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SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Training on the Use of electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS) Applications in the Part of Catch Declaration (CD)” from 21 to 22 June 2023 at Koh Kong Province, Cambodia. The training aims to impart knowledge on the use of eACDS applications in the part of CD. There were 8 participants from Cambodia who are Fisheries Administrative (FiA) officers who engage in the eACDS activities attending this training. In the end, the participants were expected to understand the use of eACDS applications in the part of CD and will be trainers for relevant stakeholders in the future.
The eACDS is an application for enhancing a traceability system for fish and fishery products from fishing to a plate. The implementation of the eACDS required good governance in fisheries management, particularly monitoring, control, and surveillance. The eACDS consists of two applications: a web-based application and a mobile application.
The awareness building on fisheries resources conservation in the learning site of Chaung Wa village, Kawthaung, Myanmar was enhanced from 7 to 8 June 2023 by the coordinator of the project on Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources who are staff of the Department of Fisheries, Myanmar. This activity was conducted in the local community to provide knowledge and information on conservation concepts and define the appropriate area with the common agreement from the village. The signboard of the conservation zone had been installed to indicate the area and announcement of the conservation of mud crab. The mud crab juveniles were released in the conservation area which could support awareness raising among the community members including the students on the importance of coastal and aquatic resources conservation and management
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Training Course on the Exercising Quantitative Echosounder EK80” from 29 May to 2 June 2023 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. This training aims to build the capacity of researchers in using research equipment, EK80 from calibration, and data collection to analysis. Three researchers from the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency were invited to be resource persons. There were 11 participants from SEAFDEC Member Countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand) through SEAFDEC’s Department (Training Department (TD), Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD), and Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD)) attended in this training by lecture and practice on M.V. SEAFDEC2. This training is an activity under “Sustainable Utilization of Fisheries Resources and Resources Enhancement in Southeast Asia Project”
The Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources project conducted the data collection on the status of fisheries socio-economic at a learning site in Kawthaung, Myanmar from 1 to 4 June 2023. The aim is to generate baseline information on the demographic and socio-economic conditions to further develop the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) plan. The data were collected by using questionnaires to interview small-scale fishers at Chaung Wa village, Kawthaung District, Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar. There were 50 respondents who engage in the fisheries sector. The raw data will be input into Microsoft Excel format and sent to SEAFDEC/TD for data analysis.
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed seven (7) members of the Purse Seine Fishery Association (Thailand) on 26 May 2023. The role of SEAFDEC in the region was introduced including visiting TD facilities such as Fishing Workshop, Marine Engineering Workshop, and M.V.Plalung. Moreover, the subject of new technology and equipment to reduce manpower for purse seine operations was discussed