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On 13 September 2022, the SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed Dr. Ichiro Nakayama, President of Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), and his colleague (3 persons). The introduction of SEAFDEC’s Department through roles and implementation activities in the region was presented. Moreover, the visitor’s team observed SEAFDEC/TD facilities such as the fishing workshop, marine engineering workshop, and M.V. SEAFDEC.
The Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), a national research and development agency, has been conducting activities in order to contribute to the stable supply of fishery products and the sound development of the fisheries industry. These are based on the basic principle of promoting research and development and human resource development in the fisheries field and returning the results to society by maximizing their achievements.
The SEAFDEC Training Course (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Regional Training Course on Fisheries Management Tools for Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)” from 12 to 17 September 2022, at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. There were eight participants who are EAFM trainers from the ASEAN Member States attending this training. The training aims to provide the participants with knowledge and skills through identifying the appropriate management tools that address common EAFM issues in their countries. In the end, the participants were expected to enhance their awareness of familiarity with the EAFM management tools and increase their effectiveness to select the management tools for implementation of the EAFM in their works.
The 7th Marine Science Conference under the theme “Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Seas” was organized from 5 to 7 September 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand by Marine Science Association of Thailand. The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) joined the event by organizing the exhibition on SEAFDEC implementation activities with relevant to marine fisheries resources and marine environment survey using SEAFDEC research vessels through promoted and distributed SEAFDEC documents and material in the exhibition. Moreover, 32 research topics of the collaborative research survey on marine fisheries resources and marine environment in the Gulf of Thailand in 2018 by M.V. SEAFDEC 2 were presented in the conference.
The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) in collaboration Inland Fisheries Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD) organized “The Training on Gender Mainstreaming in Fisheries Sector” from 6 to 8 September 2022, at IFRDMD office, Palembang, Indonesia. The training aims to ensure a better understanding and awareness of gender aspects and to know how to promote mainstream gender in developing fisheries management policies/programs. There were 21 fisheries officers in Palembang and the staff of IFRDMD participated in the training. The training program provided the participants with a gender concept for awareness building and the process to integrate gender mainstreaming into fisheries to guide the participants into integrating gender into their workplace. The training was conducted through active participation from participants and the strengthening of knowledge and sharing the experiences on gender in Fisheries.
The Regional Workshop on Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) for Combating IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia was organized from 23 to 24 August 2022 by SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) at Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand. The aims are to share and update information on MCS implementation activities to combat IUU fishing, enhance and promote fisheries management tools for combating IUU fishing, and identification of the need for capacity building on MCS for combating IUU fishing. There were 37 participants from the ASEAN Member States and international organizations attending this workshop. The implementation of MCS activities was presented and shared by AMSs and international organizations such as FAO, AN-IUU, RPOA-IUU, International MCS Network (IMCS), Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA). In the end, the workshop came up with updated information on MCS implementation activities to combat IUU fishing among AMSs, understanding fisheries management tools for combating IUU fishing, and capacity building need on relevant MCS for combating IUU fishing. The workshop is an activity under the project “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacity to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia”.