SEAFDEC

TUMSAT visits to the SEAFDEC Secretariat

On 1 September 2025, SEAFDEC warmly welcomed academic members from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), led by Vice President Prof. Masashi Maita, at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss potential areas of collaboration, such as internship or short-term training opportunities …

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SEAFDEC Encourages Youth at International Forum for a Sustainable Future

The SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of the SEAFDEC Training Department, Mr. Koichi Tahara, delivered a keynote speech at the 5th International Youth Forum themed “Empowering Youth for a Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Future” on 22 August 2025 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum brought together young leaders …

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Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Position on the Proposed Listing of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species into the CITES Appendices

16–18 September 2025, Bangkok, Thailand. Please find the meeting documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated INFORMATION PAPERS INF01 Information Note for Participants 25 Aug INF02 List of Documents 21 Aug ✅ INF03 List of Participants 24 Sep WORKING PAPERS WP01 Provisional Prospectus 21 Aug ✅ WP01.1 Provisional Agenda and …

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SEAFDEC conducts kick-off workshop to advance sustainable seaweed aquaculture

The SEAFDEC Secretariat hosted the Virtual Inception Workshop of the Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture Project on 14 August 2025. The Workshop brought together 41 participants including representatives from the SEAFDEC Member Countries, SEAFDEC Secretariat, SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD), SEAFDEC Project Management Unit (PMU), and partner agencies. The …

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SEAFDEC Organizes Inter-Departmental Workshop to Prepare SEASOFIA 2027

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Inter-Departmental Workshop on the Preparation of SEASOFIA 2027” on 5–6 August 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, and senior officials, Department Chiefs, and SEASOFIA focal persons from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department, Marine Fisheries Research Department, Aquaculture …

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Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening Regional Representation in Global Stock Status Reporting: Preparing the Countries for the FIRMS & SDG 14 Data Calls

8–10 September 2025, Bangkok, Thailand. Please find the documents below. Files Document Name Uploaded Updated POST MEETING DOCUMENTS Report 12 Nov Annexes 31 Oct Photos 8 Sep INFORMATION PAPERS INF01 Provisional Prospectus 14 Aug INF02 Information Note for Participants 14 Aug INF03 List of Participants 5 Aug ✅ WORKING PAPERS …

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SEAFDEC attends 17th AFCF and 33rd ASWGFi, advancing regional collaboration

SEAFDEC, represented by the Senior Policy Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, participated in the 17th Meeting of ASEAN Fisheries Consultative Forum (17th AFCF) on 22 July 2025 and 33rd Meeting of ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (33rd ASWGFi) on 23–24 July 2025 in Yangon, Myanmar hosted …

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RFPN 2025 welcomed at SEAFDEC Secretariat

The SEAFDEC Secretariat welcomed the batch 2025 of the Regional Fisheries Policy Network (RFPN) members, comprised of eight fisheries officers from the ASEAN Member States, namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. They are stationed for a year at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. …

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SEAFDEC Participates in the 34th Governing Council Meeting of NACA

The Secretary-General of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), Dr. Suttinee Limthammhisorn, accompanied by Mr. Worawit Wanchana, Policy and Program Coordinator, participated in the 34th Governing Council Meeting of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), held from 3 to 5 July 2025 in Wuxi, China. The Meeting …

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