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Addressing the issues and concerns on Anguillid eel fisheries in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The SEAFDEC Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (SEAFDEC/IFRDMD) has been mandated to “monitor the state of exploitation and utilization of inland fishery resources and to come up with scientific ... -
Assessing the Sustainability of Small-scale Inland Fisheries: a case of the fisheries in Barito River of Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)Indonesia is an archipelagic country with land area that is approximately two-thirds of the its waters, and embraces 7,508 large and small islands with a coastline that stretches to a total of about 81,000 km (Bengen, ... -
Efficient Inland Fisheries Data Collection Made Easy: the DACOFA Way
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-12-30)The role of inland capture fisheries in ensuring adequate nutrient supplies and food security could not be surmised, especially that information on the actual contribution of inland fisheries to the socio-economic development ... -
Harnessing the potentials of inland fishery resources in Southeast Asia: Role of SEAFDEC/IFRDMD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)As inland fisheries received more attention considering its potentials to supply fish required for the growing food needs of the populace, especially the region's rural poor, the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable ... -
Implementing sound policies and regulations for the sustainability of eel fisheries in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-02)The rapid population decline of temperate eels and the listing of some anguillid eel species, i.e. Anguilla anguilla and A. japonica in the CITES Appendices, have led to the increase in the market value of tropical eels ... -
Inland Fisheries Management in the Southeast Asian Region: Promoting Habitat Conservation in Lao PDR and Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The Southeast Asian region is endowed with enormous areas of inland waters resources, such as rivers, lakes, floodplains, reservoirs, dams, and wetlands. Fisheries in inland waters have long been a vital component of food ... -
Learning the lessons from the integrated small-scale inland fisheries business in Kampong Patin Village, Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-02)Inland fisheries are not often a priority in national and regional governance, being undervalued and overlooked, although it is recognized as important to food security, livelihoods, and human well-being. In inland waters, ... -
The making of a center of excellence in science and technology on inland fisheries management: The SEAFDEC/IFRDMD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)As the global attention that focuses on the development of inland fisheries escalated in the early 2000s, the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries became concerned about the actual valuation of the Southeast Asian region’s inland ... -
Management of catadromous eel resources in Southeast Asia toward sustainability: A synthesis
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021)Although the fisheries of catadromous eels are known to be practiced in many countries in Southeast Asia, e.g. Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, the statistical information on eel production ... -
Reviving the giant featherback (Chitala lopis) in Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2022-07)In Indonesia, the giant featherback (Chitala lopis) is an economically important freshwater fish. However, this fish has been overfished due to its high demand. For the sustainability of the fishery resource, the Government ... -
Sustainable management of inland capture fisheries for food security: Experience of Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)An archipelago with 17,500 islands, Indonesia is situated between latitude 06° 08’ N – 11° 15’ S and longitude 94° 15’ – 141° 00’ E and its territorial waters on 12 mile-limit basis, embrace a total area of 3,166,162 km 2 ... -
Understanding Gender Roles in Anguillid Eel Fisheries of Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2022-12)Indonesia is endowed with rich anguillid eel resources. The women are engaged in the whole fish value chain; however, their participation in eel fisheries has often been overlooked. To understand the roles of women and men ... -
Western region of Indonesia:The nucleus of Anguillid eel fisheries and trade
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)Recent statistical information indicates that Indonesia embraces a huge resource of anguillid eels in its western region, especially the areas in Sumatra Island and Java that face the Indian Ocean. There are a number of ...