Representatives from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) participated in the 2025 SEA of Solutions Forum in Bangkok from 16 to 17 December 2025. The forum was jointly organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asian (UNEP-COBSEA), which aims …
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The Regional PMU team, Mr. Muhamad Nour, Project Manager of the Blue Horizon Seaweed Project and Mr. Joseph P. Faisan, undertook a joint mission to Manila from 18 to 20 November 2025 together with Rachel Kaplan from WWF US to meet with the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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On October 9, 2025, the ASEAN-JICA Food Value Chain Development Project (AJFVC) successfully concluded a train-the-trainer workshop on fishery products hygiene management and cold chain management at Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore. This four-day training was part of the AJFVC Output 3, specifically focusing on improving good aquaculture practices among ASEAN …
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On september 17, 2025, the AJFVC, as part of Output 3 Good Aquaculture Practices activities, held a Virtual Inception Meeting focused on improving hygiene management in fishery products. This virual event brought together representatives from ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to share insights and create a collaborative framework aimed at enhancing …
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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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On 20 March 2025, the AJFVC held a virtual Inception Meeting to launch Output 3 of AJFVC, which focuses on enhancing food safety within the fishery sector. This initiative aims to promote Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) and establish the ASEAN guidelines along with the relevant principles for fisheries management. During …
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