The Philippines is an archipelago composed of 7,641 islands with a total land area of 301,000 km2 and surrounded by major bodies of water such as the Pacific Ocean in the east, South China Sea in the west, Luzon Strait in the North, and Celebes Sea in the south. The …

SEAFDEC Secretariat and FAO co-organized the 2nd Training Workshop on Stock Assessment in Support the Implementation of the International Commitments for Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in Southeast Asia from 29 August to 6 September 2022 onsite at SEAFDEC/Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand and online. The trainers were the …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on Development of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Positions on the Proposed Listing of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) into the CITES Appendices” on 30 August–1 September 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The RTC was attended by fisheries experts and National Coordinators from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC …

18–20 October 2022, Bali, Indonesia. Please find meeting documents below. (click to download) File Document Name Updated Report of the Meeting Adopted Report 28 Oct Annex (Zip file) 28 Oct Information Papers INF01 Prospectus 31 Aug INF02 Information Note 31 Aug INF03 List of Documents 4 Oct INF04 List of …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Second Regional Technical Consultation on Fishery Statistics and Information in Southeast Asia” on 23–26 August 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand (on-site and online). The Consultation was attended by representatives from all ASEAN Member States (AMSs), a representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …

30 August–1 September 2022, Bangkok, Thailand. Please find the documents below. (click to download) File Document Name Updated Report of the Event Report 19 Dec Information Papers INF01.1 Information Note 16 Aug INF01.2 Information Note on COVID–19 and Preventive Measures 19 Aug INF02 List of Documents 24 Aug INF03 List …

SEAFDEC Information Program Coordinator Ms. Nualanong Tongdee together with Senior Information Officer Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon attended the “Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics” which was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 26–27 July 2022 through an online platform. The Workshop was participated …

The Policy and Program Coordinator of SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana as well as former Chief of SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department and former Regional Vice Chair IUCN Shark Specialist Group for Southeast Asia Region, Dr. Ahmad bin Ali, participated in a virtual workshop organized by the …

SEAFDEC in collaboration with the Fisheries Agency of Japan jointly convened the “Webinar on Japan’s Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) Under Act on Ensuring the Proper Domestic Distribution and Importation of Specified Aquatic Animals and Plants” on 26 July 2022 through Zoom platform. The Webinar was attended by resource persons from the …

The USAID Sustainable Fish Asia-Local Capacity Development (SUFIA/LCD) Activity – Close Out Event was organized on 18 July 2022 at the SEAFDEC Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand in a hybrid manner. The Event was part of the SUFIA/LCD project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and …