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SEAFDEC was invited to attend virtually the 18th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade of the Committee on Fisheries (18COFI:FT) which was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 7–9 and 20 June 2022. The 18COFI:FT was attended by over 180 participants including delegates …

On 1 June 2022, SEAFDEC welcomes Dr. Tomoko Nakazato as its new Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of the Training Department (TD), succeeding Mr. Koichi Honda who had served as the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General and Deputy Chief of TD for two years from 1 September 2020 to 31 May 2022. …

At the kind invitation of the Government of Malaysia through its Department of Fisheries Malaysia as the host, the Fifty-fourth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council was convened on 23 and 25 May 2022 through an online platform due to the situation brought by the COVID-19. In attendance at the Meeting …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized two in-house training courses including the “USAID Funding Requirements” and “USAID Budget Preparation” on 12 and 17 May 2022 at the Training Department, respectively. The Training courses were supported by the Sustainable Fish Asia Local Capacity Development-Capacity Strengthening Initiative (SUFIA LCD/CSI) which is funded by the U.S. …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the virtual Regional Workshop for the Finalization of the Study Report on Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Fisheries Sector of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries on 20 April 2022. The Workshop was attended by the representatives from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, delivered a statement during the virtual East Asia Summit (EAS) Workshop on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on 12 April 2022, which was co-hosted by the governments of India and Singapore. Ms. Malinee’s statement on the efforts of the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) …

SEAFDEC is pleased to announce the launching of the publication “The Southeast Asian State of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SEASOFIA) 2022” on 18 April 2022. The SEASOFIA 2022 provides useful information on fisheries and aquaculture production, recent issues and initiatives, and outlook on ensuring the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture …

The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, delivered a statement at the SDG14 Roundtable: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas, and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development on 29 March 2022. SEAFDEC was invited to the SDG14 Roundtable to highlight Southeast Asia’s effort in achieving the SDG14 targets. In her …

Following the adoption of the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security in the ASEAN Region Towards 2030 (RES&POA-2030) in 2020, SEAFDEC organized the RES&POA-2030: Regional Workshop on Development of the Key Indicators and Detailed Roadmap on 23 to 24 March 2022 through a virtual platform. …

The Regional Validation Workshop for the Promoting the Blue Economy and Strengthening Fisheries Governance of the Gulf of Thailand through the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (GoTFish Project) was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 16–17 March 2022 via the online platform . The …