SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

On 9 April 2026, the SEAFDEC Secretariat hosted the Training on Gender Mainstreaming in Fisheries Management for its officers and members of the Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN). The Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat opened the Training by emphasizing that respect for diversity and social inclusion are essential, cross-cutting elements for …

On 30 March 2026, the SEAFDEC Secretariat hosted the Regional Symposium on Marine Debris and Microplastics in Southeast Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. The Symposium was attended by representatives from ASEAN Member States, as well as officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD. It also brought together experts and …

A half-day pre-workshop webinar on Key challenges and practical solutions for multispecies/multigear (MSMG) fisheries management was co-hosted by SEAFDEC and FAO on 17 March 2026. The Webinar was attended by participants representing countries from Southeast Asia and South Asia, Representatives from FAO, BOBP-IGO, and SEAFDEC. The Webinar was organized by …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Online Meeting on Data Submission for SEAFDEC Fishery Statistical Database” on 16 March 2026. The Meeting was attended by the Members of the ASEAN Network on Fishery Statistics and delegates from ASEAN Member States (AMSs), namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, …

On 16 March 2026, SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, warmly welcomed the Senior Fishery Officer, Dr. Benjamin Belton, and Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, Ms. Angela Lentisco, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO/RAP), which is based in Bangkok, Thailand. The …

A team from the Blue Horizon Seaweed Project, comprising representatives from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Philippines, conducted a field visit to seaweed farming sites in Palawan. During the visit, the team met with members of the …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, together with the Chief of SEAFDEC/AQD, Mr. Dan D. Baliao, paid a courtesy call to the SEAFDEC Council Director for the Philippines, and the Undersecretary for the Fisheries Department of Agriculture, Ms. Drusila Esther E. Bayate, and officials of SEAFDEC Secretariat and BFAR, on 6 March 2026. …

The SEAFDEC Project Management Unit (PMU), in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines (BFAR), hosted the 2nd Meeting of the Project Steering Committee (2-PSC) of the Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture Project, in Palawan, the Philippines. The 2-PSC was attended by PSC …

From 26 to 29 January 2026, SEAFDEC, led by the Secretary-General Ms. Sampan Panjarat and Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Koichi Tahara, paid courtesy visits to fisheries-related agencies and collaborating institutions in Japan. On the first day, during the visit to the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), SEAFDEC was warmly …