After 22 years, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has come to another milestone with the establishment in Malaysia early next year of a fourth department for the development of fisheries resources. This was announced in the recently concluded 22nd Meeting of the Council of SEAFDEC held in Singapore last Nov. 22 to 24. The meeting was attended by council directors of the four member countries- the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand-as well as observers from non-member countries like the Netherlands, Indonesia, and France.

Millar, M. R. (1989, December 13). SEAFDEC to open fourth office in Malaysia. The Business Star, p. 5.