From May 5 to 8, 2025, SEAFDEC/IFRDMD organized an internal training to assess Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for inland fisheries. The training was led by Mr. Yoga Candra Ditya from the Center for Marine and Inland Water Resources Conservation Research, National Research and Innovation Agency. The training aimed to strengthen IFRDMD staff's capacity to identify and evaluate potential OECM sites that contribute to biodiversity conservation outside formal protected areas. The training was officially…

SEAFDEC/IFRDMD dispatched Mr. Aroef Hukmanan Rais to participate in the Technical Workshop on Developing the Draft Working Handbook for Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis (PSA) and Vulnerability Analysis (VA) for Southeast Asia, held from 28 to 30 April 2025. This activity was an initiative of the SEAFDEC Training Department, supported by the Japan Trust Fund VII. It aimed to introduce a new tool for assessing the status of fish populations through PSA—developed by FAO—alongside the VA method from NOAA, which evaluates…

As part of the effort to strengthen preparations for an upcoming workshop on monitoring plastic waste in inland fisheries, SEAFDEC/IFRDMD conducted a working visit to Jakarta on 16–17 April 2025. This activity is part of the sub-activity titled "Investigation and Risk Assessment of Microplastics in Freshwater Fish and Dissemination of the Results on Contaminant of Microplastics," funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) 2025 under the main project "Activity Research Study on the Impact from Contaminant of…

On March 12, 2025, the Penukal Abab Lematang Ilir (PALI) Regency Fisheries Service from South Sumatra Province visited the Research Institute for Inland Fisheries (RIIFE) and the SEAFDEC/IFRDMD office. They were received by Mr. Rezki Antoni, the Head of BRPPUPP, along with staff members from SEAFDEC/IFRDMD. During the visit, Ms. Resty Amalia, a representative from the office, outlined the purpose of their visit: to coordinate and consult on the planning for the establishment of a marine reserve in the district. Dr. Dina…