On 28 – 29 November, six officials from the local government unit (LGU) of Misamis Oriental toured SEAFDEC/AQD’s hatcheries and visited AQD’s station in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines. They also went to a mud crab fattening farm in Roxas City, Capiz.
The group attended lectures on the overview of mud crab farming and mud crab nursery culture & fattening by AQD scientist Dr. Fe Dolores Estepa and associate researcher Mr. Joseph Leopoldo Laranja, respectively.