New ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference planned in 2011
During the past decade, SEAFDEC has been supporting the ASEAN Member Countries in the implementation of activities to address the various issues towards the sustainable development of fisheries, as guided by the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security in the ASEAN Region adopted by the ASEAN Ministers at the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference in 2001. However, with the change in fisheries situation and the emerging fisheries-related issues during the past ten years, SEAFDEC and ASEAN, with support from the ASEAN Foundation, are joining hands to organize the Conference, entitled “the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security towards 2020” in 2011.
To start off the preparation process of the Conference, the proposal for the organization of the Conference was submitted to the 41st SEAFDEC Council (7-10 April 2009 in Fukuoka, Japan), and to the 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (3-5 June 2009 in Vietnam) for endorsement. To follow-up the decisions and recommendations made by the SEAFDEC Council and ASWGFi, SEAFDEC has prepared a detailed proposal, including program and required preparatory work, and submitted to the Special SOM-30th AMAF Meeting, held in Ho Chi Min in early August 2009. During the Meeting, the proposed Conference was endorsed and was regarded as among highest priority activities, taking into account the considerable contribution from fisheries to food security and poverty alleviation in the region.
To proceed with, the Organizing Committee, Technical Sub-Committee and Administrative Sub-Committee of the Conference were established; and the Preparatory Meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee of the Conference, and the First Administrative Sub-committee Meeting of the Conference were organized on 1 and 30 September 2009, respectively. During these two Meetings, the Conference organizational structure, technical themes and sub-themes, and technical/administrative preparatory works were discussed and tentatively agreed, and several working groups were established to proceed with the required works. It was planned that the First Meeting of the Organizing Committee for the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference would be held in mid November 2009 to provide recommendations and advice on the Conference scope, framework, organizational structure, workplan, as well as all the required preparatory works in order to ensure that the Conference would address the priority issues and needs of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Countries and contribute to the sustainable contribution of fisheries to food security for people in the region.
AQD conducts training for Rwanda on freshwater fishes
A two-phase training course on freshwater aquaculture was conducted by AQD for ten staff members of the Rwanda Workforce Development Authority (RWDA) from 7 May to 19 June 2009. The training course was commissioned by the Singapore-based Acrux Stella Education Group Pte. Ltd. which handles projects in Rwanda.
While the training covered four commercially important tropical species, emphasis during field/farm visits was given to tilapia and catfish which are common to both Asia and Africa. The first phase of the training course was a three-week skills training in freshwater fish breeding and farming while the second phase was industry immersion training involving three weeks of internship on freshwater fish hatchery and lake-based pen/cage farming operations.
Phase 1 of the training consisted mainly of lecture and practical sessions on basic and advanced technologies in genetics, broodstock development and management of freshwater fish/crustacean species. Apart from the sessions held in AQD, the participants were also taken on field trips to visit tilapia science centers in Nueva Ecija, Taal Lake for tilapia cage culture, and catfish ponds in Bulacan; all in northern Philippines. Phase 2 was conducted at several private farm sites where the trainees learned milkfish cage/pen operations, carp hatchery operations, fish transport, and fish processing.
The training course was aimed at raising the overall knowledge of the RWDA staff in freshwater aquaculture in order to increase the productivity of fish farming in freshwater lakes in Rwanda.
“Fisheries Resource Management Course” under the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP 2009)
Recently the Chief of SEAFDEC MFRDMD Ms Mahyam Mohd Isa has officiated the Opening Ceremony of the Seventh Malaysian Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) on Fisheries Resources Management Course.
The training course started on 5 July 2009 and this year the course will be conducted for 40 days at MFRDMD in Terengganu. The Fisheries Resources Management Course under the MTCP Training Course is one of the approaches of the DOF Malaysia to transfer and exchange the knowledge and experiences, an effort to develop and strengthen the capacity in the field of fisheries management to other countries. This year MFRDMD have received nomination of 10 participants from 7 countries:- Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, DPR Korea, Myanmar, Liberia, Morocco, as well as from Malaysia.
Besides conducting research to support the development and management of sustainable fisheries in Malaysia, MFRDMD as a regional center in fisheries resources research, also provides technical support and training for sustainable fisheries development and management to Member Countries as well as to other regions. Through this training course MFRDMD expected to share the knowledge and best practices in developing and sustaining the fisheries to other regions, in response to the urgent need to properly manage and conserve the resources for the present and future generations. With this training modules and program the department shall promote sustainable fisheries for food security other agencies and countries. Besides, the course is also envisaged to help expanding and improving networking and knowledge-sharing in the field of fisheries management and development, which would lay the groundwork for more future cooperation among the participants.
SEAFDEC New Publications
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SEAFDEC Newsltter Volume 32 |
Fish for the People Volume 7 Number 3 |
SEAFDEC Annual Report 2008 |
Events Calendar
January 2010
- ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Technical Consultation on Fishery Information and Statisitcs, the Windsor Suites Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-21 January 2010
- Regional Seminar on Integrated Coastal Resources Management Approach in Soutehast Asia: Review on Project ICRM-SV, 26-27 January 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
February 2010
- ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Technical Consultation on International Fisheries-Related Issues 2010, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 February 2010
- First Technical Sub-Committee Meeting for the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference "Fish for the People 2020", Bangkok, Thailand, 5 February 2010
March 2010
- COP15-CITES, 13-25 March 2010, Doha, Qatar
- ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Technical Consultation on the Promotion of FOVOP in the ASEAN Region, Thailand, 22-26 March 2010
April 2010
- Forty-Second Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council, Luang Pra Bang, Lao PDR, 5-9 April 2010
October 2010
- World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress, Thailand, 18-22 October 2010
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