Forty-eighth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee

3–5 November 2025, Langkawi, Malaysia. Please find the documents below.

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POST MEETING DOCUMENTS
Report of the Meeting    
Presentations  6 Nov  
Photos  6 Nov  
INFORMATION PAPERS
INF01 Information Note for Participant 9 Oct
INF02 List of Documents 1 Oct
INF03 List of Participants 6 Nov
WORKING PAPERS
WP01-1 Provisional Agenda 1 Oct
WP01-2 Provisional Agenda and Timetable 1 Oct
WP01-3 Provisional Annotated Agenda 1 Oct
WP02 Projects under the Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG/ASSP) Mechanism for the Year 2025‒2026 1 Oct
Strategy I: Securing the Sustainability of Fisheries to Contribute to Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood of People in the Region
WP03-st1-1 Implementation and Assessment of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity 10 Oct
WP03-st1-2 Enhanced Marine Research Capacities to Manage Fisheries Resources 10 Oct
WP03-st1-3 Improving Fishers’ Livelihood and Fisheries Co-Management in Inland and Coastal Small-Scale Fisheries 8 Oct
WP03-st1-4 Digital Transformation of Regional Fishery Statistics and Enhanced Utilization of Fishery Statistics and Information 7 Oct
WP03-st1-5 Enhancement of Regional Cooperation and Human Resource Development to Eliminate IUU Fishing 9 Oct
WP03-st1-6 ASEAN-JICA Capacity Building Project on IUU Fishing Countermeasures in Southeast Asia 8 Oct
WP03-st1-7 Research and Dissemination of Sustainable Fishing Technology 8 Oct
WP03-st1-8 Regional Collaborative Research and Capacity Building for Monitoring and Reduction of Marine Debris from Fisheries in Southeast Asia 6 Oct
WP03-st1-9 Enhanced Research Capacities for Sustainable Utilization and Management of Eel and Other Inland Fisheries Resources 6 Oct
WP03-st1-10 Development of Stock Assessment Method for Strengthening of Resources Management Measures of Tropical Anguillid Eels in AMS 9 Oct
WP03-st1-11 Sustainable Management of Fisheries, Marine Living Resources and Their Habitats in the Bay of Bengal Region for the Benefit of Coastal States and Communities 6 Oct
WP03-st1-12 Promoting the Blue Economy and Strengthening Fisheries Governance of the Gulf of Thailand through the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (GoTFish Project) 6 Oct
Strategy II: Supporting the Sustainable Growth of Aquaculture to Complement Fisheries and Contribute to Food Security, Poverty Alleviation and Livelihood of People in the Region
WP03-st2-1 Promotion of Aquaculture Technologies for Emerging Species through Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) 28 Oct
WP03-st2-2 Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture 6 Oct
Strategy III: Ensuring the Food Safety and Quality of Fish and Fishery Products for the Southeast Asian Region
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Strategy IV: Enhancing Trade and Compliance of the Region’s Fish and Fishery Products with Market Requirements
WP03-st4-1 ASEAN-JICA Food Value Chain Development Project 6 Oct
Strategy V: Addressing Cross-Cutting Issues, such as Labor, Gender and Climate Change, where Related to International Fisheries
WP03-st5-1 Enhancing Regional Responses to Emerging International Fisheries-related Issues 6 Oct
Strategy VI: Empowering SEAFDEC to Strengthen Its Roles in the Region and to Improve Its Services to Member Countries
WP03-st6-1 Fisheries Resource Survey & Operational Plan for M.V. SEAFDEC 2 9 Oct
Special Projects
WP03-st1-13 USAID Southeast Asia Fisheries Partnership
New Project
WP03-st1-14 Strengthening Regional Capacity to Combat IUU Fishing and Promote Safe, Fair and Sustainable Fisheries in Southeast Asia 6 Oct
Departmental Programs
WP03-AQD Aquaculture Department
WP03-AQD-1 Quality Seed for Sustainable Aquaculture 28 Oct
WP03-AQD-2 Healthy and Wholesome Aquaculture 28 Oct
WP03-AQD-3 Maintaining Environmental Integrity through Responsible Aquaculture 28 Oct
WP03-AQD-4 Meeting Socio-economic Challenges in Aquaculture 28 Oct
WP03-AQD-5 Collaborative projects with the Philippine Government 28 Oct
WP03-TD Training Department 9 Oct
WP03-TD-1 Promotion on Strengthening of SEAFDEC Visibility and Enhancing Human Capacity Building 9 Oct
WP03-TD-2 Collaborative Program with the Government of Thailand 9 Oct
WP03-TD-3 Ghost Fishing in a Global South Demonstration Project 9 Oct
WP03-TD-4 USAID DOI International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP) 9 Oct
WP03-MFRD Marine Fisheries Research Department 9 Oct
WP03-MFRD-1 Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring Network 9 Oct
Other Programs
WP03-O-SEC-1 Regional Capacity Building Workshop for strengthening SEAFDEC and its Members’ capacity in responding to SoSI-FIRMS & SDG 14.4.1 Data Calls 7 Oct
WP03-O-TD-1 Regional Workshop in Asia to commemorate 10 years of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication 10 Oct
Pipeline Project
WP04-1 Strengthening Regional Capacity to Combat IUU Fishing in the Indo-Pacific: Enhancing Collaboration and Technology Integration 7 Oct
WP04-2 Toward the Sustainable Utilization of Commercially Exploited Tropical Sharks and Rays, Eels in Southeast Asia 1 Oct
Cooperation with Donors, Non-member Government, and International/ Regional Organizations
WP05-1 ASEAN Secretariat
WP05-2 FAO
WP05-3 Institute of Marine Research
WP05-4 JICA
WP05-5 WWF
Other Matters (Closed Session)
WP06-1 Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) Program 1 Oct
WP06-2 Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2030 (Mid-term Review 2025) 6 Oct
WP06-3 Preparation of Southeast Asian State of Fisheries and Aquaculture 2027 (SEASOFIA 2027) 1 Oct
WP06-4 Disposal Plan of M.V. SEAFDEC 9 Oct
WP06-5 JTF Budget Status 3 Nov
REFERENCE PAPERS
REF01 Terms of Reference of the SEAFDEC Program Committee 1 Oct
REF02 Terms of Reference of the SEAFDEC National Coordinators 1 Oct
REF03 Report of Forty-seventh Meeting of the Program Committee of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Singapore, 2–4 December 2024 1 Oct
REF04 Report of Twenty-seventh Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership, Singapore, 5–6 December 2024 1 Oct
REF05 Report of the Fifty-seventh Meeting of the Council of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Singapore, 20–22 May 2025 1 Oct
REF06 Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2030 1 Oct
REF07 Resolution on the Future of SEAFDEC: Vision, Mission, and Strategies Towards 2030 1 Oct