Category Archives: Current Event

COURTESY VISIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA, KUANTAN, PAHANG, MALAYSIA.

COURTESY VISIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA, KUANTAN, PAHANG, 2 DECEMBER 2025, SEAFDEC/ MFRDMD OFFICE, CHENDERING, KUALA TERENGGANU, TERENGGANU.   SEAFDEC/ MFRDMD has received a courtesy visit from the Department of Marine Science, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan. This visit involved 14 students, 4 lecturers, and 2 Science Officers. The visit…

Appreciation Ceremony And Signing Of The Handover Document For The Rig-To-Reef Structure Between Petronas And The Department Of Fisheries Malaysia

Appreciation Ceremony And Signing Of The Handover Document For The Rig-To-Reef Structure Between Petronas And The Department Of Fisheries Malaysia, 10 November 2025, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Following the successful deployment of the Kapal oil rig platform at Pulau Kapas in 2017, the Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF), in collaboration with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), proceeded to…

Secretariat Program Committee Meeting (PCM), Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG/ASSP) and Department Chief Meeting (DCM)

Program Committee Meeting (PCM), Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG/ASSP) and Department Chief Meeting (DCM), 3-8 November 2025, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia . MFRDMD attended Program Committee Meeting (PCM), Fisheries Consultative Group of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership (FCG/ASSP) and Department Chief Meeting (DCM) as participants and secretariat on 3-8 November 2025 at Langkawi,…

Regional Workshop on Finalizing the Draft Shark and Ray Identification Guidebooks

Regional Workshop on Finalizing the Draft Shark and Ray Identification Guidebooks, 4-6 November 2025, SEAFDEC/MFRDMD Office, Terengganu, Malaysia. The SEAFDEC/MFRDMD will publish new edition of two identification guidebooks end of this year, i.e.: 1) Identification Guide to Sharks and Chimaeras of the Southeast Asian Region (Volume 3); and 2) Identification Guide to Rays and Skates…

MEETING WITH THE RESOURCE PERSON FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING ON MARINE DEBRIS AND ALDFG

  MEETING WITH THE RESOURCE PERSON FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING ON MARINE DEBRIS AND ALDFG, 30 OCTOBER, 2025, SEAFDEC/ MFRDMD OFFICE, CHENDERING, TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA. On 30 October 2025, SEAFDEC/MFRDMD convened a meeting with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fauziah Shahul Hamid from Universiti Malaya (UM) to discuss preparations for the upcoming Regional Technical…

REGIONAL TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON THE HARMONIZATION OF SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE PELAGIC FISHERIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

REGIONAL TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON THE HARMONIZATION OF SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE PELAGIC FISHERIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, 22-24 OCTOBER 2025, SUBANG, MALAYSIA. SEAFDEC/MFRDMD successfully convened the Third Regional Technical Consultation (RTC) under the Fishing Capacity Project, titled “Harmonization of Simple and Practical Indicators for Sustainable Pelagic Fisheries in Southeast Asia.” The event took place…

MV SEAFDEC 2 Fisheries Acoustic Survey in West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia for Pelagic Fish Stock Assessment

MV SEAFDEC 2 Fisheries Acoustic Survey in West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia for Pelagic Fish Stock Assessment, 9-19 September 2025, West Coast Peninsular Malaysia   A fisheries acoustic survey was conducted by SEAFDEC/MFRDMD aboard MV SEAFDEC 2 along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, from Langkawi to Sabak Bernam, between 9–19 September 2025, to assess…

Workshop for Developing Questionnaires on the Conservation Efforts and Management Strategies in AMSs

Workshop for Developing Questionnaires on the Conservation Efforts and Management Strategies in AMSs, 10 — 12 September 2025, Sabak Bernam, Selangor, Malaysia. The Workshop for Developing Questionnaire on the Pelagic Fisheries Management Strategies in the Asian Region was held from 10 to 12 September 2025 in Sabak Bernam, Selangor, with a total of 18 participants.…

Internal Discussion With Resource Person To Finalize Questionnaire Marine Debris & ALDFG

  On 1 August 2025, SEAFDEC/MFRDMD convened a hybrid-style internal discussion with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fauziah Shahul Hamid from the University of Malaya (UM), a prominent expert in marine debris and coastal waste management. The meeting aimed to finalize the questionnaire titled Information Exchange on Marine Debris and Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG)…

Workshop for Assessment of the Regional Information/ Mechanisms Questionnaire

Workshop for Assessment of the Regional Information/ Mechanisms Questionnaire,17– 18 July 2025, Cherating, Pahang, Malaysia.   The Workshop on the Assessment of Regional Fisheries Information or Mechanism Questionnaire was held from 17 to 18 July 2025 in Cherating, Pahang, Malaysia and were attended by representative from the Department of Fisheries (DOF) Malaysia Headquarters, DOF Sabah,…