SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

At the kind invitation of the Government of Malaysia through its Department of Fisheries Malaysia as the host, the Fifty-fourth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council was convened on 23 and 25 May 2022 through an online platform due to the situation brought by the COVID-19. In attendance at the Meeting were the Council Directors and delegations from the SEAFDEC Member …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the virtual Regional Workshop for the Finalization of the Study Report on Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Fisheries Sector of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries on 20 April 2022. The Workshop was attended by the representatives from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam as …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, delivered a statement during the virtual East Asia Summit (EAS) Workshop on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on 12 April 2022, which was co-hosted by the governments of India and Singapore. Ms. Malinee’s statement on the efforts of the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to combat IUU fishing underscored the regional policy documents on …

SEAFDEC is pleased to announce the launching of the publication “The Southeast Asian State of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SEASOFIA) 2022” on 18 April 2022. The SEASOFIA 2022 provides useful information on fisheries and aquaculture production, recent issues and initiatives, and outlook on ensuring the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in the region. It is envisaged that this publication would …

The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, delivered a statement at the SDG14 Roundtable: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development on 29 March 2022. SEAFDEC was invited to the SDG14 Roundtable to highlight Southeast Asia’s effort in achieving the SDG14 targets. In her statement, Ms. Malinee underscored the importance of fisheries to food …