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SEAFDEC Convenes the 36th SEAFDEC Program Committee Meeting and 16th Fisheries Consultative Group Meeting in Penang, Malaysia

24 Dec 2013 | by seafdec.org
More than 50 participants gathered in Penang, Malaysia last 25-29 November 2013 for the 36th Meeting of the Program Committee of SEAFDEC and the 16th Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group/ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG-ASSP). The participants comprised delegates from 11 Member Countries of SEAFDEC (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, ... The post SEAFDEC Convenes the 36th SEAFDEC Program Committee Meeting and 16th Fisheries Consultative Group Meeting in Penang, Malaysia appeared first on SEAFDEC-Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center .

36PCMMore than 50 participants gathered in Penang, Malaysia last 25-29 November 2013 for the 36th Meeting of the Program Committee of SEAFDEC and the 16th Meeting of the Fisheries Consultative Group/ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG-ASSP). The participants comprised delegates from 11 Member Countries of SEAFDEC (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam); senior officials from SEAFDEC Departments and Secretariat; and representatives from the collaborating partners (regional and international organizations) of SEAFDEC. This year’s meetings were hosted by the SEAFDEC Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD).The Program Committee meeting focused on the review of implementation of SEAFDEC activities under various Program Thrusts, the proposed new Programs, and the status of Japanese Trust Fund for 2014 and onwards. The Committee also discussed the country inputs on the regional priorities for future program formulation. The results of the review process as well as the recommendations of the Program Committee will be submitted for endorsement to the higher authorities of the ASEAN through the Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG/ASSP) and to the forthcoming 46th Meeting of SEAFDEC Council for consideration and approval.