SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

The Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the CITES Secretariat have jointly published two guides to facilitate the identification of shark and ray species common in the Southeast Asian region. The purpose of the guides is to provide an accessible tool to help fisheries officers, fisheries …

The SEAFDEC staff extends our deep condolences to the family of Dr. Siri Ekmaharaj, who served as Secretary-General of SEAFDEC for four years from 2005 to 2009. Dr. Siri will always be remembered and forever praised for his management of SEAFDEC that led to great progress of the organization and …

The virtual seminar “Opportunities in the Time of Crisis: adaptations of Thai fisheries sector during COVID-19” was organized by the Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Thailand on 15 March 2021. The aim of the Webinar was to exchange information on the prevailing difficulties faced by the fisheries sector due to …

SEAFDEC Training Department Senior Instructor/Researcher, Ms. Panitnard Weerawat, represented SEAFDEC during the online meeting of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Working Group (EAFM WG) organized by the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) on 15 March 2021. The Meeting was aimed at discussing the …

SEAFDEC organized the virtual Regional Workshop on the Study on Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Fisheries Sector of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries on 24 February 2021. The Workshop was attended by the Deputy Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Mr. Koichi Honda, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs, and officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and …

SEAFDEC convened the online meeting on Briefing on UNEP GEF Implementing the Strategic Action Program for the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand (SCS SAP Project) on 3 March 2021. The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC National Coordinators and representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam …