SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, together with the Special Advisor to SEAFDEC, Mr. Masanami Izumi, and SEAFDEC Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, took part in the 17th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade of the Committee on Fisheries (17COFI:FT), which was hosted by the Kingdom of Spain and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on …

SEAFDEC, with support from the Japan Fisheries Association, organized the “International Special Seminar on Marine Eco-Label Japan” at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand on 26 November 2019. The Seminar was aimed at introducing and sharing the fishery eco-label initiatives in Japan, and discussing the possibilities of extending the concept of Marine Eco-Label Japan or MEL Japan and sustainability certification …

The Forty-second Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (42PCM) was organized on 11-13 November 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand to review the projects implemented by SEAFDEC in 2019 and endorse the projects and activities for 2020. Hosted by the SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) in cooperation with the SEAFDEC Secretariat, the 42PCM reviewed the progress and achievements of 23 ongoing projects …

SEAFDEC organized the Departments Chiefs’ Meeting on 16 November 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, the SEAFDEC Department Chiefs and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and Departments. The follow-up actions from the 51st Meeting of SEAFDEC Council, 42PCM, and 22FCG/ASSP were discussed during the Meeting. Moreover, the draft Resolution and …

The SEAFDEC-Sweden Project convened the End of the Project Meeting: Fisheries and Habitat Management, Climate Change and Social Well-being in Southeast Asia (2013-2019) on 30-31 October 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The aims of the Meeting were to sum up the Project results and outputs and highlight the major achievementsas well as share the experiences, best practices, and lessons learned from …