The meeting was organized at the invitation of the government of the Philippines. The meeting was chaired by the Philippines as the SEAFDEC Council Chair for 2024–2025. In this regard, Ms. Drusila Esther E. Bayate acted as the chairperson of the meeting. This is an annual Council Director-level meeting to discuss SEAFDEC's strategic policies, approve SEAFDEC's scoping meeting reports, and provide direction on new proposals and initiatives. In attendance at the meeting were the Council Directors and delegates from the…

Mr Tomohito Shimizu has completed his two-year term as Deputy Chief of the Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD) in March 2024. During his tenure, Mr Shimizu played an important role especially in carrying out the implementation of projects supported by the Japan Trust Fund to achieve its goal of promoting the sustainable management and utilisation of inland fisheries resources and livelihoods in the Southeast Asia region. A farewell reception was held on 9 March 2022 in Palembang, as well…

Under the project entitled "Development of stock assessment methods and strengthening management measures for tropical Anguillid eel resources in Southeast Asia," funded by JAIF in 2024, IFRDMD continued surveys in Poso, Central Sulawesi, and Palabuhan Ratu, West Java, in January to March. As a control measure for the continuing research for better data quality, monthly data of the eel capture at all phases (glass, elver, and yellow) and water quality measures are collected. Eel catch data was recorded by installing fishing…

SEAFDEC/IFRDMD conducted an activity in the South Sumatra Province of Indonesia under the project entitled Management Scheme of Inland Fisheries in the Southeast Asia Region on 8 – 10 March 2024. The mission was led by the Deputy Chief, Mr. Tomohito Shimizu. The activity involved the Fisheries Extension Officers of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF). During the survey at Perjaya Dam, Martapura Sub-district, East OKU District, the team observed fish ladders. The Fisheries Extension Officers explained the…