Tag Archives: SEAFDEC/AQD

An organization of young professionals in Mindoro, ventured into crab farming and partnered with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in organizing a training course on crab culture for fish farmers in Mindoro.

SEAFDEC/AQD will conduct surveys and trainings this year towards establishing mangrove crab seed banks, nurseries and grow-out production farms in Catanduanes.

External evaluators applauded the Japan-funded studies of SEAFDEC/AQD presented during the “2017 Annual Progress and Planning Meeting on the Promotion of Sustainable Aquaculture and Resource Enhancement in Southeast Asia,” on 9 February 2018.

This technology is now ready for commercialization to enhance the seaweed industry of the country

SEAFDEC/AQD vows to revive the shrimp industry in the Philippines and to make it globally-competitive in the world market.

Dan D. Baliao has been appointed to head the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) effective 7 September 2017.

Philippine Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol expressed support to SEAFDEC/AQD and advised officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to more closely coordinate with its experts.

Seven participants completed the 37-day training on marine fish hatchery from 20 June to 26 July 2017 at SEAFDEC/AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station

The new Multi-Purpose Hall of SEAFDEC/AQD was inaugurated during the opening program of its 44th anniversary celebration on July 3, 2017.

Representatives from the academe, NGOs, government, and the fisheries industry received a complete set of publications during the Book Launching held at the SEAFDEC/AQD Multi-Purpose Hall in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines on July 7, 2017.

SEAFDEC/AQD organized its annual bloodletting and medical mission on 4 July 2017 at its Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo as part of its 44th anniversary activities

Farmers Forum was organized as part of SEAFDEC/AQD’s 44th anniversary celebration held at the SEAFDEC/AQD Multi-Purpose Hall in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines on July 6, 2017.

A preparatory meeting for the JAIF project on anguillid eels held in Palembang, Indonesia on June 9, 2017.

A SEAFDEC Inter-Departmental Workshop on the Establishment of Institutional Repository held at the SEAFDEC Training Department in Samut Prakan, Thailand from 6 to 9 March 2017.

SEAFDEC/AQD is now accepting applicants for its training courses on Sandfish Seed Production Nursery & Management and Marine Fish hatchery that will be held on 5-19 October and 20 June-26 July 2017, respectively

SEAFDEC/AQD held an aquaculture technology forum on 21 April 2017 in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.

3rd meeting of the “Preparatory Committee on Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction” held at the UN Headquarters in New York on 5 April 2017.

The meeting was hosted by the Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, Brunei Darussalam held from 3 to 7 April 2017.

The delegates attending the 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting and the 22nd Senior Officials Committee for the ASCC Meeting visited SEAFDEC/AQD Tigbauan Main Station on 9 March 2017

A total of 80 participants from Oriental Mindoro and Iloilo took part in SEAFDEC/AQD’s trainings on mangrove crab farming, organized in partnership with various organizations.