A half-day pre-workshop webinar on Key challenges and practical solutions for multispecies/multigear (MSMG) fisheries management was co-hosted by SEAFDEC and FAO on 17 March 2026. The Webinar was attended by participants representing countries from Southeast Asia and South Asia, Representatives from FAO, BOBP-IGO, and SEAFDEC. The Webinar was organized by …
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The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Online Meeting on Data Submission for SEAFDEC Fishery Statistical Database” on 16 March 2026. The Meeting was attended by the Members of the ASEAN Network on Fishery Statistics and delegates from ASEAN Member States (AMSs), namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, …
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On 16 March 2026, SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, warmly welcomed the Senior Fishery Officer, Dr. Benjamin Belton, and Fishery and Aquaculture Officer, Ms. Angela Lentisco, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO/RAP), which is based in Bangkok, Thailand. The …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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The ASEAN-JICA Food Value Chain Development Project (AJFVC), a comprehensive technical cooperation effort between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), partnered with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to conduct the Training Course on Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) for …
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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 …
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From 13 to 16 January 2026, SEAFDEC, led by Mr. Toru Shimoda, Deputy Chief of SEAFDEC/IFRDMD, and Mr. Fumiya Takahashi, Senior Expert and Assistant Project Manager for the Japanese Trust Fund Programs of the SEAFDEC Secretariat and JAIF-Eel Project Manager, conducted a series of technical visits and consultation meetings in …
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On 20 January 2026, a team from the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), led by its Director, Dr. Eduardo M. Leaño, visited the SEAFDEC Secretariat and met with the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Koichi Tahara, and senior staff from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and Training …
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