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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 …

On 2 October 2023, SEAFDEC welcomed Dr. Suttinee Limthammahisorn as its new Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department, succeeding Ms. Malinee Smithrithee whose term ended on 15 September 2023. Prior to her appointment at SEAFDEC, Dr. Suttinee was the Director of the Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Division of …

The former SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, extended a warm welcome to the Deputy Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development/Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), Ms. Linda McElroy, along with other USAID/RDMA officers on 19 September 2023 at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand. In her …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, attended the 19th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (19COFI:FT), which was organized on 11–15 September 2023 in Bergen, Norway at the kind invitation of the Norwegian Government. The …

The Policy and Program Coordinator of the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, participated in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Regional Capacity Building Workshop for East, South and South-East Asia on 5–8 September 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat, the Workshop convened …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Third Regional Technical Consultation on Fishery Statistics and Information in Southeast Asia” on 22–24 August 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Consultation was attended by representatives from all ASEAN Member States (AMSs), representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and …

The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, and the SEAFDEC Secretariat Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, participated in the 7th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop (GFETW) from 30 July to 4 August 2023 in Halifax, Canada. Organized by the International Monitoring Control and Surveillance (IMCS) Network, the Training Workshop …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the Webinar on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture by on 8 August 2023 through the Zoom platform. The resource persons of the Webinar include representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) genetic expert from the Philippines. Meanwhile, the Webinar …