This SEAFDEC Annual Report 2019 has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in collaboration with the SEAFDEC Departments, namely: Training Department (TD), Marine Fisheries Research Department (MFRD), Aquaculture Department (AQD), Marine Department of Fisheries Resources Development and Management (MFRDMD) and the Department of Inland Fisheries Resources Development and Management (IFRDMD). We also confirm the commitment of the Member States to continue supporting SEAFDEC in its programs and projects in the coming years.
ABOUT SEAFDEC
Established in 2014 in Indonesia, IFRDMD is tasked with carrying out activities that support the sustainable development and management of inland capture fisheries. IFRDMD's activities include the development of methods for data collection as well as monitoring and assessment of inland fisheries resources to provide a scientific basis for the sustainable development and management of inland fisheries in the Southeast Asian region.
SEAFDEC COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS IN 2019
Vilayphone Vorraphim (since 24 September 2019) Director General, Department of Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Council Director: Mr. Deputy Council Director: YBrs Mdm Tan Geik Hong (until 6 February 2019) Deputy Director-General (Development), Department of Fisheries Malaysia.
SEAFDEC SENIOR OFFICIALS IN 2019
OVERVIEW OF SEAFDEC PROGRAMS IN 2019
Projects under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC FCG/ASSP Mechanism
Promotion of measures to improve sustainable fisheries resources in critical habitats/fisheries in Southeast Asia. Improving the collection and utilization of fisheries statistics and information for the sustainable development and management of fisheries in the Southeast Asian region.
Supporting the sustainable growth of aquaculture to complement fisheries and contribute to food security, poverty alleviation and livelihood of people in the region
Establishment and operation of a regional system of fishing sanctuaries in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Improving the collection and use of fisheries statistics and information for the sustainable development and management of fisheries v.
Strategy III: Ensuring the food safety and quality of fish and fishery products for the Southeast Asian region
Department Funding Source Strategy IV: Improving trade and compliance of the region's fish and fishery products with market requirements. Combating IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian region through the application of catch certification for the trade of fish and fishery products.
Addressing cross-cutting issues, such as labor, gender and climate change, where related to international fisheries
Other Program
Management of Inland Aquatic Resources, Development of EAFM/EAA training modules and Training of Trainers on EAFM/EAA.
SEAFDEC PROGRAMS OF ACTIVITIES IN 2019
Strategy I: Securing the sustainability of fisheries to contribute to food security, poverty alleviation and livelihood of people in the region
- Assessment and management of inland fisheries
- Development and promotion of regional measures and tools for combating IUU fishing
- Promotion of innovative management tools and concepts applicable for the region
- Development and promotion of responsible fishing technologies
- Integration of habitat and fisheries management and provision of support for the conservation of important fishery resources
- Capacity building towards sustainable fisheries Human Resources Development for Sustainable Fisheries
- Development of fish health management strategies
- Establish and promote responsible management of natural resources Environment-friendly, Sustainable Utilization and Management of Fisheries and
- Improvement of broodstock and seed production technologies Quality seed for sustainable aquaculture
- Ensuring food safety through sustainable aquaculture methods Healthy and Wholesome Aquaculture
- Development of responsible and sustainable aquaculture technologies Maintaining Environmental Integrity through Responsible Aquaculture
- Compilation of scientific data and information to support policy on sustainable aquaculture
- Generation of appropriate technologies for rural aquaculture to provide livelihood and alleviate poverty
- Collaborative Projects with the Philippine Government
Support to the DOF in Thailand in the study of the design and construction of sergestid push net fishing gear;. During the project implementation, MFRDMD had conducted data collection of sharks and rays from various landing sites in the AMSs. Participants in the Workshop on Aquaculture of Tropical Anguillid Eels in Southeast Asia (April 24-25, 2019, Manila, Philippines).
Participants in the Workshop on Statistics of Tropical Anguillid Eels in Southeast Asia (April 23, 2019, Manila, Philippines). Participants in the 5th Meeting of the SWG for Stock Assessment of Neritic Tuna in the Southeast Asian Region (9-11 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand). These initiatives contribute to the overall resilience of the aquaculture sector in the region to the effects of climate change.
Strategy III: Enhancing trade and compliance of the region’s fish and fishery products with market requirements
- Regular monitoring of chemical and biological contaminants to ensure seafood safety
The project's first phase (2009 to 2012) included training in analytical methods for diarrheatic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins, lipophilic toxins, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins and tetradotoxin (TTX), as well as a surveillance study on PSP toxin in ASEAN-SEAFDEC member countries. As a result, the capacity of the AMS has been enhanced through the series of training courses on a variety of topics related to marine biotoxins. The AMSs had learned lessons during the implementation of the project "Chemical and Drug Residues in Fish and Fish Products in Southeast Asia - Biotoxin Monitoring and Harmful Algal Blooms in the ASEAN Region", and as a result, the regional laboratory capacities and credibility in ASP, AZA and BTX -biotoxin testing as well as identification of toxic HAB species had been upgraded and/or improved.
The AMSs had deepened their knowledge and understanding of occurrences and occurrences of seafood biotoxins and HAB species in the Southeast Asian region through the report of the monitoring studies conducted in ASEAN during the project.
Strategy IV: Addressing international fisheries related issues from a regional perspective
- Development of regional standards, policies and guidelines to enhance intra-regional and international trade
Participants in the Terminal Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) on combating IUU fishing (3-5 September 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Officials from TD, MFRDMD and the Ministry of Fisheries Brunei Darussalam during on-site testing of the implementation of enhanced eACDS in Brunei Darussalam. In response, SEAFDEC organized a consultation with relevant stakeholders and officials from the Fisheries Directorate (D-Fish) in Vietnam in late 2017 to introduce the eACDS system, and was followed in 2018 by a discussion on the preparation of Key Data elements ( KDEs) for the development of the eACDS database and selection of pilot areas.
Web-based and mobile applications (offline catch report at sea) of eACDS introduced to the staff of DOF Brunei Darussalam during a training on 21-24 October 2019.
Strategy V: Addressing cross-cutting issues, such as labor, gender and climate change, where related to international fisheries
- Monitoring and enhancing awareness on international fisheries-related issues
- Integration of gender in fisheries sector
Participants of the Regional Consultation on the Development of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Common Position on the Proposed Listing of Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species in the CITES Appendices. Seventeenth Session of the FAO/COFI Subcommittee on Fish Trade (hosted by FAO on 25-29 November 2019 in Vigo, Spain). 2013: ASEAN-SEAFDEC Joint/Coordinated Positions addressed at CITES- CoP16 on the proposed listing of commercially exploited aquatic species in the CITES Appendices and the proposed amendment to the secret ballot procedure regulation (developed through the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Regional Conference on the Common/Coordinated Position of Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species at CITES-CoP16, 23 January 2013, Bangkok, Thailand).
2016: Positions of ASEAN-SEAFDEC States on the Inclusion of Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) considered in the CITES Appendix at CoP-17 (developed at the Expert Meeting on the Assessment of the Proposed Listing of Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species in the CITES Appendix, 16-17 May 2016, organized in parallel with the Regional Consultation to Develop a Common Position on the Proposed Listing of Commercially Exploited Aquatic Species in the CITES Appendix, 19-20 May 2016).
Strategy VI: Empowering SEAFDEC to strengthen its roles in the region and to improve its services to Member Countries
- Extending support and capacity for Member Countries on fishery resource survey
Information on the current status of marine debris in Southeast Asia was also shared and discussed. After the training, SEAFDEC facilitated the conduct of marine debris research in the Gulf of Thailand from November 29 to December 21, 2019, in which 35 researchers from Southeast Asian countries participated. Back row from left: members of the Regional Fisheries Policy Network for Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand; And. front row from left: RFPN members for regional training in Vietnam, Philippines and Cambodia on marine debris survey by research vessel.
The progress made by SEAFDEC in the implementation of ASEAN fisheries policies was also reported during these meetings.
Special Projects
- Fisheries and Habitat Management, Climate Change and Social Well-being in Southeast Asia
- Oceans and Fisheries Partnership
Technical Consultative Meeting on the Development of the Regional Action Plan for the Management of Transboundary Species: Indo-Pacific Mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) in the Gulf of Thailand Sub-. Activities focused on strengthening sub-regional and bi/trilateral MCS networks in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea sub-regions. Participants of the Meeting on the Development of the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network for the South Andaman Sea Subregion (20-21 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand).
SEAFDEC-Sweden Project Final Meeting: Fisheries and Habitat Management, Climate Change and Social Welfare Project in Southeast Asia.
SEAFDEC PROGRAMS FOR 2020
Research to improve sustainable utilization and management of sharks and rays in the Southeast Asian region. The project aims to sustain the sustainable management and utilization of anguillid eel fishery resources in the Southeast Asian region through the strategic program of sustainable eel resource management. Survey and data collection will be done on fisheries socio-economics in the member countries in order to develop the appropriate approaches/.
The project aims to improve the food security and competitiveness of seafood products in the ASEAN region.
Enhancing trade and compliance of the region’s fish and fishery products with market requirements
In 2020, which is the first year of this project, two initial and project planning meetings will be organized to finalize the implementation plan of activities and identify National Focal Points from each member country in both goals.
Empowering SEAFDEC to strengthen its roles in the region and to improve its services to Member Countries
Departmental Programs
Development of techniques for sustainable mass production of harpacticoid copepods for marine fish and crustacean larviculture. The overall objective of the Program is to develop sustainable aquaculture technologies by integrating environmental factors into the AQD research activities and maintain environmental integrity by promoting responsible aquaculture practices. After successful experimentation) mass production of feed formulation with the help of project partners, and transfer of feed formulation to fish farmers.
The program has the overall objective of improving fishing technologies and marine engineering to support the sustainable utilization of marine fisheries resources.
Other Programs
COOPERATION WITH DONORS
AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2019
Project Preparatory Grant (PPG) Project Inception Workshop of the BOBLME Project (March 12-13, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand). In addition, USAID together with other partners also collaborated with SEAFDEC to strengthen the capacities of the countries of the region in the implementation of PSM and other surveillance measures, especially in the "Implementation of Regional Training on Port State Measures (PSM) for Inspectors in Southeast Asia" organized from July 22 to 26, 2019 at TD in Samut Prakan, Thailand. Subsequently, TD collaborated with NOAA in developing the "Regional Workshop on Lessons Learned from Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in different learning areas".
SEAFDEC and Gifu Prefecture of Japan established a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2016 with the aim of promoting educational and technical cooperation for the sustainable development of inland fisheries in the Southeast Asian region.
ENHANCING SEAFDEC VISIBILITY IN 2019
- Production of relevant, timely, and useful information material to meet the requirements of the target audience
- Raising SEAFDEC image at national, regional, and international levels
- Enhancing communication and information sharing both within SEAFDEC and with Member and non-Member Countries, other international/
- Strengthening SEAFDEC capability in information-related activities
- Regular monitoring and evaluation of information activities
Management of SEAFDEC Secretariat and Branch Libraries: SEAFDEC Secretariat and Branch Libraries continued to provide library services. Participation of SEAFDEC officials in events organized by other organizations: 330 SEAFDEC officials participated in 206 events: 92 officials in events at regional/. The competencies of SEAFDEC staff in information related offices are improved (through HRD taking into account the scope and requirements of affected personnel and during annual ISP meetings).
Enhanced financial sustainability of SEAFDEC institutional publications and information activities (through enhanced cost-reimbursement sales of technical publications and memorabilia).
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEAFDEC GENDER STRATEGY IN 2019
Mainstreaming gender at all levels of the organization
Incorporating gender perspectives in all events organized by SEAFDEC
Boosting the visibility of SEAFDEC as a gender-responsive and gender- sensitive organization
SEAFDEC REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN 2019
Unaudited contribution received by SEAFDEC from member countries and other funding sources for the year 2019 (in US$).
