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A joint report written by SEAFDEC and FAO has just been published presenting the results of the project on identifying and assessing research and datasets related to SDG Indicator 14.4.1 – Fish stocks sustainability: “Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels.” FAO and SEAFDEC worked with 15 representatives from …

The Mission from SEAFDEC, led by the Secretary-General, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, along with the Deputy Secretary-General and Japanese Trust Fund Manager, Dr. Tomoko Nakazato, and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat and Training Department, paid courtesy calls on various agencies and institutions in Japan from 11 to18 December 2023. The visit …

The SEAFDEC Department Chiefs’ Meeting was convened in Bali, Indonesia on 25 November 2023. The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn, along with the Deputy Secretary-General, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, MFRD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD. The Meeting discussed the updates on the …

The Forty-sixth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (46PCM) took place in Bali, Indonesia from 20 to 22 November 2023, hosted by the SEAFDEC Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD) in cooperation with the SEAFDEC Secretariat. The 46PCM was participated by the Program Committee Members for Brunei Darussalam, …

Officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat as well as from the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) participated in the “2nd High-Level Meeting on Aquaculture Transformation in Asia and Pacific Region” organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), and Department of …

The Secretary-General of SEAFDEC, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn received a warm welcome at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Iloilo, Philippines, on 26-27 October 2023. In her capacity as the newly appointed SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Dr. Suttinee was briefed by Mr. Dan Baliao, AQD Chief, Dr. Sakaya Ito, AQD Deputy Chief, and …

The “Regional Training Course on Advanced Aquaculture Technologies for Commercially Important Commodities in Southeast Asia,” conducted during the second year of the Regional Capacity Building Network (RECAB) program, was effectively organized by the SEAFDEC Secretariat in collaboration with the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD). The course took place from 9 to …

The Program Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Mr. Witsarut Choseng, and the Fisheries Management Section Head of the SEAFDEC Training Department, Ms. Thanyalak Suasi, attended the “Global Plastics Summit 2023: Working towards a robust UN plastics treaty” which was held on 11–12 October 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by the …

SEAFDEC organized the Twenty-fourth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Information Staff Program (24 ISP Meeting) on 17–19 October 2023 in Melaka, Malaysia which was hosted by SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD). The 24 ISP Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Secretary General, Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn; SEAFDEC Deputy-Secretary …

SEAFDEC supported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the FAO Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstract (ASFA) Secretariat in co-organizing the “2023 ASFA Advisory Board Meeting” from 3 to 6 October 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was participated by the representatives from 14 ASFA Partners …