Fish for the People: Recent submissions
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Transforming fisheries development of Southeast Asia: SEAFDEC in accord with the UN sustainable development goals
; ; Tongdee, Nualanong
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The idea of establishing the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) was conceived during the First Ministerial Conference for Economic Development of Southeast Asia in April 1966 in Tokyo, Japan. During the ... -
Fish for the People Vol. 14 No. 3
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Strengthening regional cooperation for sustainable fisheries development in Southeast Asia
; ; ; ; Tongdee, Nualanong (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
During the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region Towards 2020 “Fish for the People 2020: Adaptation to a Changing Environment” organized by SEAFDEC and the ASEAN in June ... -
Application of standard operating procedures for collecting data on sharks and rays in Southeast Asian countries
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)The increasing pressure from international community to list several commercially-captured shark and ray species in the CITES Appendices has caused grave concern for many Southeast Asian countries. In their efforts of ... -
Increasing fish production from inland water bodies through stock enhancement: experience of Thailand
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Old-age proverbs in Thailand: “ในนํ้ามีปลาในนามีข้าว” which means “in the waters are fish and in the field is rice” and “กินข้าวกินปลา” which means “eat fish eat rice” imply that fish and rice are very crucial for the daily ... -
Development of fish passage design in cross-river obstacles for sustainable inland capture fisheries in Southeast Asia
; ; Tongdee, Nualanong; (Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
In Southeast Asia, inland capture fisheries has always been recognized as an economically important sub-sector of the region’s fisheries in view of its contribution to livelihood generation and food security of peoples, ... -
Enhancing the fishery resources in Philippine lakes: The Philippine national inland fisheries enhancement program
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)This article is based on the paper presented by Dr. Adelaida L. Palma during the Symposium on Strategy for Fisheries Resources Enhancement in the Southeast Asian Region organized by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ... -
Understanding the current status of anguillid eel fisheries in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Anguillideels are economically-important species because of their good nutritional value and are utilized for the peculiar food culture in East Asian countries. However, due to its high rate of utilization, eel stocks ... -
Introduced aquatic species for inland aquaculture: Boon or bane?
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Boosting fisheries and aquaculture production is the primary driver for the introduction of aquatic species to inland water bodies. Various records show that a total of 155 fish species, 24 mollusks, 13 crustaceans, 6 ... -
Fish for the People Vol. 14 No. 1
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Establishing spatio-temporal profile of scombrid larvae: the Philippine Eastern Pacific seaboard in focus
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Scombridae is a family of fishes consisting of 51 species in 15 genera and two sub-families all of which belong to the Sub-family Scombrinae, except the butterfly kingfish which belongs to Sub-family Gasterochismatinae. ... -
Recording sharks and rays statistics from Southeast Asia at species level
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)The Southeast Asian region, which includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, is home to a rich diversity of sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras (Class ... -
Purse seine fisheries in Southeast Asian countries: A regional synthesis
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Several Southeast Asian countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, and Viet Nam surround the South China Sea (SCS) which is one of the most important fishing areas ... -
Boosting national mechanisms to combat IUU fishing: Dynamism of the Southeast Asian fisheries sector
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Fishing activities that do not comply with national, regional or international fisheries conservation and management legislations or measures comprise illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing (Agnew & Barnes, ... -
Estimating the maximum sustainable yield for coastal fisheries: A case study in Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, Viet Nam
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Many government reports recently indicate that the coastal fisheries of Viet Nam have experienced overfishing and overcapacity. Although few fishery management studies had been conducted to address the situation, no ... -
Coping with overcapacity/overfishing: Experience of Japan
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)Preventing the incidence of over-exploitation is a central element of fisheries management. Therefore, fisheries managers should be able to comprehend the degree of exploitation in a fishery resource and if managers fail ... -
Fish for the People Vol. 14 No. 2
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Addressing trans-boundary issues and consolidating bilateral arrangements to combat IUU fishing
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)In Southeast Asia, illegal and destructive fishing activities are recognized as among the most crucial problems that threaten the sustainability of the region's fisheries affecting the livelihoods of millions of people ... -
Securing the niche of ASEAN fishery products in the global market: Traceability system for ASEAN aquaculture products
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)The Codex Alimentarius Commission defines traceability or product tracing as 'the ability to follow the movement of a food through specified stage(s) of production, processing and distribution'. In an increasingly complex ... -
Management of fishing capacity for sustainable fisheries: RPOA-capacity
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)The increasing demand for fish prompts many fishers with highly-equipped fishing boats, to unceasingly chase for fish oblivious of the impacts of any irresponsible operations on the resources. The uncontrolled exploitation ...
