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The Forty-fifth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (45PCM) was held on 5–7 December 2022 in Iloilo City, Philippines to review the project implemented by SEAFDEC in 2022 and endorse the projects and activities for 2023. Hosted by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) in cooperation with the SEAFDEC Secretariat, the …

The SEAFDEC Departments Chiefs’ Meeting was convened in Iloilo City, Philippines on 10 December 2022. The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs, and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, MFRD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD attended the Meeting. During the Meeting, the recommendations provided during 54CM, 45PCM, and 25FCG/ASSP …

SEAFDEC convened the side event “Resource Utilization of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) in Southeast Asia: Regional Cooperation to Support National Actions” on 18 November 2022 during the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora …

SEAFDEC Information Program Coordinator, Ms. Nualanong Tongdee, together with Senior Information Officer, Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, and two officers from the Training Department attended the “Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics: Global” which was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 9 November 2022 …

The Twenty-third Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program or ISP was organized on 18–20 October 2022 in Bali, Indonesia and hosted by the Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD). The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General, the Chief and the Deputy Chief of IFRDMD, as well …

The Regional Capacity Building Network (RECAB) was initiated by SEAFDEC as a directive of the SEAFDEC Council during its 53rd Meeting in 2021. In 2022, the first RECAB activity was organized to commemorate the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022. The SEAFDEC Secretariat and Training Department (TD) …

SEAFDEC Secretariat and FAO co-organized the 2nd Training Workshop on Stock Assessment in Support the Implementation of the International Commitments for Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources in Southeast Asia from 29 August to 6 September 2022 onsite at SEAFDEC/Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand and online. The trainers were the …

The SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on Development of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Positions on the Proposed Listing of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) into the CITES Appendices” on 30 August–1 September 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The RTC was attended by fisheries experts and National Coordinators from the ASEAN-SEAFDEC …

SEAFDEC Secretariat organized the “Second Regional Technical Consultation on Fishery Statistics and Information in Southeast Asia” on 23–26 August 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand (on-site and online). The Consultation was attended by representatives from all ASEAN Member States (AMSs), a representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …

SEAFDEC Information Program Coordinator Ms. Nualanong Tongdee together with Senior Information Officer Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon attended the “Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics” which was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 26–27 July 2022 through an online platform. The Workshop was participated …