On 18 November 2025, the SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) welcomed 99 university students from the Faculty of Fishery Science and Aquatic Resources at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) Prince of Chumphon Campus. The visit was specifically organized to provide these future fisheries professionals with practical insights into SEAFDEC’s regional mandate and operational capabilities, beginning with a comprehensive briefing on the organization’s vital role in promoting sustainable fisheries management and resource conservation across Southeast Asia. Following the informational presentation, the students embarked on a detailed tour of SEAFDEC/TD’s facilities, focusing on hands-on learning. Activities included a practical fishing workshop...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DOF) Thailand, organized the Key Stakeholder Engagement Workshop to Develop the Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) in Bangsaphan District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, from 18 to 19 November 2025. The activity was conducted under the project “Improving Fishers’ Livelihood and Fisheries Co-Management in Inland and Coastal Small-Scale Fisheries,” supported by the Japanese Trust Fund. The workshop aimed to strengthen participatory fisheries management by bringing together local stakeholders, community representatives, and government agencies to jointly draft an FMP guided by the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), organized the Consultation Workshop on the Collaborative Study on Climate Variability Caused by the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and Its Impacts in the Andaman Sea on 14 November 2025 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. This consultation workshop organized with the aimed to introduce the concept, activities, and framework of the collaborative study on climate variability caused by the IOD and its impacts on fishery resources to the members of the collaborative research team to be implement for five years from 2025 to 2029. This consultation workshop was conducted under the project...

On 13 November 2025, the Fisheries Industrial Technology Research and Development Division, Department of Fisheries Thailand, organized a technology transfer meeting for the project “The Efficiency of  in the Black Tiger Shrimp Preservation and Cold Chain Logistics Management to Enhance Export Potential of the Marine Shrimp Farmer Clusters in the Andaman Zone.” The meeting was held at the Phuket Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Center, Phuket, Thailand. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Prayut Rattanawan, Phuket Provincial Fisheries Officer; the participants included Satun Provincial Fisheries Officer; Director of the Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Center, Phuket; representative of farmers and...

The SEAFDEC Training Department, represented by Mr. Santiphong Putsa (Fishing Gear Technologist), joined the OceanLitter Programme Global Task Force Training and Workshop under the theme “From Commitment to Action on Marine Plastic Litter from Sea-Based Sources.” by online attendance. This event jointly organized by The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from 12–14 November 2025 at the IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom. Mr. Santiphong Putsa sumitted an abstract and presented a poster titled “Advancing the Mitigation of ALDFG through ROV Deployment: Evidence from a Field Demonstration in Rayong, Thailand.” This work is under the...

The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), successfully organized the “On-site Training on the Implementation of National Fish Traceability and Logistic System (STELINA) in Indonesia” from 11 to 13 November 2025 in Surabaya, Indonesia. There were a total of 61 participants from 21 MMAF staff, 2 provincial fisheries officers of East Java, and 38 fisheries businesses of East Java who engage in the conduct of traceability of fish and fishery products attending this training. The main objective of this on-site training was to impart knowledge to MMAF staff and relevant...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Marine Fisheries Research and Development Division, the Department of Fisheries (DOF), Thailand, conducted a study on the “Indo-Pacific Mackerel Supply Chain from Mackerel Gillnet Fisheries in Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.” The activity took place from 10 to 14 November 2025 in Ban Nai Thung, Thasala sub-district, Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand, and was implemented with the support of the Japanese Trust Fund. The study aims to analyze the Indo-Pacific mackerel supply chain by mapping key actors and identifying challenges across production, processing, distribution,...

TrainingThe Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD), organized the Regional Training Course on the Introduction of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and Its Impacts in Southeast Asia from 10 to 13 November 2025 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. This regional training was conducted under the project “Enhanced Marine Research Capacities to Manage Fisheries Resources: Capacity building on marine environment change monitor and assessing their impact on fishery resources” which aims to enhance the capacity of SEAFDEC Member Countries’ researchers in understanding the impacts of marine environmental changes on fishery resources through conduct collaborative...

Under the BOBLME Phase II Project, researchers from the Department of Fisheries, Satun Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center conducted a Survey of Fishery Resources from Local Fishing Gear in Rawai, Khon Khlan Sub-district, Thung Wa District, Satun Province. The survey aims to collect data on aquatic resources caught by local fishers to serve as baseline information for the EAFM plan and to evaluate its implementation and effectiveness in Rawai, Khon Khlan, Satun Province. The survey was carried out three times during October, November, and December. SEAFDEC staff joined the second survey, conducted on 10–11 November 2025, to observe the...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), through its Secretary-General and Chief of the Training Department, Ms. Sampan Panjarat, delivered a video statement at the Special Session on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) during the MECOS4 International Symposium, held on 4–6 November 2025 in Kochi, India. The session, organized under the BOBLME Project Phase II, brought together regional partners to share progress and collaboration on EAFM implementation. In her message titled “Re-positioning EAFM in the Region – Initiatives from SEAFDEC,” Ms. Sampan highlighted SEAFDEC’s ongoing efforts to promote sustainable and inclusive fisheries...