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 …

11–12 March 2026, Coron, Palawan, Philippines Please find the documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS WORKING PAPERS WP01 Provisional Prospectus and Agenda 16 Feb REFERENCE PAPERS

9–10 March 2026, Coron, Palawan, Philippines Please find the documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS WORKING PAPERS WP01 Provisional Prospectus and Agenda 10 Feb REFERENCE PAPERS

5–6 March 2026, Coron, Palawan, Philippines Please find the documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS INF01 Information Note for Participants 27 Feb INF02 List of Documents 23 Feb INF03 List of Participants 2 Mar WORKING PAPERS WP01 Provisional Prospectus and Agenda 25 Feb WP02 Project Document: Achievements …

17 March 2026, Online Please find the documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS INF01 Information Note 13 Feb WORKING PAPERS WP01 Provisional Prospectus 13 Feb REFERENCE PAPERS

19–21 May 2026, Bangkok, Thailand Please find meeting documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS WORKING PAPERS REFERENCE PAPERS

OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2023 Fish and fishery products are becoming increasingly important as primary sources of protein for many people in the world, most especially for those in the Southeast Asian region. During the past decade, the region’s production from capture fisheries and aquaculture …

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 …