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New ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference planned in 2011 |
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 05:16 |
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 During the past decade, SEAFDEC has been supporting the ASEAN Member Countries in the implementation of activities to address the various issues towards the sustainable development of fisheries, as guided by the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security in the ASEAN Region adopted by the ASEAN Ministers at the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference in 2001. However, with the change in fisheries situation and the emerging fisheries-related issues during the past ten years, SEAFDEC and ASEAN, with support from the ASEAN Foundation, are joining hands to organize the Conference, entitled "the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security towards 2020" in 2011.
To start off the preparation process of the Conference, the proposal for the organization of the Conference was submitted to the 41st SEAFDEC Council (7-10 April 2009 in Fukuoka, Japan), and to the 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (3-5 June 2009 in Vietnam) for endorsement. To follow-up the decisions and recommendations made by the SEAFDEC Council and ASWGFi, SEAFDEC has prepared a detailed proposal, including program and required preparatory work, and submitted to the Special SOM-30th AMAF Meeting, held in Ho Chi Min in early August 2009. During the Meeting, the proposed Conference was endorsed and was regarded as among highest priority activities, taking into account the considerable contribution from fisheries to food security and poverty alleviation in the region.
To proceed with, the Organizing Committee, Technical Sub-Committee and Administrative Sub-Committee of the Conference were established; and the Preparatory Meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee of the Conference, and the First Administrative Sub-committee Meeting of the Conference were organized on 1 and 30 September 2009, respectively. During these two Meetings, the Conference organizational structure, technical themes and sub-themes, and technical/administrative preparatory works were discussed and tentatively agreed, and several working groups were established to proceed with the required works. It was planned that the First Meeting of the Organizing Committee for the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference would be held in mid November 2009 to provide recommendations and advice on the Conference scope, framework, organizational structure, workplan, as well as all the required preparatory works in order to ensure that the Conference would address the priority issues and needs of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Countries and contribute to the sustainable contribution of fisheries to food security for people in the region. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 January 2010 12:56 |
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Follow-up activities of the responsible fishing project |
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 07:09 |
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From 1998, TD has been conducting a series of demonstrations and experiments on the use of Juvenile and Trash Excluder Devices (JTEDs) in Southeast Asian waters. To assess the extent of the use of JTEDs by countries in the region, monitoring on the progress of the use of JTEDs in Southeast Asia was conducted by TD in the Philippines (13-17 July 2009), Indonesia (3-7 August 2009), and Vietnam (7-11 September 2009).
In addition, during the same period, TD also conducted an observation and survey on light fishing, the result of which would be used to design and develop a questionnaire on the impact of light fishing as part of the future activities of TD. Light fishing is commonly used by fishers to aggregate more fishes. However, increasing the light source could also increase fuel use. This survey was therefore conducted in response to the Regional Plan of Action for the Reduction of the Impacts of Fishing Gear in Coastal and Marine Waters in Southeast Asia, developed during the Regional Workshop on the Reduction of the Impacts of Fishing on the Coastal and Marine Environments in the Southeast Asian Waters conducted by TD in January 2009, where the need to assess the present status of light fishing in Southeast Asia for each target gear or area was expressed. This monitoring activity was also considered as part of the post-evaluation activity of TD on the implementation of the FAO/UNEP/GEF project on Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling through the Introduction of By-catch Reduction Technologies and Change of Management or REBYC I, which had Indonesia and the Philippines as participating countries and SEAFDEC as a collaborating partner, for Southeast Asia. The results of the activity could be used during the Inception Meeting of the FAO/GEF Inception Workshop on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards in Trawl Fisheries or REBYC II (to be organized by TD in close cooperation with FAO by the end of 2009). It is envisaged that REBYC II would focus on the Coral Triangle region of Southeast Asia considering that it is one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine zones and thus, more focus should be placed for the conservation of the resources in the area. |
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SEAFDEC/FRA Joint Workshop on Artificial Reefs for Enhancement of Fishery Resources |
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 10:26 |
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SEAFDEC/MFRDMD and Fisheries Research Agency (FRA) of Japan, in collaboration of Department of Fisheries Malaysia, jointly organized a one-day Workshop on Artificial Reefs for the Enhancement of Fishery Resources in Putrajaya, Malaysia on 4 August 2009. The objectives of the workshop were to gather knowledge and better understanding for the placement of artificial reefs in the waters of Southeast Asia and Japan through sharing information about scientific-based designs, evaluation methods of ARs, and to deepen the understanding on the importance of preserving fishing grounds by implementing ARs program through cooperation between SEAFDEC and the Member Countries.
The workshop was attended by nearly 80 representatives from various governmental offices in Malaysia, MFRDMD, and SEAFDEC/Training Department. The Meeting was also attended by resource persons from FRA Japan; MFRDMD; SEAFDEC Secretariat; Fisheries Research Institute, Licensing and Resource Management Division, and Engineering Division of the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.
Several presentations were made, including the case study on artificial reefs in Malaysia as presented by Mr. Ahmad Ali (MFRDMD), and the information and experiences on the case study and design of artificial reefs in Japan as shared by Dr. Ichiro Nakayama and Dr. Yoshihiro Ohmura (FRA). It is envisaged that the technical collaboration and cooperation between SEAFDEC, FRA and the SEAFDEC Member Countries would eventually contribute to the enhancement and protection of fishery resources for the future.
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Angola, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia officials visit AQD |
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 07:39 |
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 AQD welcomed fisheries officials who came to view its facilities, get familiarized with AQD’s work, and discuss possible areas of collaboration.
Dr. Salomao Xirimbimbi, Angola’s Minister of Fisheries, and colleagues visited AQD on 7 July 2009.
Mr. Sylvester Pokajam, Managing Director of Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority together with Assistant Research Officer, Mr. Jerome Tioti, spent time at AQD on 29 July 2009.
Dr. Anwar Eissa Al Sunaiher, Aquaculture Department Director of the Ministry of Agriculture of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), together with Mr. Baheej Mohammed Rasse, Fish Farming Center (FFC) Director at Jedda visited AQD from 3 to 7 August. They were accompanied by FAO chief technical adviser Dr. Felix Ayson. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 January 2010 12:53 |
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Biotoxin project starts off |
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 10:35 |
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The Regional Technical Consultation Meeting on Biotoxins Monitoring in ASEAN was organized by MFRD from 26 to 28 August 2009 in Singapore, and was attended by 19 participants from SEAFDEC Member Countries, and Dr Toshiyuki Suzuki, expert from the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science of Japan. This Consultation Meeting was the first activity of the Project on Chemical and Drug Residues in Fish and Fish Products - Biotoxins Monitoring in ASEAN to be implemented by MFRD from 2009 with support from the Japanese Trust Fund.
During the Meeting, the participants made brief presentations on the status of the biotoxins monitoring system in the fisheries industry in their respective countries. Dr Suzuki then made a presentation on the biotoxins monitoring system in Japan. After the presentations, the meeting discussed and identified the training needs and capabilities available in each SEAFDEC Member Country and proposed the key project leaders for the project.
From the discussion, it was agreed that the Regional Training Course on Biotoxins Analysis would be held in Singapore in mid 2010, with 1-2 invited trainers from Japan. It was also suggested that the Course should cover the multi-component: Diarrheic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) and lipophilic toxins analysis using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) and PP2A kit, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) analysis using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and a commercially available ELISA method, and Tetrodotoxin (TTX) analysis using HPLC or LC-MS-MS as requested by member countries. In addition, the meeting also discussed and agreed on the conduct of a survey on biotoxins in fish and fish products (e.g. baby clam or green mussel) by the individual countries in 2011.
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