On 31 March 2022, the SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed Mr. Alongkon Phonlabut, Advisor of Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation, Thailand, visitors from Thailand Fisheries Association through fishermen to visit and observe technology of M.V. PLALUNG which reducing impacts of environment and fuel consumption from fishing activities. The technologies on the vessel were presented and demonstrated such as trawl operating, fish handling technology, equipment for reducing manpower for fishing operation and so on. The visitor got new experiences and might be consider and select the valuable from this observation for their fishing vessel and fishing operation in the future.

The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized open house event for M.V. PLALUNG in Rayong Province (14‒15 February 2022) and Chanthaburi Province (17‒ 18 February 2022) which located in the Eastern part of Thailand. This event aims to promote of technology on M.V. PLALUNG which reducing impacts of environment and fuel consumption from fishing activities. The target audiences who visited this event are fishermen and relevant stakeholders. The technologies on the vessel were presented and demonstrated such as fish handling technology, equipment for reducing manpower for fishing operation and so on. The audiences will get new experiences and might be consider and select the valuable from this observation for their fishing vessel and fishing operation in the future.

M.V. PLALUNG is a wooden fishing vessel with specifications including 29.98 GT, 18.32 m length, 4.40 m breadth, and 1.71 m depth. The vessel was improved in 2021 as a trawler prototype to support SEAFDEC/TD training and research activities along the coastal areas of Thailand. The vessel was modified in accordance with the Work in Fishing Convention No. 188 (C188) which promotes decent working conditions for workers in the fisheries sector. Moreover, the new technology on optimizing energy and fuel efficiency to cause low impacts on the environment as well as instruments to reduce manpower during fishing operation including onboard fish handling and preservation were installed on the vessel.

The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized five days “Inhouse Write Shop on Fisheries Management Tools for Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM)” from 14 to 18 March 2022 at Training Department, Samut Prakan, Thailand via online platform. This Write Shop attended by 13 participants (6 males and 7 females) who concerned in fisheries management activities from SEAFDEC/TD through the Department of Fisheries, Thailand. The write shop aims to review and make understanding on the existing fisheries management tools for EAFM which is based on a series of fact sheets that focus on managing fishing activities under EAFM including translated this tool from English to Thai language version. The fisheries management expert from Kasetsart University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kungwan Chantarachote, was invited as resource person. This Write Shop is an activity under the project of “Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources”

The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The Online Training on the Use of electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS) in the part on Movement Document (MD), Statement of Catch (SC) and Catch Certification (CC) for Myanmar” from 26 to 28 January 2022 via zoom platform. The aims to strengthen and enhance understanding on the use of eACDS application for Myanmar officer. There were 10 participants (3 males and 7 females) from the Department of Myanmar who engage in the eACDS activities and will be trainer for relevant stakeholder in the future attended in this online training. In the end, the online training came up with understanding on the use of eACDS application through capacity building for Myanmar officer to be trainer for relevant stakeholder in supply chain for the use of eACDS application in the future. This online training is an activity under the project of “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia”.