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Fish for the People Vol. 22 No. 3 All issues of Fish for the People in 2024 cover the key achievements of the Japanese Trust Fund (JTF) 6-2 projects implemented by SEAFDEC from 2020 to 2024. Intended to address the issues and challenges confronting the fisheries and aquaculture in the Southeast Asian region, the projects are categorized into three pillars of JTF 6-2, namely: Pillar I. Strengthening the promotion of sustainable fisheries in Southeast Asia; Pillar II. Promotion of sustainable aquaculture and resources enhancement in Southeast Asia, and Pillar III. Promotion of sustainable development of inland fisheries in Southeast Asia. The project “Harmonization and Enhancing Utilization of Fishery Statistics and Information” aimed at harmonizing fishery statistics among the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) to enable efficient and effective compilation, analysis, sharing, and exchange to come up with reliable information on the status and trends of fishery resources to support fisheries policy planning and management at the regional and global levels. Improving fishery statistics encompassed harmonizing and updating the standards, definitions, and classifications. The outcome of the project “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia” reflects its significant influence on regional fisheries management and capacity-building efforts. The key achievements of the Project include the promotion and utilization of the Regional Fishing Vessels Record (RFVR) Database and training sessions on the eACDS and MCS.

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Klinsukhon, Saivason http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/7579 2025-01-28T02:08:56Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Improving Fishery Statistics of Southeast Asia Toward the Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture Klinsukhon, Saivason In Southeast Asia, fishery statistics have been widely recognized as an important tool in providing the basic foundation for the formulation of national fisheries policies, management frameworks, and actions as well as in obtaining an understanding of the status of fishery resources. However, the fishery statistical items and datasets collected by the respective countries in the Southeast Asian region vary based on their priority and data collection objectives. The complexity or extent of the national fishery statistical systems including the frameworks for collecting national fishery statistics of the respective countries also depend on available resources, especially the financial, institutional, and human capacity. While the respective countries in the Southeast Asian region have exerted their efforts in strengthening their systems for fishery statistics collection, it is necessary to enhance the utilization of fishery statistics not only at the national level but also at the regional and global levels by harmonizing the standards, definitions, and classifications. The harmonization of the standards, definitions, and classification of fishery statistics with the international statistical standards is one of the priority issues as reflected in the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Toward 2023 which was adopted in 2020 by the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Ministers and Senior Officials responsible for fisheries, i.e. the Plan of Action No. 6 “Enhance regional fishery information systems and mechanisms to facilitate sharing, exchange and compilation of statistics and information required at the sub-regional and regional level, and apply where appropriate, regionally standardized definitions and classifications for statistical data to facilitate regional compilation, analysis, and data exchange.” Such harmonization of fishery statistics among countries in Southeast Asia would enable efficient and effective compilation, analysis, sharing, and exchange to come up with reliable information on the status and trends of fishery resources to support fisheries policy planning and management at the regional and global levels.

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Saraphaivanich, Kongpathai Imsamrarn, Namfon Phusirimongkol, Krit http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/7578 2025-01-28T02:08:56Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Utilizing the Regional Fishing Vessels Record (RFVR) Database to Combat IUU Fishing in the Southeast Asian Region Saraphaivanich, Kongpathai; Imsamrarn, Namfon; Phusirimongkol, Krit SEAFDEC Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) implemented the project “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Enhancing National Capacities to Eliminate IUU Fishing in Southeast Asia” in 2020–2024 with support from the Japanese Trust Fund (JTF) 6-2. The Project sustained numerous capacity-building activities such as training sessions on port State measures (PSM), monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS), and electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS) which empowered relevant stakeholders to address IUU fishing effectively. Moreover, regional cooperation was also fostered through the Project among the ASEAN Member States (AMSs) by facilitating knowledge sharing, best practice exchange, and joint initiatives. During the implementation period, the Project prioritized gender-inclusive participation, ensuring that both male and female stakeholders were involved in decision-making and capacity-building activities. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Project demonstrated adaptability by adjusting to the challenges and leveraging online platforms to ensure the continuity of activities. This article features one of the key achievements of the Project which was the Regional Fishing Vessels Record (RFVR) Database, a valuable tool for tracking fishing vessels and combating IUU fishing.

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Cabanilla-Legaspi, Ma. Irene Buen-Ursua, Shelah Mae Ito, Sayaka Peña, Leobert de la Tupas-Bautista, Richelle http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/7577 2025-01-28T02:08:56Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Development of aquaculture techniques on new aquatic species to create and promote a local aquaculture industry in Southeast Asia Cabanilla-Legaspi, Ma. Irene; Buen-Ursua, Shelah Mae; Ito, Sayaka; Peña, Leobert de la; Tupas-Bautista, Richelle Aquaculture achieved a significant milestone in 2022, surpassing capture fisheries production as the leading aquatic producer. Its global production reached 130.9 million t, with 94.4 million t comprising aquatic animals, marking a 4.4 % surge from 2020 (FAO, 2024). This milestone, coupled with the decline of capture fishery production due to overexploitation and overfishing, underscores the need to explore and develop aquaculture techniques for new aquatic species. Once established, these techniques will be promoted and hopefully create a new local aquaculture industry in Southeast Asia. Recognizing the unparalleled success and expertise of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) in the development of aquaculture technologies, especially in the broodstock management, spawning, larval rearing, nursery and grow-out culture, fish nutrition, and fish health management, this study, with funding support from the Japanese Trust Fund (JTF), aims to develop aquaculture techniques for new aquatic species, namely: slipper lobster (Thenus orientalis), kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), and shortfin scad (Decapterus macrosoma). Furthermore, this study was conducted to generate basic information on reproductive biology, breeding, farming techniques, feeding habits, fish health, and other relevant data for developing aquaculture techniques of the three species through the collection from identified sites, transport, stocking, and management of broodstock, larval rearing, feeding, and health management experiments.

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