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The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Practical Training Course on Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) for Aquaculture” from 6 to 9 December 2022 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of human resources (junior fisheries officers and researchers) on the utilization of GIS and RS for aquaculture in order to apply GIS and RS data analysis concept and techniques for the coastal aquaculture planning and management. There were 19 participants from AMSs attended in this training. The resource persons were invited from Kasetsart University and Burapha University, Chanthaburi Campus. This training is an activity under the project “Sustainable Utilization of Fisheries Resources and Resources Enhancement in Southeast Asia”.
The Regional Workshop to Exchange Information on Catch Documentation Scheme and Traceability of Fish and Fishery Products
The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Workshop to Exchange Information on Catch Documentation Scheme and Traceability of Fish and Fishery Products” from 29 to 30 November 2022, at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. There were 40 participants who are responsible for the traceability of fish and fishery products activities in ASEAN Member States (AMSs) through the invited speakers from other international organizations such as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), Seafood Alliance for Legality & Traceability (SALT project), FAO and USAID attended in this workshop. In the end, the workshop came up with updated information and implementation on traceability of fish and fishery products activities to combat IUU fishing, and the way forward to implementation traceability of fish and fishery products of SEAFDEC Member Countries. This workshop is an activity under the project “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia”.
The Key Stakeholder Workshop to Monitor the Implementation of EAFM Plan in Ranong
The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Key stakeholder workshop to monitor the implementation of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) plan” from 22 to 25 November 2022, at Ban Hat Sai Khao village in Ranong Province, which pilot site. There were 15 participants (8 females and 7 males) who are key stakeholders from Ranong Provincial Fisheries office, Suk Samran Fisheries District office, Ranong Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Mangrove Forest Resources Development Station, Suk Samran Agriculture District Office, Surin Marine Fisheries Patrol Unit, Andaman Coastal Research Station Mangrove Conservation Center 8 (Suksamran, Ranong), Kampuan Sub-District Municipal, Community Development Office, National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation office, Suk Samran District Public Health office, Hat Sai Khao village committee, squid bank group and fish processing group attended in this workshop
The participants shared and discussed on ideas and comments to adjust the plan especially the management action which the stakeholder willing to support the activities under their responsible. Furthermore, SEAFDEC support vacuum sealer to the fish processing group to improve the packaging of products. Besides, the squid bank was established in front of the village after the monsoon season including the crab seed releasing in the mangrove area which will be proposed to be the conservation zone by community to enhance fisheries resources and rising awareness of community member. These activities are under the project “Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources”
Training Course on Fish Larvae Phase II
The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Training Course on Fish Larvae Phase II: Determining Spawning-nursing Ground and Season Using Larvae Survey Results” from 28 November to 3 December 2022, at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The main aim is to improve the skill in the utilization of data from fish larvae surveys to determine fishing grounds and season. There were 26 participants who are fisheries biologists from ASEAN Member States (AMSs) attended this training. The experts from the Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan; Burapha University; Ubon Ratchathani University; Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University were invited to be resource persons. In the end, the participants understood and improved their knowledge and skill in capacity research on determining spawning ground and season through strengthened regional cooperation on larval fish networking. This training was organized as an activity under the project “Sustainable Utilization of Fisheries Resources and Resources Enhancement in Southeast Asia”.
Training Course on Fish Larvae Phase I
The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Training Course on Fish Larvae Phase I: Larval Fish Identification and Fish Early Life History Science” from 16 to 27 November 2022, at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The main aim is to improve the knowledge and skills on fish early life history science and identify the larval fish by lecture and practice. There were 26 participants who are fisheries biologists from ASEAN Member States (AMSs) attended this training. The expertise in larval fish identification from the Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan; the Department of Fisheries, Thailand; Kasetsart University, Thailand; University of the Ryukyus, Japan; and University of Nottingham, Malaysia was invited to be resource persons. In the end, the participants understood and improved their knowledge and skill in larval fish identification for managing the fish stock at national and sub-regional levels through strengthened regional cooperation on larval fish networking. This training was organized in collaboration under the project of 1) Establishment and Operation of a Regional System of Fisheries Refugia in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, and 2) Sustainable Utilization of Fisheries Resources and Resources Enhancement in Southeast Asia.
