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The Regional Capacity Building Network (RECAB) was initiated by SEAFDEC as a directive of the SEAFDEC Council during its 53rd Meeting in 2021. In 2022, the first RECAB activity was organized to commemorate the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022. The SEAFDEC Secretariat and Training Department (TD) …

SEAFDEC Secretariat and FAO co-organized the 2nd Training Workshop on Stock Assessment in Support the Implementation of the International Commitments for Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in Southeast Asia from 29 August to 6 September 2022 onsite at SEAFDEC/Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand and online. The trainers were the …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on Development of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Positions on the Proposed Listing of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) into the CITES Appendices” on 30 August–1 September 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The RTC was attended by fisheries experts and National Coordinators from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Second Regional Technical Consultation on Fishery Statistics and Information in Southeast Asia” on 23–26 August 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand (on-site and online). The Consultation was attended by representatives from all ASEAN Member States (AMSs), a representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …

SEAFDEC Information Program Coordinator Ms. Nualanong Tongdee together with Senior Information Officer Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon attended the “Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics” which was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 26–27 July 2022 through an online platform. The Workshop was participated …

The Policy and Program Coordinator of SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana as well as former Chief of SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department and former Regional Vice Chair IUCN Shark Specialist Group for Southeast Asia Region, Dr. Ahmad bin Ali, participated in a virtual workshop organized by the …

SEAFDEC in collaboration with the Fisheries Agency of Japan jointly convened the “Webinar on Japan’s Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) Under Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants” on 26 July 2022 through Zoom platform. The Webinar was attended by resource persons from the …

The USAID Sustainable Fish Asia-Local Capacity Development (SUFIA/LCD) Activity – Close Out Event was organized on 18 July 2022 at the SEAFDEC Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand in a hybrid manner. The Event was part of the SUFIA/LCD project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, and Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, attended the “2022 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development” which was convened from …

The Information Program Coordinator, Ms. Nualanong Tongdee, and Senior Information Officer, Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, of the SEAFDEC Secretariat attended the “Intersessional Meetings of Aquaculture and Fisheries Subject Groups” on 20–23 June 2022 and “27th Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (27CWP)” on 24 June 2022 through the online platform. Hosted …