SEAFDEC welcomes Ms. Malinee Smithrithee as the new Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department (TD), succeeding Dr. Kom Silapajarn who had served as the Secretary-General and Chief of TD for four (4) years from 1 January 2016 until September 2019. With a considerably long stint in the fisheries arena, …

Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, Senior Information officer and Ms. Sunutta Pudtal, Information officer  represented SEAFDEC during the Workshop on “Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture Using Space Technologies and IoT” in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 September 2019,. Organized by Chulalongkorn University, the Workshop was participated by 70 representatives from government agencies, academia, institutions, …

The Forty-second Meeting of the Program Committee Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 11-13 November 2019, Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand List of Documents (Click to download) Document Name Updated INFORMATION PAPERS INF01 Information Notes for Participants 11 Oct. 2019 INF02 List of Documents 2 Nov. 2019 INF03 List of …

On 18 August 2019, SEAFDEC organized the side event “SEAFDEC Experiences on Sharks” during the CoP18 of CITES in Geneva to disseminate the experiences of SEAFDEC and the lessons learnt on the conservation and management of sharks in the Southeast Asian region. Focusing on capacity building, the programs of activities …

Side-Event at CITES-COP18 on 18 August 2019, 12:15-14:00 H This Side-Event will share experience from the Southeast Asian Region. Organizers: SEAFDEC and ASEAN Member States Presenters: Worawit Wanchana, Policy and Program Coordinator, SEAFDEC Secretariat and Lawrance Kissol Jr., Senior Fisheries Officer, Head of Marine Resource Management Office, CITES and Conservation of Endangered …

The SEAFDEC Gender Focal Person (SGFP) from SEAFDEC Secretariat participated in the Workshop on Gender Concepts, Tools and Advocacy in Sustainable Fisheries Management organized by the USAID Oceans on 6-9 August 2019 in Manado, Indonesia. The Workshop was attended mainly by representatives from several agencies and organizations in Indonesia including …

The SEAFDEC-Sweden Project, Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) of Thailand, and Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus co-hosted the National Forum to share lessons learned and knowledge of fisheries communities on fisheries resources and habitat management on 6-7 August 2019 at Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. The aims of the National …

OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 2016 Fish and fishery products are becoming more increasingly important as primary sources of protein for many peoples in the world, most especially for those in the Southeast Asian region. During the past decade, the region’s product on from capture fisheries …

The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Training on Port State Measures (PSM) implementation for Inspectors in Southeast Asia” in collaboration with partners such as The Department of Fisheries (DOF) Thailand, Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

DATE AND VENUE 15-17 October 2019, Puerto Princesa, Philippines DOCUMENTS (Click to download) File Document Name Updated Information Papers INF01 Information Note for Participants 6 Sep INF02 Provisional Prospectus 7 Oct INF03 List of Document 7 Oct INF04 List of Participants – Note for Excursion 25 Sep Working Papers WP01 Agenda …