SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

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 …

On 3 April 2015, in conjunction with the 47th Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council held in Chiang Rai, Thailand, SEAFDEC and the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) reached the stage where the collaborative arrangement between the two organizations was realized through the signing of the MOU by the Secretary-General of SEAFDEC Dr. Chumnarn Pongsri, …

Management of fishing capacity, which is a key element in fisheries management, focuses not only on the management of “fish” but also in regulating the fishing effort by developing some schemes to give direction on where and how to fish, total number of vessels allowed to fish, and type of gear to be used (or not to be used) in …

Hosted by the SEAFDEC/TD, the 37th Meeting of the Program Committee of SEAFDEC was organized on 1-3 December 2014 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand to review the progress and achievements of implementation of SEAFDEC projects in 2014 and those proposed for 2015. It was noted that the results from the review of the progress and achievements of the projects in 2014 …

SEAFDEC organized the 1st Meeting of the Scientific Working Group (SWG) on Neritic Tuna Stock Assessment in Southeast Asian Waters on 18-20 November 2014 in Shah Alam City, Selangor, Malaysia. The Meeting was attended by the representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam together with their respective delegations, as well as the Chief of SEAFDEC/MFRDMD on behalf …