SEAFDEC supported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the FAO Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstract (ASFA) Secretariat in co-organizing the “2023 ASFA Advisory Board Meeting” from 3 to 6 October 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was participated by the representatives from 14 ASFA Partners …
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SEAFDEC welcomes new Secretary-General and Chief of TD
On 2 October 2023, SEAFDEC welcomed Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn as its new Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department, succeeding Ms. Malinee Smithrithee whose term ended on 15 September 2023. Prior to her appointment at SEAFDEC, Dr. Suttinee was the Director of the Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Division of …
Read More »USAID/RDMA strengthens partnership with SEAFDEC
The former SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, extended a warm welcome to the Deputy Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development/Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), Ms. Linda McElroy, along with other USAID/RDMA officers on 19 September 2023 at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. In her …
Read More »SEAFDEC takes part in the 19th Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade
The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, attended the 19th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (19COFI:FT), which was organized on 11–15 September 2023 in Bergen, Norway at the kind invitation of the Norwegian Government. The …
Read More »SEAFDEC reaffirms dedication to the advancement of sustainable fisheries and conservation of marine biodiversity
The Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, participated in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Regional Capacity Building Workshop for East, South and South-East Asia on 5–8 September 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat, the Workshop convened …
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