The Regional Workshop on the Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Fisheries Sector of ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries was held online on 24 February 2021 through Zoom application and was officially opened by the Secretary General of SEAFDEC, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee. She welcomed the participants and explained the purpose of the Webinar specifically aimed at reviewing and assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, this Webinar aimed to share…

Maintaining migration pathways of fish is paramount important to protect fish from extinction. Fish need to migrate for accessing spawning, feeding, or nursery ground. River fragmentation has disrupted fish migration and prevents fish from completing the life cycle, and in the end, it can reduce fish recruitment in the river system. Barriers to fish migration can be natural or artificial. The development of water infrastructures such as dams, weirs, tidal gates, barrages, and bridges can block fish migration routes. By 2019,…

Survey team led by SEAFDEC/IFRDMD carried out Regular Survey for Eel Catch Sampling Survey Activity in Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java, Indonesia on 12-15 February 2021. This survey is a part of the project on “Development of Stock Assessment Method and Strengthening of Resources Management Measures for Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia” supported by SEAFDEC/JAIF Project Phase II.    During the survey, the team visited Cimandiri and Cikaso Rivers for representative eel’s fishing ground in West Java. Those rivers are well…

SEAFDEC/IFRDMD and Research Institute for Inland Fisheries and Extension (RIIFE) socialized the SPEECTRA (Special Area for Conservation and Fish Refugia) to public on 17 October 2020 at Patratani, Muara Enim, South Sumatra. This activity was attended by SEAFDEC Alternate Council Director for Indonesia/Director General of the Agency of Marine and Fisheries and Human Resources Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), the acting regent of Muara Enim Regency, Director of Research Center for Fisheries MMAF, Head of South…