program and Dinner on 13 July 2018, SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Akito Sato congratulated AQD on its 45th Anniversary and expressed his commendations for tapping a representative from the private sector to give the Keynote Speech considering that SEAFDEC is now enhancing …

The week-long celebration of the Forty-fifth Anniversary of AQD on 6-13 July 2018 was capped by the unveiling of two markers dedicated to the two important personalities that made AQD as it is today, not only in terms of research and development but also infrastructure and facilities development. Two of …

Former Secretary-General of SEAFDEC Dr. Siri Ekmaharaj was tapped by AQD to serve as Resource Person during the 26th Dean Domiciano K. Villaluz Memorial Lecture on 12 July 2018, commemorating the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of AQD. This year’s lecture of Dr. Siri on “Aquaculture of Black Tiger Shrimp …

SEAFDEC organized the Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on International Fisheries-related Issues on 20-22 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand to come up with the regional approaches in addressing the major gaps in the international fisheries-related issues that tend to impede the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in the Southeast Asian …

SEAFDEC, with the financial support from Japan-ASEAN Integrated Fund (JAIF), convened the International Technical Workshop on Tropical Anguillid Eels in Southeast Asia on 7-8 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was held to fulfill the Decision 17.186 on eels (Anguilla spp.) of the 17th meeting of the Conference of …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the Inter-Departmental Information Workshop on 24-26 April 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand with the aim to address the concerns raised during the 18th Information Staff Program Meeting (18th ISP) in October 2017. The Workshop was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General and information-related officers of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, …

Fisheries officers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand are stationed at SEAFDEC/Secretariat as members of the Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) for the year 2018. The RPFN members play an important role in facilitating closer collaboration and coordination between SEAFDEC, their respective countries, and SEAFDEC Member Countries. …