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The SEAFDEC Secretariat, through the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture Project, hosted the “First Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting” from 27 to 28 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The PSC meeting served as a key policy guidance body to review the project …

The Project Management Unit (PMU) dedicated to the “Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture Project” convened on 25–26 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, the First Meeting of the Seaweed Technical Working Group (S-TWG). The regional meeting brought together SEAFDEC Secretariat officials, seaweed experts from ASEAN Member States, representatives from …

SEAFDEC participated in the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP20), taking place from 24 November to 5 December 2025 at the Silkroad Samarkand Expo Center in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. With the attendance led by Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, together with Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, Senior Policy Officer; …

SEAFDEC is pleased to announce the winner of the SEAFDEC 60th Anniversary Logo Design Contest. Congratulations to Mr. Brian Aljer B. Coballes from Quezon City, Philippines. We sincerely appreciate everyone who participated and shared their creativity in this special celebration.

SEAFDEC Secretariat welcomed Ms. Rachel Kaplan, Director of the WWF GEF Agency, during her coordination visit to Bangkok, Thailand, to review progress and strengthen collaboration under the GEF-supported “Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture Project.” The meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Project Management Unit (PMU), led by Project …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat extended a welcome to the Project Director for Agriculture and Food Cluster of GIZ, Thailand, Ms. Pouchamarn Wongsanga, on 10 November 2025, at SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. Ms. Sampan expressed her gratitude to GIZ for the financial contribution to SEAFDEC to strengthen regional capacity to combat …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Project End Meeting on Development of Stock Assessment Methods and Strengthening of Resources Management Measures for Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia” on 30–31 October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting gathered representatives from countries actively involved in the management and/or research of anguillid eel …

The SEAFDEC Department Chiefs’ Meeting was convened in Langkawi, Malaysia, on 8 November 2025. The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, the Deputy Secretary-General, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, together with senior officials from the Secretariat and Departments. The Meeting discussed the updates on the actions …

The Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (28FCG/ASSP) was held on 6-7 November 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia, in conjunction with the 48th SEAFDEC Program Committee Meeting (48PCM). At the Opening Session, the 28FCG/ASSP was officiated by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture …

The Forty-eighth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (48PCM) was successfully convened on 3–5 November 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia, graciously hosted by the SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD). Chaired by Ms. Sampan Panjarat, Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, the Meeting brought together Program Committee Members and delegations from Brunei Darussalam, …