SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

The SEAFDEC-Sweden Project convened the First Bilateral Technical Meeting on “Effective Fisheries Management between Thailand and Viet Nam” on 12-13 June 2018 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Meeting brought together the representatives from the Department of Fisheries of Thailand and Viet Nam as well as officials of SEAFDEC. During the Meeting, representatives from each country shared their experiences on …

SEAFDEC, with the financial support from Japan-ASEAN Integrated Fund (JAIF), convened the International Technical Workshop on Tropical Anguillid Eels in Southeast Asia on 7-8 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was held to fulfill the Decision 17.186 on eels (Anguilla spp.) of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of the Convention on International Trade in …

On 29 May 2018, Dr. Kom Silapajarn, Secretary-General of SEAFDEC and SEAFDEC officials attended the signing ceremony on the Joint Declaration of Intent for the “Gulf of Thailand Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Fishery Improvement Project”. The Declaration binds the commitment among four partners, namely: Department of Fisheries of Thailand, SEAFDEC, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Thailand), and Thai Tuna Industry …

On 29 May 2018, Secretary-General of SEAFDEC Dr. Kom Silapajarn, and SEAFDEC officials attended the signing ceremony on the Joint Declaration of Intent for the “Gulf of Thailand Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Fishery Improvement Project”. The Declaration binds the commitment among four partners, namely: Department of Fisheries of Thailand, SEAFDEC, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Thailand), and Thai Tuna Industry …

Under the support from SEAFDEC/Sweden Project, a field trip was conducted to collect samples of tissues of Rastrelliger brachysoma (Indo-Pacific mackerel) for DNA analysis. The sample collections were conducted at the fish landing sites in coastal provinces of Cambodia (Koh Kong, Sihanouk, and Kampot Provinces) on 30 March to 2 April 2018 and in southern part of Viet Nam (Phu …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the Inter-Departmental Information Workshop on 24-26 April 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand with the aim to address the concerns raised during the 18th Information Staff Program Meeting (18th ISP) in October 2017. The Workshop was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General and information-related officers of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD.

Fisheries officers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand are stationed at SEAFDEC/Secretariat as members of the Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) for the year 2018. The RPFN members play an important role in facilitating closer collaboration and coordination between SEAFDEC, their respective countries, and SEAFDEC Member Countries. They are expected to contribute and support SEAFDEC and Member …