Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department SEAFDEC AQD

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he Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is a regional treaty organization established in December 1967 to promote fisheries development in the region. The Member Countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The policy-making body of SEAFDEC is the Council of Directors, made up of representatives of the Member Countries.

SEAFDEC conducts research on fisheries problems; generates appropriate fisheries technologies; trains researchers, technicians,

fishers and aquafarmers, and managers; disseminates information on fisheries science and technologies; and recommends policies pertaining to the fisheries sector.

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