SEAFDEC/TD, in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DOF) Thailand, organized “The Project on R Programming Skill Development: From User to Coder for Fishery Resource Data Analysis: Phase I-I, The Training Course on the Fundamental in R Programming” from 7–9 October 2026 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. A total of 21 trainees (13 women and 9 men), including officials from DOF Thailand and SEAFDEC/TD staff, attended the training. The course aimed to establish fundamental skills and knowledge in R programming through problem-solving, as well as to strengthen participants’ understanding of fishery biology, statistics, and fish stock assessment, before progressing to more advanced R skills. This training course have got the supports from both Department of Fisheries, Thailand, and Kasetsart University to nominating the resource persons for this training course. This activity falls under the Collaborative Program with the Government of Thailand: The Project on R Programming Skill Development. The participants were successfully processed the skills and understandings in the R language as well as strengthening their knowledges in fish biology and statistics through their participations, feedbacks, and improved test scores during the activity.
