Fish for the People: Recent submissions

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    • Maintaining River connectivity for enhanced inland fisheries productivity 

      Ditya, Yoga Candra; Wibowo, Arif; Atminarso, Dwi; Ramadhanti, Almirah; Dahlia, Nana (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      In many countries in Southeast Asia, massive infrastructure expansion not only on land but also in waterways has been among the main focus of the governments’ current national development plans. This is understandable ...

    • Understanding climate change mitigation measures adopted by women aquafarmers: the tilapia culture in Cambodia 

      Leakhena, Chin; Ponza, Pattareeya; Somony, Thay; Viseth, Hav; Sros, Khum; Virakbot, Hou (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      As the population of Cambodia reached almost 16 million in 2017 with an estimated growth rate of 1.6 % per annum, this necessitated improved food and nutrition security for the growing populace while economic development ...

    • Impact of auction system for swamps on sustainability of fishery resources: a case in South Sumatra, Indonesia 

      Yanti, Bayu V. I.; Muthmainnah, Dina (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      Management of swamps in several parts of Indonesia is carried out using an auction system, which is also known as “lelang lebak lebung” in South Sumatra, and has been practiced for generations. A study was carried out ...

    • Exploring the aquaculture potential of ayungin, an endemic freshwater fish in the Philippines 

      Aya, Frolan A. (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      In the early 1960s, silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus), locally known as ayungin, is regarded as one of the most abundant freshwater fishery resources in the largest lake in the Philippines, Laguna de Bay. Smallscale ...

    • Towards the management of marine litter and microplastics in the Southeast Asian Region 

      Luadnakrob, Pontipa; Arnupapboon, Sukchai (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      Management of aquatic pollution that include marine litter, e.g. marine debris, microplastics, and abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear, is one of the most challenging issues that need to be addressed through ...

    • Highlighting the importance of studying microplastics in freshwater fishes 

      Kaban, Siswanta; Muthmainnah, Dina; Wibowo, Arif; Toshiya, Suzuki; Rais, Aroef H.; Sulit, Virgilia T. (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)
      Plastic pollution has recently been considered one of the major pressing concerns in the world, as the demand for plastic continues to increase, especially over the last decade and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nowadays, ...

    • Fish for the People Vol.18 No.3 

      Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)

    • Pushing for the elimination of IUU fishing in the Southeast Asian Region 

      Smithrithee, Malinee; Sato, Akito; Wanchana, Worawit; Tongdee, Nualanong ORCID; Sulit, Virgilia T.; Saraphaivanich, Kongpathai (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      The global Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) adopted in 1995 provides the framework for dovetailing national and international efforts with sustainable utilization of the living aquatic resources and ensuring ...

    • Towards Guaranteed Traceability of Fish and Fishery Products from Southeast Asia: the ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme 

      Ali, Mazalina; Katoh, Masaya; Saraphaivanich, Kongpathai (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      During the implementation of the project “Combating IUU Fishing in the Southeast Asian Region through the Application of Catch Certification for International Trade in Fish and Fishery Products” by the SEAFDEC Marine Fishery ...

    • Enhancing Regional Capability in Monitoring and Analysis of Contaminants in Seafood: Southeast Asian Perspective 

      Yihang, Ong (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      The “Regional Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries in Southeast Asia: Post-harvest Practices and Trade” stipulates among others, the need to ensure the trading of “safe fish and fishery products” from the Southeast Asian ...

    • Unveiling the Stock Status of Oceanic Tuna Resources in Sulu-Sulawesi Seas 

      Pangsorn, Siriporn; Nishida, Tom (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      Oceanic tuna species are the most economically-important commodities of the Southeast Asian region, not only because of their high export values, but also as source of nutrients for the local populace. In an effort towards ...

    • Efficient Inland Fisheries Data Collection Made Easy: the DACOFA Way 

      Muthmainnah, Dina; Sawestri, Sevi; Suryati, Ni Komang; Nugraha, Arya; Sulit, Virgilia T.; Rais, Aroef H.; Asri, Sevrina; Pratama, Albertus V.J. (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      The role of inland capture fisheries in ensuring adequate nutrient supplies and food security could not be surmised, especially that information on the actual contribution of inland fisheries to the socio-economic development ...

    • Moving Towards the Renewed Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region 

      Smithrithee, Malinee; Chamsai, Sawitree; Tongdee, Nualanong ORCID; Wanchana, Worawit; Kaewnuratchadasorn, Pattaratjit (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)
      The ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security in the New Millennium: “Fish for the People,” convened in November 2001 and aimed at analyzing the fisheries problems and identifying the directions ...

    • Boosting the Management of Economically Important Fishery Resources in the Southeast Asian Region: the Seer Fishes in Focus 

      Kaewnuratchadasorn, Pattaratjit; Sayan, Suwanee; Nishida, Tom (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      Neritic tunas, such as kawakawa, longtail tuna, frigate tuna, bullet tuna, and seer fishes, are commercially important species in the Southeast Asian region. Among these species, two seer fishes, i.e. the narrow-barred ...

    • Fish Trade Practices: Southeast Asian Perspective 

      Tint, Kay Khine; Ngin, Kamsan; Sapari, Agus; Souliphone, Khambor; Suwannapoom, Sumolmal; Viron, Jennifer G.; Thanh, Vu Thi Phuong; Chumchuen, Shiela Villamor (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      In 1998, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) established the Working Group on Regional Fisheries Policy (WGRFP) at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand, to support the center-wide function ...

    • Capturing the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Fisheries Value Chain of Southeast Asia 

      Kaewnuratchadasorn, Pattaratjit; Smithrithee, Malinee; Sato, Akito; Wanchana, Worawit; Tongdee, Nualanong ORCID; Sulit, Virgilia T. (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      The Southeast Asian region has been a major contributor to the world’s total fisheries production, and most of the region’s fish and fishery products are traded not only in the international markets but also in domestic ...

    • Fish for the People Vol.18 No.2 

      Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      During the five-year period from 2013 to 2017, the fisheries production of the Southeast Asian region posted an annual average increase of about 3.2 %. Specifically in 2017, the total fisheries production of the Southeast ...

    • Severity of the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Smallscale Fisheries of Thailand: A Preliminary Assessment 

      Chanrachkij, Isara; Laongmanee, Penchan; Lanmeen, Jeerasak; Suasi, Thanyalak; Sornkliang, Jariya; Tiaye, Rattana; Yasook, Nakaret; Putsa, Santhipong; Chumchuen, Shiela Villamor (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      The onslaught of COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 due to alarming levels of spread and severity as well as distressing levels of inaction (WHO, 2020). To control ...

    • Western Region of Indonesia: the Nucleus of Anguillid Eel Fisheries and Trade 

      Muthmainnah, Dina; Suryati, Ni Komang; Pamungkas, Yanu Prasetyo; Mulyani, Yenni Sri (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      Recent statistical information indicates that Indonesia embraces a huge resource of anguillid eels in its western region, especially the areas in Sumatra Island and Java that face the Indian Ocean. There are a number of ...

    • Impeding the Outbreaks of Transboundary Aquatic Animal Diseases in Southeast Asian Aquaculture: the Aquatic Emergency Preparedness and Response System Guidelines 

      Baliao, Dan D.; de la Peña, Leobert D.; Tendencia, Eleanor A.; de la Cruz, Joesyl Marie V.; Sulit, Virgilia T. (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)
      As aquaculture in Southeast Asia rapidly grows, it is being confronted with incidences of aquatic animal diseases threatening its sustainability. In early 2013, the SEAFDEC Member Countries raised concerns regarding the ...