SEAFDEC/Training Department

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀

The Training Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/TD), in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DOF), Thailand, organized the “Training Workshop on Economic Valuation Assessment of Marine Fisheries Resources” during 28–29 May 2026 at the SEAFDEC Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand.

The workshop brought together resource persons from Kasetsart University, DOF officers, and SEAFDEC staff to strengthen technical capacity on economic valuation concepts, valuation methodologies, and data requirements for marine fisheries resources. Rayong Bay, Thailand, is a case study for participants to discuss which focusing on the valuation of fisheries resources and environmental damage assessment related to marine pollution incidents.

The workshop also supported the development of a valuation framework to strengthen fisheries management and evidence-based policy development for sustainable marine resource conservation.