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Fish for the People Vol.22 No.2
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10) -
Revitalizing Boeung Tonle Chhmar in Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia through ecosystem approach to fisheries management and co-management
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)SEAFDEC/TD has long promoted the concepts of ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) and co-management, particularly for coastal small-scale fisheries, across the SEAFDEC Member Countries. These approaches aim ... -
Hidden in Plain Sight: freshwater whiprays of Southeast Asia and their ecological significance
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)Freshwater whiprays, belonging to the families Dasyatidae and Potamotrygonidae, are unique stingrays thriving in low-salinity environments such as rivers and lakes. Southeast Asia is the habitat of at least five whipray ... -
Promoting strategies for sustainable management of swamp fisheries in the Southeast Asian Region
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)Recognizing the vital role of swamps in the Southeast Asian region, the Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department of SEAFDEC (SEAFDEC/IFRDMD) delved into various approaches to ensure the long-term ... -
Achieving sustainable aquaculture in Southeast Asia: A case study on community-based giant freshwater prawn production in Laguna Lake, Philippines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) implemented the project “Sustainable Aquaculture through Cost-effective Culture Systems, and Prompt and Effective Aquatic Animal ... -
Promoting sustainable aquaculture of freshwater species: The continuous quest for alternative feeds and adoption of feeding strategies
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)Among farm inputs, feeds are the highest recurring cost in aquaculture. Indeed, feeds have become even more expensive after the COVID-19 pandemic, undeniably affecting the aquaculture economics. The pressing need to alleviate ... -
Rhizocephalans and how they turn crabs into zombies: the case of sacculinid Sacculina beauforti on orange mud crab Scylla olivacea
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-10)Rhizocephalans are a group of parasitic barnacles that infect crustacean hosts, significantly altering their morphology, physiology, and behavior. Due to the lack of relevant knowledge, infected crabs can be inadvertently ... -
Fish for the People Vol.22 No.1
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07) -
Recounting the major accomplishments of JTF 6-2 projects for the sustainability of fisheries development in Southeast Asia
; Tongdee, Nualanong
; (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)
SEAFDEC has been promoting sustainable fisheries to contribute to food security, poverty alleviation and livelihood of people in the Southeast Asian region since its establishment in 1967. As one of the SEAFDEC Member ... -
Dissecting the traceability of fish and fishery products in Southeast Asia: strengths, weaknesses, and needs
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)Seafood traceability is the ability to fully trace a product from the point of sale back to its point of origin. This is required to follow general food law, fisheries control, and fish marketing. As part of the recent ... -
Reinforcing the ASEAN member states to combat IUU fishing in Southeast Asia through monitoring, control, and surveillance
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)The rapid development of fisheries in the Southeast Asian region from the 1970s to the early 1990s was driven by increased access to global markets and export liberalization policies. The region’s vast bodies of water ... -
Esteeming the importance of comprehensive data for sustainable eel fisheries in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)In recent years, the value of tropical eels has significantly increased due to the decline of temperate eels. As a result, there has been a dramatic rise in the capture of glass eels and the juvenile stage of eels in ... -
Supporting small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia: need, challenges, and recommendations
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)This article highlights the results of the Regional Workshop on Towards a New Era of Support for Smallscale Fisheries in Southeast Asia organized on 29–31 August 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Workshop was aimed at 1) ... -
Establishing a community-based sea cucumber ranch: Merging science with local knowledge
Altamirano, Jon; ; (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2024-07)
Sea cucumbers are expensive, but natural wild stocks are overfished, especially in the tropics. This is why sea cucumber farming is increasingly gaining popularity worldwide, aside from the anticipated high economic gains ... -
Striving to mainstream and integrate gender in small-scale fisheries of Southeast Asia: SEAFDEC initiatives on gender through the years
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Canter (SEAFDEC) is an autonomous inter-governmental body established in 1967 with the vision of “Sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture to contribute ... -
Understanding the gender roles in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)The SEAFDEC Training Department implemented the project “Gender Dimension in the Value Chain of Smallscale Fisheries and Aquaculture in Southeast Asia” from 2020 to 2022 with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization ... -
Promoting CBRM and co-management: Empowering women in fish processing group in the Nam Xouang Reservoir, Lao PDR
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)Community-based resources management (CBRM) is a strategy for coastal fisheries resources management with the participation of people in natural resource and environment management (Macfadyen, 2005). CBRM is a form of ... -
Enhancing the access of small-scale fishers to financial services: The case of Ban Hat Sai Khao Village in Ranong Province, Thailand
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)Based on the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries B.E. 2558 (2015) of Thailand, artisanal (small-scale) marine capture fishery refers to a fishing operation in the coastal zone within 3 nm from the shore using fishing vessels less ... -
Boosting the sustainability of aquaculture feed for the lucrative business of mangrove crab grow-out culture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)Conventional feeds for mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) are highly fixated on the use of fish-by-products (FBC) and other slaughter wastes. These feeds, however, are highly polluting that can easily cause water quality ... -
Revolutionizing seafood safety and sustainability: Ensuring safe seas to plates
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)Fisheries and aquaculture are some of the key industries in the Southeast Asian region, not only supplying fish and fishery products to the local demand but also exporting worldwide to meet the growing demand for seafood. ...
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