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During the first quarter of 2022, fifteen SEAFDEC officers who are responsible for the program implementation, finance, and human resources attended several international training courses, namely: 1) Online Training on Strategic Human Resources Management and Business Leadership on 10–19 January; 2) USAID Procurement: Grants and Cooperative Agreements on 26 January–1 …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the Inter-Departmental Information Workshop on 15 February 2022 via an online platform. There 24 participants in the Workshop including the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General, senior officials of SEAFDEC, and the information-related officers from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and Departments. The Workshop was convened to discuss and explore the …

SEAFDEC and FAO co-hosted the Consultative Planning and Training Workshop on Stock Assessment in Support the Implementation of the International Commitments for Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in Southeast Asia on 9 and 13–17 December 2021through the online platform. The resource persons were the experts on fish stock assessment from …

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 …