06 SEAFDEC Secretariat External Publications

Development and fisheries: SEAFDEC role and future direction of international collaborative activities

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Development and fisheries: SEAFDEC role and future direction of international collaborative activities Okamoto, Junichiro Miyata, Satoru; Tada, Minoru; Koyama, Osamu The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an autonomous inter-governmental body established as a regional treaty organization on December 28, 1967, in accordance with an agreement concluded at the Second Ministerial Conference for Economic Development of Southeast Asia held in Manila, the Philippines in April 1967, to develop the fisheries potential of the region by rational utilization of the resources for providing food security to the people through the transfer of new technologies, research, and information dissemination activities. While SEAFDEC has been deeply involved in technical cooperation with member countries for fisheries development in the region since its establishment in 1967, it seems that the roles required of SEAFDEC by its member countries has changed. This is unsurprising, as the SEAFDEC membership now covers all ASEAN countries and Japan. SEAFDEC has put priority on fisheries development activities and related areas since 1967 as its major role, including the provision of a platform for South-South cooperation among member countries. However, recently, recognizing the importance of conservation and management of fisheries resources and environmental considerations in fisheries development throughout the region, SEAFDEC begins reviewing its policy to appropriately address the changes in the environment surrounding fisheries in the region, including cooperation not only within member countries but also with various relevant international organizations. Through various attempts to meet the requirements requested by the SEAFDEC regional policy in 1998 and the Plans of Action adopted at the ASEAN/SEAFDEC Millennium Conference in 2001, SEAFDEC has considered "Sustainability" a key word for the fisheries activities in the region and has implemented various prioritized programs focusing on sustainable fisheries in accordance with its guidelines for the "Plans of Action." The range of research related to SEAFDEC competence is quite wide, covering fishing technology, marine engineering, aquaculture technology, resource population dynamics, biology, food safety, and postharvest technology. For these research subjects, SEAFDEC can take advantage of its very unique organizational structure covering the four main sub-sectors of fisheries. It also provides an open laboratory function to implement research programs in the region. SEAFDEC understands that regional cooperation in fisheries-related research and technology transfer have become more important in light of international needs to achieve sustainability. The function of SEAFDEC could thus be more appropriate for other international organizations and associations to promote collaboration within Southeast Asia.

Octopus pot fishing and the catch around the coastal of Laem Phak Bia, Petchaburi province

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Octopus pot fishing and the catch around the coastal of Laem Phak Bia, Petchaburi province Yasook, Nakaret; Boutson, Anukorn; Siriraksophon, Somboon; Phewnil, Onanong; Sontirat, Suebsin The octopus pot fishing was studied in Mar 2011-Feb 2012 by data collecting and onboard observations in the real fishing ground once a month. The pots were tied with rope, diameter 4 mm, 2.5-3.0 m of pot interval. Octopus pots were set parallel 5-6 lines along the coast, 100 m line interval. Each line was fixed with cements weights and connected to surface buoys to indicate the positions. Octopus pots were operated by fishing boats (<14 m), 3-10 km from shore, 10-15 m depth. Soak time was usually 1-2 days, retrieved the pots at night, 15,000-18,000 pots/operation. Fishing season is in Dec.-Aug. Only Amphioctopus aegina was caught. One pot caught only one octopus. Average CPUE was 0.16±0.08 kg/10 pots. Average weights of male and female were 45.00±11.54 g and 59.62±12.98 g. Sex ratio of male and female was 0.5:1. Catch rate in Mar, April, May, Jun, December 2001 and January 2002 were 80.4%, 51.5%, 16.3%, 14.5%, 8.2% and 10.9% respectively.; การศึกษาการประมงลอบหมึกสายตัง้ แต่ มีนาคม 2554 - กุมภาพันธ์ 2555 เก็บข้อมูลเดือนละครัง้ โดย ลงเรือร่วมกับชาวประมงเก็บข้อมูลในแหล่งประมงจริง พบว่าชาวประมงใช้เชือกเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลาง 4 มม. ผูกกับ เปลือกหอย ระยะ 2.5 - 3.0 ม. วางลอบหมึกสาย 5 - 6 แถว ห่างกัน 100 ม. ขนานกับชายฝั่ง ยึดปลายแถวด้วย ทุ่นซีเมนต์และผูกทุ่นธงบอกตาแหน่ง แหล่งประมงห่างฝั่ง 3 - 10 กม. ระดับนา้ ลึก 10 - 15 ม. เรือประมงยาวน้อย กว่า 14 ม. ปกติทิง้ ลอบไว้ 1 - 2 วัน กู้เวลากลางคืน จานวน 15,000 - 18,000 ลอบ/เที่ยว ฤดูทาประมงตัง้ แต่ ธันวาคม ต่อเนื่องถึงเดือนสิงหาคม ของปีถัดไป จับหมึกสายชนิดเดียวคือ Amphioctopus aegina โดยลอบหนึ่ง ลอบสามารถจับหมึกสายได้เพียงหนงึ่ ตัวเท่านัน้ ปริมาณการจับต่อหน่วยการลงแรงประมง (CPUE) เฉลี่ย 0.16 ± 0.08 กก./10 ลอบ นา้ หนักเฉลี่ยหมึกสายเพศผู้และเพศเมีย 45.00 ± 11.54 ก. และ 59.62 ± 12.98 ก. อัตราส่วน เพศผู้ต่อเพศเมีย 0.5:1 อัตราการจับเดือน มีนาคม เมษายน พฤษภาคม มิถุนายน ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2554 และ มกราคม พ.ศ. 2555 เป็นร้อยละ 80.4, 51.5, 16.3, 14.5, 8.2 และ 10.9 ตามลาดับ Text in Thai with English abstract.

SEAFDEC approach towards responsible fisheries

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

SEAFDEC approach towards responsible fisheries Chokesanguan, Bundit; Kato, Yasuhisa SEAFDEC was established in 1967 mandated to carry out development in fisheries in Southeast Asia. There are ten member nations. The development of fisheries is addressed through four departments whose disciplines cover Capture Fisheries, Aquaculture, Post Harvest Technology and Fisheries Management. All departments are coordinated by a Secretariat. The decline in fisheries resources has led SEAFDEC into a program on the Regionalization of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (RCCRF) with the objective of securing sustainable fisheries in the region. This emphasizes the networking of regional experts in various disciplines. The regionalization process has four phases; fishing operations; aquaculture, fisheries management and fisheries post harvest activities. The departments have implemented all the major tasks and the first phase has been successfully completed with the Regional Guidelines for Responsible Fishing Operations in Southeast Asia. The programs of phases II, III and IV are ongoing and publication of these is planned for early 2002.

The role of group-based contracts for risk-sharing; what are the opportunities to cover catastrophic risk?

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The role of group-based contracts for risk-sharing; what are the opportunities to cover catastrophic risk? Meuwissen, Miranda; Bottema, Mariska; Lien, Ho Hong; Chamsai, Sawitree; Manjur, Kebede; de Mey, Yann Group-based contracts are stimulated by food and agricultural development programs as powerful tools for risk-sharing. In successful groups social capital serves as a catalyst for risk prevention and knowledge sharing. It is however difficult to deal with catastrophic risk. In this paper we ask whether and how group-based contracts have been innovated to include catastrophic risk? The review shows that, albeit at early stage, innovations emerge from linking up to formal finance markets, negotiating better risk-sharing deals with upstream and downstream value chain actors, and upscaling of public-private improvement projects to joint calamity funds. These changes to group-based contracts are expected to enhance inclusion. We also identify a research agenda for risk-sharing via groups.