SEAFDEC - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

08/12/2020

𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍-𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐅𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐏)

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𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖: SEAFDEC has established linkage with the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the collaboration has been strengthened with the establishment of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) Mechanism.

𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑: SEAFDEC Member Countries gradually increased from the original members to cover all the ASEAN Member States while the cooperation between the two organizations has been intensified.

For more information about ASSP, please visit http://asspfisheries.net/

#SEAFDEC #ASEAN #ASSP

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08/12/2020

Milestones leading to the new "Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2030"

03/12/2020

#seafdecaqd #aquafeed

Sink or float? Aquafeed pellets either sink or float, depending on the manufacturing process that determines how much air they contain.

Sinking feeds are suited for bottom-feeding species such as shrimps. Farmers use feeding trays to monitor the consumption of sinking feeds to help them adjust their feeding rate. Meanwhile, consumption of floating pellets, designed for surface-feeding species such as milkfish and tilapia, is more easily observed.

To know more, contact SEAFDEC/AQD’s Feed Mill in-charge, Mr. Joseph Biñas, through email [email protected].

02/12/2020

#seafdecaqd #Milkfish #pompano

LOOK: Milkfish and pompano harvested at SEAFDEC/AQD's Igang Marine Station (IMS) in Guimaras last 13 Nov. 2020 as part of continuing production runs to verify and refine culture techniques. Studies on marine culture techniques are being conducted in IMS including investigations on reproductive biology, broodstock maturation, and seed production. Check out our IMS brochure: http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/5757

01/12/2020

The Twenty-first Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program convened - SEAFDEC

The Twenty-first Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program, 30 Nov - 1 Dec 2020 through a virtual platform (Google Meet)

SEAFDEC organized the Twenty-first Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program (21ISP) from 30 Nove

23/11/2020

SEAFDEC/MFRD

𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀

MFRD collaborated with the Fishery Institute of Malaysia, Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources of the Philippines, and Fishery Technological Development Division of the Department of Fisheries Thailand to develop value-added products using small pelagic fish.

Download at http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/1258

#SEAFDEC #SEAFDECmfrd #fishprocessing #smallpelagicfish

23/11/2020

SEAFDEC/AQD librarian is 2020 PRC Outstanding Professional Awardee - SEAFDEC/AQD

#SEAFDEC #SEAFDECaqd #SEAFDECinstitutionalrepository

Stephen Alayon, head of the Library and Data Banking Services Section, joins the roster of Outstanding Professional Awardees chosen by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines. Under the Business Education and Social Services Cluster, Alayon is the sole librarian bestowed with...

23/11/2020

#SEAFDEC #SEAFDECaqd

The September-October 2020 issue of AQD Matters, SEAFDEC/AQD's official newsletter, can now be accessed at http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6013.

Got feedback? Help us improve our newsletter by taking this survey, https://forms.gle/DaQ8VpjB5bSYpNZh8. Thank you.

19/11/2020

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮
Read more at http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/6546

#SEAFDEC #SEAFDECnewsletter #SEAFDECcovid19 #SEAFDECwebinar #covid19fisheries&aquaculture

18/11/2020

A Virtual Tour of Tokushima! https://www.facebook.com/maffjapan.en/posts/1487388918100403
#japan #tokushima

[A New Virtual Tour of Tokushima’s Hidden Treasures!]
Are you considering a trip to #Japan after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides? Why don’t you join us on a tour of Tokushima Prefecture’s Nishi-Awa region, known as the “Shangri-la” of Shikoku? We’re confident your experience will make you want to visit Tokushima in person!
Through this online tour, you will experience walking through the magnificent natural environment of Iya Kazurabashi Bridge, enjoying local cuisine at a restaurant popular with the locals, staying at a traditional thatch-roofed house of old Japan, spending time by an irori hearth, and daily life in a deep valley.
We hope you’ll take this opportunity to join us on a visit to Japan!

*The Nishi-Awa area of #Tokushima Prefecture is certified as “SAVOR JAPAN”, drawing attention from overseas visitors with its unique food, agriculture, forestry and fishing, and traditional culture.

Tour date and time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, Saturday, November 21, 2020 (scheduled) [JST]
How to join: The virtual trip will be conducted using the Zoom videoconferencing system. Participants will be responsible for communication fees.
Please join by using the following Zoom invitation link on the day of the tour.

Invitation link to join the virtual tour↓
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81743873166

*Anyone can join the tour free of charge. However, please note that all tour guidance will be in English.

#savorjapan

18/11/2020

#seafdectd #mvseafdec

M.V. SEAFDEC MISSION ON DEPLOYMENT OF TSUNAMI BUOY IN ANDAMAN SEA AND INDIAN OCEAN

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in cooperation with the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) under the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior (DDPM) deployed and replaced a new unit of the Tsunami Warning System as the SAIC Tsunami Buoy (STB) in the Indian Ocean during 16-25 November 2020 and the Easy-to-Deploy (ETS) in the Andaman Sea during 27-29 November 2020. In this occasion, the official event of this mission was opened by a representative from DDPM on 16 November 2020 at Phuket Deep Sea Port, Phuket Province, Thailand before M.V. SEAFDEC conduct her mission.

SEAFDEC supported NDWC to deployment and maintenance of the Tsunami Warning Buoy since 2006. The SAIC Tsunami Buoy (STB) system is the only commercially available tsunami buoy that has undergone independent testing by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and which was found to meet or exceed NOAA Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART®) operational specifications and standards. The process works of this tsunami buoy by 1) monitoring the seabed changes in the pressure, 2) the detector will send signals to the transmitter on the sea surfaces buoy, 3) The transmitter on the buoy will send information to the satellite, and 4) the information is sent to the early warning system on the land station.

18/11/2020

SEAFDEC organizes Twenty-third Meeting of FCG/ASSP - SEAFDEC

The Twenty-third Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (ASSP) or the 23FCG/ASSP was organized by SEAFDEC through the online platform from 17 to 18 November 2020.

The Twenty-third Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Pa

16/11/2020

SEAFDEC convenes the Forty-third SEAFDEC Program Committee Meeting - SEAFDEC

The Forty-third Meeting of the Program Committee of SEAFDEC Program Committee (43PCM) was organized on 10-12 November 2020 through an online meeting platform.

The Forty-third Meeting of the Program Committee of SEAFDEC Program Committee (43PCM) was organized

12/11/2020

#seahorse #seafdecaqd

Where’s the seahorse? Being a rather small and slow swimmer, seahorses would have been an easy snack to hungry predators. To protect themselves, seahorses camouflage by changing their body color to match their environment.

Despite this, seahorses in the wild have suffered from overfishing, pollution, and destruction of their coral reef habitats. In response, SEAFDEC/AQD developed techniques to artificially breed and grow seahorse to replenish their wild population. A seven-year conservation and stock enhancement project at Molocaboc Island in the Philippines has witnessed a sevenfold increase in wild seahorse populations from 2012 to 2019. More about this story here: https://www.seafdec.org.ph/2020/seahorses-get-second-life-with-seafdec-and-negoc-islanders-help/

11/11/2020

The top oceanic tuna resources in the Southeast Asian waters include skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. The production from 2013 to 2017 indicates that the production quantity from FAO Major Fishing Area 71 was more than that of FAO Major Fishing Area 57. However, the production of the main tuna producing Southeast Asian countries, 𝘪.𝘦. Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, had been unstable. Therefore, it is necessary for the concerned countries to properly manage their oceanic tuna resources to ensure sustainable utilization.

The annual publications of 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗙𝗗𝗘𝗖 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 are available at http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/151

#SEAFDEC #oceanictunas #SDG14

03/11/2020

#EAF
#seafdectd

A review of the application of the FAO ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) management within the areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)

Available to download>>>>http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb1509en

The publication documents the results of the review of the level of implementation of the FAO Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) by the fisheries management bodies in each of the different ABNJ regions. The review was designed to help identify future activities by the ABNJ Deep Sea Project to address gaps and capacity development and make recommendations to strengthen EAF among deep-sea fisheries management bodies and/or their members. The information to complete the EAF reviews was largely obtained from web-based materials. To assist with the accuracy of these desktop assessments, following initial drafting of each EAF background report and associated EAF assessment, both documents were sent to the respective RFMO secretariats. Comments and/or suggestions provided by the secretariats were then addressed with revised versions of the background reports and review assessments generated. Based on these revised reports, the comparative analyses were finalized and a full report was drafted. Being a desk-top assessment of the level of implementation of the EAF approach by each of the RFMO management bodies, the study had a number of caveats including only being able to measure systems and processes, not outcomes. A more complete assessment of EAF adoption and especially the outcomes would require direct involvement of the various stakeholders, including all relevant management, compliance and scientific bodies, contracting parties (CP), non-contracting parties (NCP), vessel owners, crews, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), etc.

30/10/2020

#SEAFDEC #seafdectd #cetaceans #dolphins #whales

Cetacean is one of the most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals meant whale, dolphins, and porpoises. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale; the highly intelligent and communicative dolphins; the tusked narwhals and blind river dolphins and singing humpback whale, nearly eighty living species in all. Most species are marine but some dolphin species are found in both marine and freshwater such as Irrawaddy dolphin (Organelle brevirostris) which is distributed in near shore tropical and subtropical marine waters, often associated with estuaries and mangrove forest. They also occur far upstream in the Ayeyarwady (formally Irrawaddy) river system of Myanmar, Makhakam river of Indonesia, and Mekong river system of Loa, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Information on composition of abundant of cetacean species in the Southeast Asian waters are still not sufficient. Most of cetacean research has been conducted based on the field observation, and dead specimens recording at shore. Not many research works has been conducted by sighting survey. With regards to the survey plan of SEAFDEC research vessels in the Southeast Asia waters, cetacean species such as dolphin and whale were often found by sighting. Every year, more than 5000 nm the research vessel, namely MV SEAFDEC2 has sailed to many sea areas in the region. In order to collect scientific information on the distribution and composition of cetacean species in Southeast Asian waters, the cetacean research by SEAFDEC was initiated since 2008.

Relevance the publication:
Report Training on Cetacean Gathering and Research Methodology>>> http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12067/621
Report Workshop on Information Gathering and Cetacean Research>>> Workshop on Information Gathering and Cetacean Research
Whales Poster >>> http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12067/186
Dolphins Poster>>> http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12067/178

29/10/2020

#Milkfish
#seafdecaqd

IN PHOTOS: Milkfish fry were sold and shipped to a buyer from Masbate last 20 October 2020. These fry were produced at the Integrated Fish Broodstock Hatchery Complex, where SEAFDEC/AQD demonstrates and refines milkfish breeding and hatchery technologies. See this link for more information on available seedstocks: https://www.seafdec.org.ph/2011/hatchery-seedstocks/

26/10/2020

ASEAN-SEAFDEC Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2030 adopted - SEAFDEC

The adopted RES&POA-2030 would serve as policy framework and direction to guide the region’s fisheries development towards sustainability and enhanced contribution of fisheries to food security and livelihood of peoples in the Southeast Asian region in the coming decade.

#seafdec
#res&poa2030

Considering that the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for th

26/10/2020

Japanese conservation biologist is new deputy chief of SEAFDEC/AQD - SEAFDEC/AQD

#SEAFDEC
#SEAFDECaqd

  The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a regional treaty organization that promotes sustainable fisheries among its 11 member countries, welcomed the new deputy chief of its Aquaculture Department (AQD) based in Iloilo last Oct. 20, 2020. Dr. Sayaka Ito, a Japanese scientist ...

22/10/2020

#SEAFDEC
#SEAFDECaqd
#SEAFDECpublication
#aquaculture

Since 1976 to date, SEAFDEC/AQD’s experts have published 762 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles on aquaculture. Collectively, these articles have been cited about 19,000 times by other authors. SEAFDEC/AQD continues to publish its research outputs in reputable scientific journals to contribute to the growing body of scientific knowledge that will benefit stakeholders around the world.

The photo below shows the most-cited journal article of the Department with about 1,600 citations so far. Published in June 2000, it was co-authored by SEAFDEC/AQD Scientist Emerita Dr. Jurgenne Primavera. You may request a copy of this article, “Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies,” through this link http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1737

20/10/2020

#SEAFDEC
#SEAFDECtd
#deepseacrabs

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀

One of the first animals that you are likely to find on a visit to the coast is the "CRAB". They can be found in many different shapes and sizes, running across the sand at the approach of human feet, under stones and rocks, and pieces of seaweed. Down to under sea at more than 200 m. we still find "THE DEEP SEA CRAB". One of the most famous deep sea crab is giant spider crab "Macrochiera kaemferi" the biggest crab of the world. The earliest unambiguous crab fossils date from the Jurassic period.

𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀>>> http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12067/667
#crab
#SEAFDEC
#fishery
#FisheryKnowledge

15/10/2020

SEAFDEC/MFRD

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗣 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟯

The publication includes individual country status reports on the application of HACCP in the fish processing industry and HACCP application for traditional fish products.

Download at http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/1260

#SEAFDEC
#SEAFDECmfrd
#HACCP

13/10/2020

The 𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗔-𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 facilitates the development of appropriate fishing capacity management to ensure that levels of fishing effort are commensurate with the sustainable use of available fishery resources.

#SEAFDEC
#RPOAcapacity
#SDG14

The document can be downloaded at http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/1087

07/10/2020

The Southeast Asian region has rich elasmobranch resources. However, the stock status and fisheries are still unknown, and there is an increasing trend in the listing of several species of sharks, rays, and skates into the Appendix II of CITES. SEAFDEC has developed various tools for rapid and precise identification of species of sharks, rays, and skates as well as look-alike species for the sustainable conservation and management of elasmobranch resources in the region.

𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵)
http://repository.seafdec.org.my/handle/20.500.12561/1214

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳)
http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/1269

𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯)
http://repository.seafdec.org.my/handle/20.500.12561/299

#SEAFDEC