To mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on 28 December 2025, The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) organized a celebration on 26 December 2025 at SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD). All SEAFDEC staff, experts, and project personnel from the Secretariat and TD participated in this ceremony. The event featured a traditional merit-making ceremony, including an alms-offering of dried food to Buddhist monks and the offering of a midday meal. On this special occasion, SEAFDEC also warmly welcomed distinguished guests who arrived to offer their congratulations and well wishes. Photo Activities

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF) of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), conducted a study on “Thai River Sprat Supply Chain in the Ngum Reservoir, Keo Oudom District, Vientiane Province.” The study was implemented from 15 to 19 December 2025 with support from the Japanese Trust Fund. The objective of the study was to comprehensively analyze the supply chain of Thai River Sprat harvested from the Nam Ngum Reservoir by systematically mapping key actors and examining the interactions and relationships among stakeholders at different...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized “The 2nd Regional Training Course on the Liable Research Methods to Collect and Analyze the Marine Debris and Microplastic” from 15 to 22 December 2025 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. There were 25 participants (Female 10 and Male 15) from SEAFDEC Member Countries, SEAFDEC Secretariat, SEAFDEC IFRDMD, MFRDMD, TD, and university students’ internship who attended the training. The major envisaged output is to enhance human resources capacity on sampling and analysis of marine debris and microplastics both lecture and practical and also strengthen cooperation among SEAFDEC Member Countries researchers on marine debris and microplastics...

Four SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) staff who are responsible in combating IUU fishing activities conducted the study of traceability tools functionality to align with the market in Yangon, Myanmar from 15 to 19 December 2025. The main objective of this mission was to conduct a baseline study to improve functionality of traceability systems within Myanmar.  To ensure a comprehensive understanding of the local landscape, the SEAFDEC/TD team utilized in-depth interviews and group discussions with staff of the Department of Fisheries, Myanmar, including relevant stakeholders from fishing ports and processing plants. These sessions focused on identifying the technical development needs...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with Satun Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, conducted a fishery resource survey in Rawai Community, Khon Khlan Sub-district, Thung Wa District, Satun Province, on 28–29 October, 10–11 November, and 11–12 December 2025 as part of the BOBLME Phase II Project (Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project). Fishery officers worked with local fishers to collect data from five main types of fishing gear, namely crab gillnets (19 samplings), crab traps (15 samplings), fish gillnets (7 samplings), shrimp trammel nets (6 samplings), and squid traps (5 samplings), totaling...

The representative from the SEAFDEC Training Department Mr. Santiphong Putsa, Fishing Gear Technologist, participated in the Third Asia Regional Task Force Workshop of the RegLitter Project, held from 8 to 12 December 2025 in Kochi, India. The workshop was jointly organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries, India, and the Directorate General of Shipping, India. It brought together international experts, national coordinators, government officials, researchers, and representatives from relevant organizations to share knowledge and experiences, strengthen coordination, and enhance capacity and awareness...

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...