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SEAFDEC organized the Departments Chiefs’ Meeting on 16 November 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, the SEAFDEC Department Chiefs and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and Departments. The follow-up actions from the 51st Meeting of SEAFDEC Council, 42PCM, and 22FCG/ASSP …

The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) hosted the Twentieth Meeting of SEADEC Information Staff Program (20 ISP) from 15 to 17 October 2019 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. The Meeting reviewed the implementation in the year 2019 of the information strategies aimed at enhancing the visibility of SEAFDEC. The Chief …

SEAFDEC organized the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Meeting on the Resolution and Plan of Action for ASEAN Region Towards 2030 on 10-11 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was attended by the National Coordinators, representatives from the ASEAN Members States (AMSs), and SEAFDEC officials. Moreover, experts from the Department of Fisheries …

SEAFDEC/IFRDMD organized the “Workshop on 5-Year of IFRDMD’s Achievement” in Jakarta, Indonesia on 8-9 October 2019. The Workshop was officiated by the SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Mrs. Malinee Smithrithee, and the Director of Research Center of Fisheries of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia. Mr. Waluyo Sejati Abutohir. Moreover, …

SEAFDEC welcomes Ms. Malinee Smithrithee as the new Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department (TD), succeeding Dr. Kom Silapajarn who had served as the Secretary-General and Chief of TD for four (4) years from 1 January 2016 until September 2019. With a considerably long stint in the fisheries arena, …

Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, Senior Information officer and Ms. Sunutta Pudtal, Information officer  represented SEAFDEC during the Workshop on “Smart and Sustainable Aquaculture Using Space Technologies and IoT” in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 September 2019,. Organized by Chulalongkorn University, the Workshop was participated by 70 representatives from government agencies, academia, institutions, …

On 18 August 2019, SEAFDEC organized the side event “SEAFDEC Experiences on Sharks” during the CoP18 of CITES in Geneva to disseminate the experiences of SEAFDEC and the lessons learnt on the conservation and management of sharks in the Southeast Asian region. Focusing on capacity building, the programs of activities …

Side-Event at CITES-COP18 on 18 August 2019, 12:15-14:00 H This Side-Event will share experience from the Southeast Asian Region. Organizers: SEAFDEC and ASEAN Member States Presenters: Worawit Wanchana, Policy and Program Coordinator, SEAFDEC Secretariat and Lawrance Kissol Jr., Senior Fisheries Officer, Head of Marine Resource Management Office, CITES and Conservation of Endangered …

The SEAFDEC Gender Focal Person (SGFP) from SEAFDEC Secretariat participated in the Workshop on Gender Concepts, Tools and Advocacy in Sustainable Fisheries Management organized by the USAID Oceans on 6-9 August 2019 in Manado, Indonesia. The Workshop was attended mainly by representatives from several agencies and organizations in Indonesia including …

The SEAFDEC-Sweden Project, Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) of Thailand, and Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus co-hosted the National Forum to share lessons learned and knowledge of fisheries communities on fisheries resources and habitat management on 6-7 August 2019 at Burapha University Chanthaburi Campus, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. The aims of the National …