SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
In the second quarter of 2024, SEAFDEC extended partnerships with two universities in Japan to promote scientific and educational cooperation toward the sustainable development of fisheries in the Southeast Asian region.
On 17 July 2024, SEAFDEC signed the Extension of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nagano University which covered scientific, technical, academic, and educational cooperation on inland fisheries and freshwater ecology in the areas of mutual interest. The MOU between SEAFDEC and Nagano University was first established in July 2019 for a period of five years, and the extension of the MOU would enable the cooperation between the two institutions to be effective for another five years until July 2029.
Additionally, on the same day, SEAFDEC also signed another Extension of Agreement for Academic and Educational Cooperation with the Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University. This Arrangement covers collaboration for research, symposia, and other academic pursuits; the exchange of staff members and students for education, training, and research; as well as the exchange of data, documentation, and research materials in the field of mutual interests. The arrangement between SEAFDEC and Kagoshima University was first established in 2003 and renewed every five years. This latest extension would enable the cooperation to be effective until August 2029.
