SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

The Symposium on Strategy for Fisheries Resources Enhancement in the Southeast Asian Region organized by SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) with the cooperation of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) and Secretariat in Pattaya, Thailand on 27-30 July 2015. Attended by more than 80 participants representing the SEAFDEC Member Countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam), …

With funding support from the SEAFDEC-SWEDEN Project, SEAFDEC organized the “2nd Meeting of the Scientific Working Group (SWG) on Neritic Tuna Stock Assessment in Southeast Asian Waters” from 15 to 17 June 2015 at the Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF) in Hai Phong, Viet Nam. Co-organized by Directorate of Fisheries of Viet Nam (D-Fish), the Meeting was attended by …

On 24 June 2015, H.E. Nina Hachigian, U.S. Ambassador to the ASEAN visited the SEAFDEC Training Department, and was met by the senior management officials of TD and the Secretariat. While noting that the roles and functions of SEAFDEC focus in providing technical support and policy recommendations for sustainable development of fisheries in the Southeast Asian region, H.E. Nina Hachigian …

The Director-General of the DOF Thailand and Chairperson of the SEAFDEC Council for the Year 2015-2016, Dr. Joompol Sanguansin, paid a courtesy visit to SEAFDEC Training Department on 20 June 2015, to observe and discuss the progress of works undertaken by SEAFDEC in relation to the operation of TD and the Secretariat. The discussion between Dr. Joompol and SEAFDEC senior …

The 2nd Regional Expert Consultation on ASEAN Catch Documentation System was convened from 25 to 27 May 2015 in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Consultation was attended by representatives from five SEAFDEC Member Countries namely; Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand as well as Senior officials from SEAFDEC. The Consultation was also attended by the Director of INFOFISH and representatives from private …

The Annual Review Meeting of the SEAFDEC-Sweden Collaborative Project was convened at the SEAFDEC Secretariat Office in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 April 2015, where the progress of implementation of the Project’s activities during its second year of implementation was presented to the Embassy of Sweden based in Bangkok. The Review Meeting was attended by Mr. Göran Haag of the Embassy …

At the kind invitation of the Government of Thailand, the Forty-seventh Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council was held from 31 March to 3 April 2015 and hosted by the Department of Fisheries of Thailand. Situated in the northernmost province of Thailand, Chiang Rai has historical structures that depict a very unique culture. In attendance at the Meeting were the Council …