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SEAFDEC pays a courtesy call on the Director-General of the DOF Thailand

SEAFDEC visits DOF Thailand

SEAFDEC Secretary-General Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, accompanied by Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Koichi Tahara and staff from the Japanese Trust Fund, paid a courtesy call to the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries and SEAFDEC Council Director for Thailand Mr. Bancha Sukkaew, together with the Deputy Director-General Mr. Prathet Sorrak and the Director …

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Blue Horizon Seaweed PMU Meets AQD, BFAR to Strengthen Collaboration

The Project Management Unit (PMU) at SEAFDEC for the project “Blue Horizon: Ocean Relief through Seaweed Aquaculture” led by the Project Manager/Technical Advisor, Mr. Muhamad Nour, visited the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) at its Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo, Philippines on 18–19 June 2025. The representatives from the SEAFDEC Secretariat …

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SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD attend RTC on Regional Fisheries Information/Mechanisms

The Senior Information Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, and the Information and Technology Officer from the SEAFDEC Training Department (TD), Ms. Namfon Imsamran, attended the Regional Technical Consultation on Current Status of Regional Fisheries Information/Mechanisms in the Asian Region. The Consultation was organized by SEAFDEC Marine Fishery …

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SEAFDEC welcomes new Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of TD

On 1 June 2025, SEAFDEC welcomes Mr. Koichi Tahara as its new Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of the Training Department (TD), succeeding Dr. Tomoko Nakazato whose term ended on 31 May 2025. Prior to his appointment at SEAFDEC, Mr. Tahara served as Senior Staff (Exporting of Fish Products) in …

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SEAFDEC, TUMSAT sign Extension of Arrangement

The “Arrangement for Academic and Educational Cooperation Between the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Japan and SEAFDEC” was first established in June 2004, and was extended in 2010, 2015, and 2020. Considering that the latest Extension of Arrangement has already expired on 31 March 2025, TUMSAT and …

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SEAFDEC attended the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Workshop in India

the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Workshop in India

The Senior Policy Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, attended the regional workshop “WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and Support for its Implementation” which took place in Chennai, India on 15–16 May 2025. The Workshop was organized by the Bay of Bengal Program Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) in collaboration with the International Institute …

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MFRDMD hosts WordPress Workshop to enhance staff capacity

MFRDMD organized the Workshop on Basic Website Development Using WordPress from 28 to 30 April 2025 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The Workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity of technical officers and researchers from MFRDMD in website development and content management using the WordPress platform. With the supervision of the Information …

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