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The SEAFDEC Departments Chiefs’ Meeting convened on 2 December 2021 through the virtual platform was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, MFRD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD. The Meeting was informed on the recommendations provided to SEAFDEC during the …

SEAFDEC organized the Twenty-second Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program (22ISP) on 29 November and 1 December 2021 through the online platform. The 22ISP was attended by the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General, senior officials, and information-related officers from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD. During the Meeting, the progress …

The Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (ASSP) or the 24FCG/ASSP was organized through the online platform on 24–25 November 2021. The Meeting was attended by the representatives from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries, representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat as well as the SEAFDEC …

The online co-creation Workshop was convened on 11–12 November 2021 as part of the Sustainable Fish Asia Local Capacity Development Activity (SuFIA-LCD) project which is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by RTI International in partnership with SEAFDEC and CTI-CFF. The Workshop was attended by …

The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee attended the UN Decade Kickoff Conference for Western Pacific and its Adjacent Areas organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO through its Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) and hosted by the Government of Thailand through its Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, …

The Forty-fourth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (44PCM) was held on 15–17 November 2021 through a virtual platform. The 44PCM was attended by the SEAFDEC Program Committee Members for Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam together with their respective delegations, …

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Mr. Panu Tevarutmaneekul on 4 November 2021. Mr. Panu served as the Secretary-General of SEAFDEC from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Panu would be remembered and forever praised for his management of SEAFDEC that led to the great progress of the …

Hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Coordinating Working Party (CWP) Intersessional Meeting on Fisheries and Aquaculture was convened from 2 to 5 November 2021 through the online platform. The SEAFDEC Secretariat Senior Information Officer, Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, and representatives from the 13 partners …

SEAFDEC organized the Webinar entitled “Regional Responses to U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act” on 2–3 November 2021 through the online platform. The participants include representatives from the SEAFDEC Member Countries as well as SEAFDEC officials from the Secretariat, TD, and MFRDMD. The aims of the Webinar were to update the …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the Third Inter-Departmental Consultation for Finalization of the draft SEASOFIA 2022 through the online platform on 18 and 20 October 2021. The Consultation was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, senior officials of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, and officers of the Secretariat and Departments, namely: TD, MFRD, …