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The ICT Team from KMFRI in collaboration with KCDP are currently revamping the KCDP website in Pwani University at Kilifi County

The World Water Council’s participation in the 25th edition of World Water Week was articulated...

The Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle-Southeast Asia (CTI-SEA) project published its first experience note on designing the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Taytay, Palawan on 27 August 2015. The issue talks about PES as the sustainable financing strategy that was chosen by the community to sustainably manage their coastal resources and the ecosystem services that they provide.

On 6 August 2015 at the 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Oceans and Fisheries Partnership project with an initial commitment of $4.3 million that will combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Symposium on Strategy for Fisheries Resources Enhancement in the Southeast Asian Region organized by SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) with the cooperation of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) and Secretariat in Pattaya, Thailand on 27-30 July 2015. Attended by more than 80 participants representing the SEAFDEC Member Countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam), the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, AQD, Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD), and Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD), the Symposium served as a forum to exchange the lessons learned and experiences gained from relevant resources enhancement initiatives of the SEAFDEC Member Countries. The Symposium, which also facilitated the sharing of scientific knowledge on fisheries resources enhancement imparted by renowned resource persons from Japan and the Southeast Asian countries, was supported by the Japanese Trust Fund.