Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is an autonomous inter-governmental body established in 1967. The mission of SEAFDEC considered and adopted by the Special Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council 2017 is “To promote and facilitate concerted actions among the Member Countries to ensure the sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia.”
SEAFDEC comprises 11 Member Countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Center operates through the Secretariat located in Thailand and has five Technical Departments, namely: the Training Department in Thailand, the Marine Fisheries Research Department in Singapore, the Aquaculture Department in the Philippines, and the Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department in Malaysia, Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department in Indonesia.