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Fisheries Country Profile: Thailand 2025

2025 Information Updated The Kingdom of Thailand is located between latitudes 5° 37’ N and 20° 27’ N and longitudes 97° 22’ E and 105° 37’ E, encompassing a total area of 513,115 km2 (Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, 2022). The country is bordered by the …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Myanmar 2025

2025 Information Updated The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is located in the Southeast Asian region with a total land area of 676,580 km2, and bordered by India, China, Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand (Figure 1). Myanmar possesses a long coastline, a marine fishing area of 486,000 km2 within its …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Malaysia 2025

Information Updated 2025 As a coastal state surrounded by significant bodies of water, Malaysia exhibits the characteristics of a maritime nation where peace, economic stability, and security are priorities in its rise and development. As shown in Figure 1, Malaysia has two main parts known as Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Lao PDR 2025

2025 Information Updated Situated in the heart of Southeast Asia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), spans an area of 236,800 km²and is a landlocked country. It shares borders with five nations, namely: China and Myanmar to the north, Cambodia to the south, Viet Nam to the east, and Thailand …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Indonesia 2025

2025 Information Updated The Republic of Indonesia is located between Asia and Australia and bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The country comprises five main islands, namely: Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua (Figure 1). The country has a total area of 5.18 million km², with 1,905 million km² …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Cambodia 2025

2025 Information Updated The Kingdom of Cambodia has a total land area of 181,035 km2 and is bordered by Thailand in the northwest, Lao PDR in the northeast, Viet Nam in the east, and the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest (Figure 1). The capital is Phnom Penh and the …

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The Forty-fifth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee

Iloilo, Philippines, 5–7 December 2022. Please find Meeting documents below (click to download.) File Document Name Updated Report   45PCM Report   Information Papers INF01 Information Note for Participants 31 Oct INF02 List of Documents 25 Nov INF03 List of Participants         Working Papers WP01-1 Provisional Agenda …

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Fisheries Country Profile: Philippines 2025

2025 Information Updated The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia consisting of 7,641 islands with a total land area of 301,000 km². The Philippines is situated at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, between 4°N and 21°N latitude and 116°E and 127°E longitude. The …

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