The Senior Policy Officer from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, and the Senior Expert and Assistant Project Manager for the Japanese Trust Fund Programs, Mr. Fumiya Takahashi, took part in the 33rd Meeting of Animals Committee (AC33) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna …
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The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, accompanied by Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, took part in the 32nd Meeting of Animals Committee (AC32) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on 19–23 June …
Read More »The representatives from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Policy and Program Coordinator, Dr. Worawit Wanchana, and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Pattaratjit Kaewnuratchadasorn, took part in the open session of the 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement (AWG-CITES and WE) on 31 May 2023 via the online …
Read More »Staff from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, Training Department (TD), and Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) participated in the Regional Workshop on Implementation of the CITES for Seahorses in Asia organized in Cebu, Philippines from 14 to 17 March 2023. The Workshop was co-organized by Project Seahorse, IUCN SSC …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »30 August–1 September 2022, Bangkok, Thailand. Please find the documents below. (click to download) File Document Name Updated Report of the Event Report 19 Dec Information Papers INF01.1 Information Note 16 Aug INF01.2 Information Note on COVID–19 and Preventive Measures 19 Aug INF02 List of Documents 24 Aug INF03 List …
Read More »The Policy and Program Coordinator of SEAFDEC Secretariat, Dr. Worawit Wanchana as well as former Chief of SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department and former Regional Vice Chair IUCN Shark Specialist Group for Southeast Asia Region, Dr. Ahmad bin Ali, participated in a virtual workshop organized by the …
Read More »SEAFDEC officials attended the plenary session of the 31st Meeting of the Animals Committee (AC31) held on 31 May–4 June 2021 via videoconference. The AC31 was attended by experts as well as representatives from the Parties to CITES, observer Parties, and observer organizations. The Meeting discussed the progress of the …
Read More »The Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the CITES Secretariat have jointly published two guides to facilitate the identification of shark and ray species common in the Southeast Asian region. The purpose of the guides is to provide an accessible tool to help fisheries officers, fisheries …
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