Wednesday , 24 April 2024

AQD joins S&T Fair

SEAFDEC/AQD participated in the 2013 Visayas Cluster S&T Fair (VCSTF) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) held at SM City Iloilo, Philippines from 16 to 18 October.

The AQD booth featured the DOST funded research programs on mud crab and shrimp. It has about a hundred visitors from the academe, the private sector, and the government.

The 2013 VCSTF themed “Science, Technology and Innovation: The way to a smarter Visayas” was hosted by DOST Region 6 in cooperation with DOST Region 7 and 8.

(L-R) AQD scientist Dr. Veronica Alava and technical assistants Ms. Joana Joy Huervana & Mr. Joseph Biñas entertain visitors at the AQD booth

 

 

A visitor signs-in at AQD’s guest book and a guest gets hold of a copy of AQD’s free information materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kids looking at the mud crab and shrimp in the AQD aquaria

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