SEAFDEC/TD collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, Brunei Darussalam conducts a mission on marine resources and oceanographic surveys in the waters of Brunei Darussalam by M.V. SEAFDEC 2 from 22 April to 10 June 2024. The surveys include the demersal and pelagic fisheries resources with bottom trawl, midwater trawl, and pelagic longline. The survey plans to use oceanographic equipment to collect samples of the water, fish larval resources, and plankton in the on-shelf and off-shelf marine areas by Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD), Neuston net, Bongo net, Phytoplankton net. Moreover, the hydroacoustic survey by Simrat EK80 is also conducted.    M.V. SEAFDEC...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed 20 students and 2 lecturers from Siam Maritime School on 5 April 2024. During the visit, the role and implementation activities of SEAFDEC were imparted to students. Moreover, the students observed the fishing workshop and M.V. SEAFDEC to increase their knowledge and experience outside the classroom.    Siam Maritime School (SMS) was established in 2017 in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand to provide various international training and education for seafarers and interested persons who desire to increase or upgrade their knowledge and experiences in the maritime fields. View Photo Activity

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) Collaboration with Aquatic Resources Research Institute (ARRI) of Chulalongkorn University conducted “The Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Plastic Debris in the Gulf of Thailand by Formation of a Center of Excellence for Marine Plastic Pollution Studies in the Southeast Asian Seas Project” by utilization of M.V.SEAFDEC 2 from 3 to 10 April 2024 with supported budget by the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Program, Japan. The survey aims to grasp the amount of marine debris in the Gulf of Thailand, and propose an action plan for mitigating marine plastic debris to...

Three SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) staff namely, Dr. Koki Abe, the senior expert, Ms. Saruttaya Jaroonpongsawat, and Mr. Santiphong Putsa, a fishing gear technologist participated in the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS) Spring Meeting 2024 from 27 to 30 March 2024 at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan. At this conference, Dr. Abe presented “SEAFDEC における音響調査能力向上の取り組み” (Efforts to Improve Acoustic Survey Capabilities at SEAFDEC) in the Japanese session. The context involved with the activities of SEAFDEC on Quantitative Echosounder (EK80) including the technical issues found during the survey on M.V. SEAFDEC 2 mission. For...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Workshop on the Project End of Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia” from 20 to 21 March 2024, in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand. Twenty-nine participants from ASEAN Member States (AMSs), SEAFDEC Secretariat, and SEAFDEC/TD attended the Workshop. The Workshop aims to summarize project implementation and the success of project implementation, share the ongoing activities for combating IUU fishing in the region, and identify new areas and ways forward to combat IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region. In the end, the Workshop came up with...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “Inception Workshop on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Institutionalization at the National Level of Thailand, including Target Transboundary Fish Stocks” from 20 to 22 March 2024, at Trang Province, Thailand. The Workshop aims to share information about the activities on the ecosystem approach to fisheries management institutionalized at the national level, including targeted transboundary fish stocks which is a component under the sustainable management of fisheries, marine living resources, and their habitats in the Bay of Bengal region for the benefit of coastal states and communities. Moreover, the Workshop discussed and prepared...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) conducted the “Training and Field Practice on Socioeconomic Monitoring (SocMon) for Coastal and Small-scale Fisheries Management in Southeast Asia” from 18 to 28 March 2024 which is the Human Resource Development Program supported by the USAID-DOI International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP). The Training aims to strengthen the capacity of SEAFDEC/TD researchers on monitoring and assessment focusing on the socioeconomic context by using the Socioeconomic Monitoring methodology to support small-scale fisheries management. Twelve (12) SEAFDEC/TD researchers concerned with socioeconomic and related fields attended this Training. Two (2) resource persons from SocMon Network namely: Dr. Vineeta Hoon...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed 40 students and lecturers from the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Technology, Silpakorn University Phetchaburi IT campus on 4 March 2024. During the visit, the students were imparted knowledge on the subjects of post-harvest fishing and marine fishing gear in Thailand by SEAFDEC/TD staff, Mr.Thaweesak Thimkrap, Marine Engineering Section Head, and Mr.Nakaret Yasook, Fishing Technology Section Head respectively. Moreover, information about the activities of SEAFDEC was provided through observed TD facilities such as the fishing workshop, and M.V. SEAFDEC. View Photo Activity

SEAFDEC Training Department supports and co-organizes with the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) for the “2nd Workshop on the Innovation of Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) Analytics, and Utilization for Fisheries Analyst” from 19 to 23 February 2024 at the Training Department in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. This Workshop aims to develop the knowledge and experience of fisheries officers from the Department of Fisheries of Thailand. Thirty-four (34) participants from the relevant Divisions of the Department of Fisheries of Thailand, namely: Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division, Fishing and Fleets Management Division, Fishing Control and...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the workshop to follow up on the Ecosystem Approach Fisheries Management (EAFM) implementation in Ranong Province from 13 to 14 December 2023 under the project on Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources. The workshop aimed to discuss on the 1) progress of activity under EAFM plan such as fish processing and squid bank, 2) identify the challenges and seek for the opportunity to implement the activity to support the community for sustainable fisheries management. The workshop was participated by 14 participants from Ranong Provincial Fisheries officers, Ranong Marine Research and Development...