IFRDMD organized the Meeting on SEAFDEC/IFRDMD Achievements and Preparation of JTF 7 Projects in line with the MMAF Program on 20 June 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Meeting aims to review the SEAFDEC/IFRDMD program and the achievements of the ongoing activity budgeted by JTF 6 Phase. Besides, the staff of IFRDMD consulted and discussed the activity of JTF 7 that can be in line with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia. The meeting was chaired by the Chief of IFRDMD, Mr. Andi Soesmono. The…

The Research Institute for Inland Fisheries and Extension (RIIFE) invited SEAFDEC/IFRDMD staff, consisting of 4 males and 4 females, to attend the Basic Level Creative Thinking Technical Training on 6 - 8 May 2024 at the RIIFE Ondara Building Hall. This training aims to prepare participants to explain the concept of creative thinking. Creative thinking is a higher level of skill. Generally, someone with this skill has many questions in his head and many ideas that he creates, intentionally or unintentionally. The trainer,…

Mr. Toru Shimoda, the new Deputy Chief of SEAFDEC/IFRDMD, started his fieldwork by visiting eel fisheries project sites in Palabuhan Ratu, West Java, Indonesia, from May 13 to 17, 2024 and in Poso, Central Sulawesi, from June 7 to 9, 2024. These activities are part of the project entitled "Development of Stock Assessment Methods and Strengthening of Resources Management Measures for Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia," funded by JAIF in 2024. Field visits constitute a monthly monitoring routine, which is a key…

Together with the Research Institute for Inland Fisheries Research and Extension, 12 staff of IFRDMD held a knowledge-sharing activity for students of Jakarta Technical University of Fisheries, PGRI University Palembang, and Muhammadiyah University Palembang on May - June 2024. A total of 27 students, 16 female and 11 male, gained knowledge related to freshwater fish activity. The materials presented included an introduction to inland fisheries and fisheries extension, the basics of fish genetics, freshwater fish…