SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

SEAFDEC organized the Experts Meeting on Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species on 16-17 May 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. Attended by experts from ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries, namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, as well as senior officers from SEAFDEC Secretariat, Aquaculture Department (AQD), Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD), Marine Fishery Resources Development and …

The SEAFDEC-Sweden Project Annual Review Meeting for the year 2015 took place on 28 April 2016 at SEAFDEC/Secretariat, Bangkok. The Meeting was attended by Mr. Göran Haag of the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, Mr. Peter Fundgård from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM), and SEAFDEC officers led by SEAFDEC Secretary-General Dr. Kom Silapajarn and members of …

SEAFDEC/MFRDMD in collaboration with the Secretariat conducted the Special Training/Workshop on Stock Assessment of Longtail Tuna and Kawakawa in the Southeast Asian Region at MFRDMD in Terengganu, Malaysia from 17 to 25 April 2016 with funding support from the Government of Sweden. The Special Training/workshop was attended by 20 national stock assessment scientists from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, …

SEAFDEC Secretary-General Dr. Kom Silapajarn paid courtesy visit to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia on 25 April 2016. During his meeting with the Director of Sectoral Development Directorate, Mr. Tran Dong Phuong and other officials of the ASEAN Secretariat, Dr. Kom reiterated the long relationship between ASEAN and SEAFDEC since the establishment of the Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) Mechanism …

At the kind invitation of the Government and people of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the 48th Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council was held in the magnificent city of Nha Trang, Viet Nam from 4 to 8 April 2016 and hosted by the Directorate of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam. Situated in …

SEAFDEC convened the “Experts Workshop on Fishway Design Principles to Enhance Sustainability of Inland Fishery in the Southeast Asian Region” on 6-10 March 2016 in Thailand and Lao PDR, with financial support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Attended by regional and international experts, officers and experts of the Department of Fisheries and the Royal Irrigation Department …

SEAFDEC organized the Meeting of Drafting Committee on Regional Cooperation in Sustainable Fisheries Development Towards the ASEAN Economic Community: Combating IUU Fishing and Enhancing the Competitiveness of ASEAN Fish and Fishery Products on 3-4 March 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. Attended by the Drafting Committee Members from ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, …