SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), under the ASEAN-JICA Capacity Building Project on IUU Fishing Countermeasures in Southeast Asia, is organizing the Regional Training on Traceability and Effective Management Tools for Fish and Fishery Products in Southeast Asia from 14 to 16 July 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The training brings together 59 participants, including representatives from the ASEAN Member States, the SEAFDEC Secretariat, and SEAFDEC/TD staff. In addition, resource persons from the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST), the Department of Fisheries of Thailand, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance of Viet Nam, and Nissui (Thailand) Co., Ltd. have been invited to share their knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned on traceability systems from national, international, and private-sector perspectives.
The training aims to strengthen the capacity of the ASEAN Member States in promoting traceability and applying effective management tools for fish and fishery products. It also provides a platform for participants and experts to exchange knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned on traceability systems and approaches to preventing fish and fishery products derived from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing from entering the supply chain.
The program covers regional traceability tools, the electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS), the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) Standards, international market requirements, import and export controls, traceability systems implemented in Indonesia and Viet Nam, mariculture traceability, and traceability practices in fish-processing plants. The training will conclude with a regional discussion on appropriate traceability approaches and frameworks for small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia.
