01 SEAFDEC/MFRDMD Publications: Recent submissions
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Country report on status of sea turtle in Cambodia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)Five species of turtles in Cambodia were found, namely olive ridely, hawksbill, loggerhead, green and leatherback. The major problems affecting the decline in turtle population in this country is the heavy fishing activities ... -
The management and conservation of marine turtles in Brunei Darussalam: Country report
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)Out of the seven turtle species found in the world, only three species land to nest in Brunei Darussalam's beaches. These are the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the olive ... -
Marine turtle population and conservation in the Southeast Asia Region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)The objective of this paper is to provide a brief review of biology and population status of sea turtles in the Southeast Asia Region. The report was compiled after a reassessment of the scientific literature on this region, ... -
Thailand
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochinese Peninsula, between latitudes 5°27' and 20°27’N and longitudes 97°22' and 105°37’E. The Kingdom’s total area is 513,115 square kilometers, of which some 84 percent falls ... -
Vietnam
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)The seawater of Vietnam is recognized as a critical habitat for the sea turtles in the world. There are only 5 species of sea turtles , namely greens, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback turtles found in ... -
Myanmar
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Myanmar is situated in the easternmost Indochina Peninsula. It boasts of richly-varied marine resources along extensive coastal shores which can be divided into three regions , namely Rakhine, Ayeyarwaddy and Gulf of Mottama ... -
Philippines
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)There are five species of sea turtles that occur in the Philippines, namely green hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback. Several locations for sea turtles nesting are shown in Table 6 (Cruz, 2004). The green ... -
Indonesia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Indonesia is an archipelago country and its 17,500 islands and 81,000 km of total coastlines offer excellent habitat for sea turtles . Out of the seven species o f sea turtles in the world, six species have been identified ... -
Malaysia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Malaysia lies in the tropics within latitudes 1°-8°N and longitudes 100°-119°E and consists of Peninsular Malaysia, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Peninsular Malaysia is bounded by seas on all sides, except in the ... -
Brunei Darussalam
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Cambodia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 km2, including inland waters. Fisheries are divided into freshwater and marine sectors. Both sectors play a very important role for the economy and food security of rural people. However, ... -
Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)Six of seven species of living sea turtles in the world were confirmed to nest or inhabit the Southeast Asian waters. These are leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys ... -
Action taken by SEAFDEC on sea turtle research and conservation activities (1992-2003)
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)The First SEAFDEC Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from 15-18 January 1996. The workshop was attended by participants from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, ... -
Background of SEAFDEC and ASEAN
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an intergovernmental agency established in 1967. The members o f SEAFDEC include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ... -
Future Regional Fisheries Resource Survey Program of SEAFDEC
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The paper informed the Workshop that a previous meeting held in MFRDMD to discuss the Collaborative Research Programme had decided that, among others, the collaborative survey in Vietnam would be the last of its kind in ... -
Review of SEAFDEC collaborative resource surveys in the South China Sea
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)SEAFDEC's Interdepartmental Collaborative Research Program on Fishery Resources Survey in the South China Sea was initiated in 1995 after the acquisition of MV SAEFDEC from Japan. The area covered in the survey were the ... -
Application of remote sensing in fisheries
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The remote sensing techniques is used to study the distribution of fish in relation with the oceanic phenomena such as sea surface temperature (SST) and ocean color (phytoplankton). The pelagic fishing data were analysed ... -
Regionalisation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Phase III: Fisheries management
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCFR), unanimously adopted on 31 October 1995 by the FAO Conference, provides the necessary framework for national and international efforts to ensure the objectives of ensuring ... -
Optimizing the applications of Marine Explorer, a marine Geographical Information System (GIS), in fishery research and resource management in Southeast Asian region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)This paper describes a project that has just been initiated by MFRDMD, to promote the application of Marine Explorer, a marine Geographical Information System (GIS), in fisheries research and resources management in the ... -
Management of shared stocks in South China Sea: Are we ready?
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)The paper informed, among others, that the development of fisheries management in the region should now be enhanced with the availability of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its various technical guidelines. ...
