2023

SEAFDEC/IFRDMD was called for assessing fisheries activities in Tempe Lake, part of Wajo District, Sidenreng Rappang District, and Soppeng District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This is a tectonic lake with an area of approximately…

On 27 July 2023, the Research Institute for Inland Fisheries and Extension (RIIFE) in collaboration with SEAFDEC/IFRDMD welcomed Yakesma (Yayasan Kesejahteraan Madani), a foundation engaged in child welfare, with 30 orphans from Patra Tani,…

IFRDMD, under the project entitled Sustainable Utilization of Anguillid Eels in the Southeast Asia Region, funded by Japan Trust Fund VI Phase 2, conducted interviews with 18 eel fishers, including two women, in Cikaso River and Cimandiri…

IFRDMD conducted an inland fisheries assessment in Nam Xouang Reservoir, Lao PDR, on March 14, 2023, using the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) tool. The objective of EAFM is to ensure that ecosystems are healthy, fish…

IFRDMD visited the Department of Livestock and Fisheries of Lao PDR, in Vientiane, on March 13, 2023. The team was welcomed by Mr. Kaviphone Phouthavong, Ph.D., Director General of the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of…

The First Meeting of the Indonesian Fisheries and Marine Higher Education Leadership Forum was held by Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia, on March 9, 2023. The event was attended by 100 participants from Fisheries and Marine…

From 26 February to 1 March 2023, the Deputy Chief of IFRDMD, Mr. Tomohito Shimizu, visited Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, together with the Acting Head of the Research Institute for Inland Fisheries and Extension, Ministry of…

The survey team from IFRDMD continued the first survey in 2023 to Poso of Central Sulawesi and Palabuhan Ratu of West Java from February 23 to 28, 2023. The activity entitled Development of Stock Assessment Methods and Strengthening…

As a series of working visits of SEAFDEC Secretary General, Ms. Malinee Smithrithee, in Indonesia, the activity continued to visit Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD) as one of SEAFDEC departments located…

The SEAFDEC Council appointed Dr. Rudi Alek Wahyuddin as the new Chief of IFRDMD starting 17 January 2023. He succeeded Mr. Zulkarnaen Fahmi whose term of duty at IFRDMD ended in January 2023 while he also served as the Head of the Research…