SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Regional Training Course on the Evaluation Approaches of Artificial Reefs Installation to Enhance Marine Resources: Case Study of Fish Enhancing Devices (FEDs)” back-to-back with the “Seminar on Resource Enhancement in Southeast Asian Region from 27 to 28 and 29 August 2024 respectively, at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. Twenty-five participants who are scientists or fisheries managers from ASEAN Member States attended both events. The training was expected to improve capacity on evaluation approaches of artificial reefs installation to enhance marine resources for participants. The resource persons who were expertise as Prof. Dr. Tuantong Jutagate...

Under implementation of the project “the sustainable management of fisheries, marine living resources, and their habitats in the Bay of Bengal region for the benefit of coastal states and community (BOBLME II project), the survey to define Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) learning sites for EAFM implementation in Thailand was conducted on 8 and 15 August 2024. The surveys were conducted by Department of Fisheries officers along the coast of Andaman Province, covering Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang, and Satun Province. Moreover, the “Consultation Meeting to Define EAFM Learning Sites for EAFM Implementation in Thailand" was organized from 22...

SEAFDEC Training Department under the project Small-scale Fisheries Management for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resources organized the “Core Expert Consultation on Preparation to Develop the Technical Manual for Socioeconomic Data Collection of Small-scale Fisheries” from 22 to 23 August 2024 at SEAFDEC/TD, Samut Prakan, Thailand. Fourteen participants (9 female and 5 male) who are expertise in small-scale fisheries management from Kasetsart University, Prince of Songkla University, Department of Fisheries, Thailand, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia including the SEAFDEC/TD attended in this Consultation. The main purpose of the Consultation is to identify the key elements of socioeconomic data...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Project End Meeting on Responsible Fishing Technology and Practice” from 19 to 21 August 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting aimed to summarize project implementation from 2020-2024, sharing and exchanging the ongoing activities and ideas on responsible fishing and technology practices. Fifty-two participants who are responsible for fishing gear technology, marine engineering technology, and post-harvest fish handling from ASEAN Member States (AMSs) participated in this Meeting. The Meeting was separated into three sessions 1) fishing technologies, 2) marine engineering technologies, and 3) post-harvest fish handling. In the end, the Meeting came up with...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) organized the “Regional Workshop on Compilation of Lesson Learned on the Project: Small-scale Fisheries for Better Livelihood and Fisheries Resource and Fisheries Resource” from 5 to 7 August 2024, at Krabi Province, Thailand. The workshop was attended by 41 participants (22 female and 19 male) from ASEAN Member States (AMSs), SEAFDEC/SEC, and three departments (TD, AQD, and IRFDMD). The Workshop aimed to summarize the key successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the project implementation in participating countries namely Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand. The way forward to strengthen small-scale fisheries management in Southeast Asia was also...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) by Ms.Jariya Sornkliang, Fisheries Management Scientist and Gender Expertise imparted knowledge on gender mainstreaming in fisheries to 17 students (15 Females and 2 Males) who study fishery management from the faculty of fisheries, Kasetsart University. The lecture focused on gender concepts, gender mainstreaming, and its tools, and gender integration in fisheries. The lecture was conducted for two days on 25 July and 1 August 2024 with 3 hours per day at the faculty of fisheries, and SEAFDEC Secretariat office respectively.  The students gained and shared information on gender aspects with active participation during the lecture. ...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) facilitated on install the electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS) application to Brunei Darussalam server from 23 to 25 July 2024 at Capture Fisheries Industry Division, Fish Landing Complex Muara, Brunei Darussalam. This facilitation is to response the requested by Brunei Darussalam during the 56th Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council in 2024. In this regard, two days of the “Practical Training on Installation of the eACDS Application to Server” was organized for IT technical officers, two from the Department of Fisheries (DOF), and two from the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism of Brunei Darussalam....

The Pramong Nomklao Fair with the theme “Aquatic Arena” was organized by the Department of Fisheries (DOF), Thailand from 28 June to 7 July 2024 at the Future Park Shopping Mall in Pathumthani Province, Thailand. The Fair has been held annually since 1986 to impart knowledge relevant to fisheries to the public. The income generated from the Fair is donated to the cancer research of the Chulabhorn Research Institute. The SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) joined the Fair and exhibited oceanographic surveys. The oceanographic equipment was presented in the exhibition such as Bongo net for collect plankton, sediment grab, CTD...

SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) Collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, and PTTEP International Limited conducted the collaborative research survey in the Gulf of Thailand by utilization of M.V. SEAFDEC from 23 June to 22 July 2024. The survey aimed to find suitable site selection for the rehabilitation of fisheries habitats by artificial reef applying used oil rig platforms to be deployed in the Gulf of Thailand. The sampling equipment for this research survey composed fish trap, bottom vertical longline, conductivity temperature with depth (CTD), acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP), Vandorn water sampler, petroleum hydrocarbon in seawater sampler, bongo...

SEAFDEC/TD in collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) under the International Technical Support Program (USAID DOI/ITAP) organized the “Training Workshop on Fisheries Resilience to Fisheries Management in Small-scale Fisheries” through “Field Trip to Conduct an Impact Assessment Study in Selecting Sites” as back-to-back activity from 18 to 25 June 2024 in Krabi Province, Thailand. Twenty-two participants (12 female and 10 male) from the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, and SEAFDEC/TD attended these events. The resource persons from Mahidol University, Prince of Songkhla University, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, and Save Andaman Foundation were invited to...