At the kind invitation of Government of Brunei Darussalam, the 49th Meeting of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Council was convened in Bandar Seri Begawan from 3 to 7 April 2017 and hosted by the Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism of Brunei Darussalam.

The “Southeast Asian State of Fisheries and Aquaculture” or SEASOFIA was approved for printing and subsequent dissemination, while the proposals for “Establishment of Regional Repository Center for Marine Fisheries”, and for seeking funding support for “Monitoring Methodologies for the Resources of Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Aquaculture” from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), were approved. The Council also supported the conduct of a special event for the 50th Anniversary of SEAFDEC, which would be organized in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 November 2017.

The Council recognized the close cooperation between SEAFDEC and regional/international collaborating agencies/organizations in undertaking activities that address the priorities of countries towards sustainable development of fisheries in Southeast Asia.

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