The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) to initiate Joint Research Program on a Tropical Ocean Climate and Fisheries Resources Study. One of the Joint Research Program activities is M.V. SEAFDEC cruise activities in the eastern Indian Ocean. On 4 December 2025, A team of researchers and engineers from JAMSTEC visited SEAFDEC/TD to inspect the working area onboard M.V. SEAFDEC for the deployment of oceanographic moorings buoy in the eastern Indian Ocean. And SEAFDEC/TD, JAMSTEC and Yamato transport company held a discussion meeting to prepare for the...

The representative from the SEAFDEC Training Department Ms. Jariya Sornkliang, Fisheries Management Scientist, participated in the Regional Workshop on Strengthening Sustainable Aquatic Food Value Chains for Enhanced Food Security and Nutrition in Asia held from 2 to 4 December 2025 in Chennai, India. The workshop, organized by FAO in collaboration with BOBP-IGO, brought together government officials, researchers, and civil society stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences on promoting sustainable aquatic food value chains across Asia. This provided a valuable opportunity to exchange insights with partners and representatives from 11 participating countries from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives,...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) of Lao PDR, organized the Annual Meeting of the Project “Improving Fishers’ Livelihood and Fisheries Co-management in Inland and Coastal Small-scale Fisheries” from 2 to 3 December 2025 in Lao PDR. The meeting aimed to review progress at the pilot sites in 2025, identify challenges and lessons learned to strengthen project implementation, plan and confirm activities for 2026, and enhance knowledge sharing and coordination among SEAFDEC Departments and national focal points. A total of 11 participants (8 women and 3...

Mr. Isara Chanrachkij Project Planning and Management Division Head, SEAFDEC Training Department, participated in the 18th RPOA-IUU Coordination Committee Meeting, at Singapore, 26-27 November 2025. The meeting aimed to discuss the RPOA-IUU Work Plan 2025 and progress, endorsing sub-regional group reports, reviewing RPOA-IUU implementation, deliberating emerging issues to accelerate Core Element implementation, and developing the RPOA-IUU Work Plan 2026. SEAFDEC presented the Regional Outlook and Priorities Relevant to Responsible Fishing Practices and IUU Fishing Eradication, detailing nine (9) Priority Areas for Future Action to Combat IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia: 1. Vessel monitoring, 2. Strengthening MCS, 3. AMS/regional cooperation on...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) represented by Dr. Koki Abe, Expert, and Ms. Saruttaya Jaroonpongsawat, Researcher, joined the SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) in collaboration with Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) Japan, Hokkaido University, and FURUNO Company in the calibration test of the FURUNO FCV-600 echo sounder from 25 to 28 November 2025 at the Fisheries Technology Research Institute, Kamisu Branch, Japan. The calibration measured the basic performance of the FCV-600, ensuring that the device can be operated and its data handled similarly to a quantitative fish finder, supporting the operational readiness of portable fish-finding equipment...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), co-organized the Regional Workshop on EAFM Implementation: Sharing Results and Lessons Learned from 2025 Activities & Planning for 2026 with the DOF of Malaysia in Pulau Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, on 25–26 November 2025, as part of the BOBLME Phase II project. The workshop aimed to review 2025 achievements, share lessons learned, and discuss future action plans for 2026 and beyond, including the challenges and resources needed for implementing the EAFM component of the BOBLME Phase II project. The event successfully gathered a total of 35 participants (16 female and 19...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Regional Workshops on Information Exchange on Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance of Combating IUU Fishing” from 24 to 26 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thirty participants attended the workshop, representing the BOBLME II project participating countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The primary goal of the workshop was to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned on the implementation of MCS systems and to enhance regional collaboration in combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing among the BOBLME II project countries. The workshop concluded with significant results designed...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) staff, Mr. Kongpathai Saraphaivanich, Head of the IUU Fishing Countermeasure Section, delivered a presentation titled “SEAFDEC Implementation and Support Activities to Combat IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia” on 20 November 2025. The presentation was made during the “ASEAN Regional Meeting on Exchange of Experiences and Best Practices for Onboard Observers and Sharing of Information on National Fisheries/Port Laws and Regulations for Designated Ports for Foreign Fishing Vessels, and Best Practices on Fishing Vessel Inspection.” The meeting was co-organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Department of Fisheries (DOF), Thailand, and took place...

The First Regional Project Steering Committee (RPSC) Meeting of the GoTFish Project was convened on 20 November 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together 28 delegates from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), the University of Queensland (UQ), Countries Representatives as  PSC Members and National Focal Points from Cambodia and Thailand, as well as observers from Malaysia and Viet Nam. During the meeting, the PSC Member from Thailand was elected as Chairperson, with Cambodia elected as Vice-Chairperson. The meeting marked the official launch of the project’s governance...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), organized the Training Course on Responsible Fishing Technologies/Practices to Combat IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia from 19 to 27 November 2025 in Bangkok and Chon Buri Province, Thailand. This crucial nine-day initiative, implemented under the ASEAN-JICA Capacity Building Project on IUU Fishing Countermeasures in Southeast Asia, aimed to enhance the capacity of national fishery officers from all ASEAN Member States in deterring Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. This course offers an overview of international responses to IUU fishing, with an emphasis on SEAFDEC’s strategies. Key topics include global countermeasures, SEAFDEC...