To Strengthen Regional Marine and Fisheries Research, a Delegation from the Department of Marine Sciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Unsri, Visits the SEAFDEC Secretariat

A delegation from the Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University (FMIPA Unsri), paid an official working visit to the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) on Monday, January 19, 2026. This international institutional visit was designed as a forum for institutional information exchange as well as an initial exploration of potential strategic cooperation between Unsri and SEAFDEC in the fields of marine science, sustainable fisheries research, and human resource capacity building in the Southeast Asian region.

During the opening session of the meeting, the SEAFDEC Secretariat warmly welcomed the delegation of academics from Indonesia and presented the organization’s profile through a video presentation. The presentation provided a comprehensive overview of SEAFDEC’s primary mandate, strategic role, and various regional programs aimed at promoting responsible fisheries resource management and food security in Southeast Asia.

In response to the presentation, the delegation from the Department of Marine Sciences at Unsri introduced several areas of academic expertise and flagship research interests currently being developed on campus. The research areas presented included marine ecology and water pollution—including the issue of microplastics—as well as the exploration and management of marine resources, hydroacoustic technology, the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing, oceanography, fisheries biology, and marine economics.

As a follow-up to this exchange of scientific ideas, representatives from SEAFDEC and the FMIPA Unsri team engaged in in-depth discussions regarding various concrete collaboration schemes that could be jointly implemented in the future. This strategic partnership plan includes facilitating researcher and faculty exchange programs, providing international internship opportunities for students, exchanging data and scientific publications, and developing cross-national collaborative research projects to address regional marine challenges in a sustainable manner.