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The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Sminthrithee, paid a courtesy call to the Ambassador of Thailand, Her Excellency Boosara Kanchanalai, and officials at the Thai Embassy in Brunei Darussalam on 9 June 2023. On this occasion, SEAFDEC and the Thai Embassy exchanged information on the investment and trade opportunities between Thailand …

The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism through the Department of Fisheries of Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, and SEAFDEC co-organized the Sustaining Marine Biodiversity through Blue Economy Symposium on 6–8 June 2023 at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The Symposium brought together leaders and renowned speakers from various agencies including …

The representatives from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, took part in the open session of the 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement (AWG-CITES and WE) on 31 May 2023 via the online …

SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, and Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, participated in the Regional Workshop on Development of Management and Conservation Plan for the Mekong Freshwater Dolphin and Biodiversity organized by the Fisheries Administration of Cambodia on 24–25 May 2023 in Siem Reap, …

On behalf of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), please allow us to express our utmost regrets on the demise of Mr. Ing Try on 19 May 2023 due to his illness. Mr. Ing Try had worked with SEAFDEC as the SEAFDEC National Coordinator for Cambodia since the early …

 The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, along with the Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and the Head of the Program Planning and Management Division of the Training Department, Mr. Isara Chanrachkij, paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …