The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) organized a Training Course on Fishing Vessel Operations from 4 months (4 October 2016 to 17 February 2017) in TD office, Samut Prakan, Thailand. There are 21 students from the Tinsulanonda Fisheries College in Songkha province attended in this training course. The course is designed to cover six relevant subjects: 1) construction and stability of fishing vessels; 2) marine communication, 3) laws and regulations of navigation, 4) navigation technology practices, 5) marine machinery technology and practices, and 6) fishing gear technology and practices. During the training, all 21 students of will also undergo practical training onboard the M.V. SEAFDEC and the M.V. Plalung, and field visits to various shipping facilities. This training course is organized as has been agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding between SEAFDEC Training Department and the Vocational Education Commission of Thailand.

The Regional Meeting on the Future of Trawl Fisheries Management in Southeast Asia was organized by the SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) as Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) of REBYC-II CTI project in collaboration with FAO from 23 to 25 September 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. Forty three representatives from participating countries as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam through SEAFDEC/TD, FAO-GEF, relevant private sectors and other agencies participated in the Meeting. The Meeting aims to develop policy recommendations for trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia by reviewing the current national policy of trawl fisheries management in SEAFDEC member countries. During the meeting, overall lessons learned from implementation of the REBYC-II CTI project, the need and content of a potential follow up project and policy recommendations for trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia was discussed. This Meeting came up with recommendations for trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia and summary future project(s) on developing sustainable trawl fisheries in Southeast Asia.

The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) has been organized “Training of Trainer on Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management for Cambodia” from 27 to 30 September 2016 in Siem Reap. Seven fishery officers who passed the training course on Essential Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management and can be trainer were selected to attend in the training. This training is focused to develop skill, experience and training technique of the trainee to be a good trainer on EAFM for their countries in the future.

The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) as the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) of strategies for trawl fisheries bycatch management project (REBYC-II CTI) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) organized “Southeast Asia Trawl Fisheries Round-table Meeting” on 21 September 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. There are 47 participants from participating countries (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam), SEAFDEC/TD, FAO-GEF, relevant private sectors and other agencies participated in the Meeting.  The outputs came up with case studies and good practices of trawl fisheries management in REBYC-II CTI participating countries and policy recommendations for trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia which is raised up in the back to back regional meeting on the future of trawl fisheries management in Southeast Asia.