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SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed 20 students and 2 lecturers from Siam Maritime School on 5 April 2024. During the visit, the role and implementation activities of SEAFDEC were imparted to students. Moreover, the students observed the fishing workshop and M.V. SEAFDEC to increase their knowledge and experience outside the classroom.
Siam Maritime School (SMS) was established in 2017 in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand to provide various international training and education for seafarers and interested persons who desire to increase or upgrade their knowledge and experiences in the maritime fields.
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) Collaboration with Aquatic Resources Research Institute (ARRI) of Chulalongkorn University conducted “The Collaborative Research Survey on Marine Plastic Debris in the Gulf of Thailand by Formation of a Center of Excellence for Marine Plastic Pollution Studies in the Southeast Asian Seas Project” by utilization of M.V.SEAFDEC 2 from 3 to 10 April 2024 with supported budget by the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) Program, Japan. The survey aims to grasp the amount of marine debris in the Gulf of Thailand, and propose an action plan for mitigating marine plastic debris to the government sector. The survey will be conducted in the Gulf of Thailand, with a total of 12 stations, and consists of six research activities as follows: floating marine debris visual observation; micro-plastic sampling by neuston net; benthic marine debris, settling marine debris, and benthic organism sampling; microplastic sampling by plankton net; grab sediment sampler; Conductivity Temperature with Depth (CTD) observation.
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Workshop on the Project End of Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia” from 20 to 21 March 2024, in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand. Twenty-nine participants from ASEAN Member States (AMSs), SEAFDEC Secretariat, and SEAFDEC/TD attended the Workshop. The Workshop aims to summarize project implementation and the success of project implementation, share the ongoing activities for combating IUU fishing in the region, and identify new areas and ways forward to combat IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region. In the end, the Workshop came up with recommendations on the way forward to combat IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region.
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “Inception Workshop on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAMF) Institutionalization at the National Level of Thailand, including Target Transboundary Fish Stocks” from 20 to 22 March 2024, at Trang Province, Thailand. The Workshop aims to share information about the activities on the ecosystem approach to fisheries management institutionalized at the national level, including targeted transboundary fish stocks which is a component under the sustainable management of fisheries, marine living resources, and their habitats in the Bay of Bengal region for the benefit of coastal states and communities. Moreover, the Workshop discussed and prepared the ground at an initial stage such as the introduction of EAFM, identifying the broad Fishery Management Unit (FMU) area, identifying the EAFM implementation team, facilitators, and stakeholders, etc. Fifty-five participants (13 males and 12 females) from the Department of Fisheries Thailand, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), SEAFDEC/TD attended the Workshop. This Workshop is an activity under the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project Phase II (BOBLME II). SEAFDEC is an executive agency.
SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) conducted the “Training and Field Practice on Socioeconomic Monitoring (SocMon) for Coastal and Small-scale Fisheries Management in Southeast Asia” from 18 to 28 March 2024 which is the Human Resource Development Program supported by the USAID-DOI International Technical Assistance Program (ITAP). The Training aims to strengthen the capacity of SEAFDEC/TD researchers on monitoring and assessment focusing on the socioeconomic context by using the Socioeconomic Monitoring methodology to support small-scale fisheries management. Twelve (12) SEAFDEC/TD researchers concerned with socioeconomic and related fields attended this Training. Two (2) resource persons from SocMon Network namely: Dr. Vineeta Hoon and Mr. Philip Townsley were invited. In the end, SEAFDEC/TD researchers gained knowledge of the methodology of Socioeconomic Monitoring (SocMon) and a better understanding of the socioeconomic context of fisheries and coastal resource management. Moreover, a field exercise was conducted in Chumphon Province to collect data through community engagement by using SocMon methodology at three (3) villages of Lang Suan District namely: Ban Ratbumrung, Ban Thong Krong, and Ban Ko Pitak. In addition, the data validation with the community was organized to report back the results and get feedback from local stakeholders in the community.