Despite its proven culinary and aquaculture value worldwide, pompano is yet to take off in the Philippines. Regardless, SEAFDEC/AQD is bent on promoting the pompano as the next big thing in Philippine aquaculture.

New research projects between SEAFDEC/AQD and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) kicked off during a project meeting last 2 August 2022.

After three consecutive years of successful verification runs at its Dumangas Brackishwater Station (DBS), SEAFDEC/AQD collaborated with the Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) for this year’s continuation of the Oplan Balik Sugpo Program. 

Seeing the tremendous potential in slipper lobster production, researchers at SEAFDEC/AQD embarked on the task of developing hatchery techniques in the Philippines.

In a world’s first, researchers successfully spawned the round scad Decapterus macrosoma in captivity at SEAFDEC/AQD in Tigbauan, Iloilo, marking a critical milestone towards farming the fish, locally known as galunggong.

AEM 70 Nursery and grow-out culture of rabbitfish Siganus guttatus in brackishwater ponds Caballero, P. A., Coniza, E. B., & Dayrit, R. (2022) 30 pp This manual provides an update on the current techniques for nursery and grow-out culture operations of rabbitfish. Download here — File Size: 5.98 MB September-October 2022 Download here — File Size: 16.09 MB July-August 2022 Download here — File Size: 8.49 MB Hatchery Production of Sea Cucumbers (Sandfish Holothuria scabra) Altamirano, J. P., & Rodriguez, J. C., Jr. (2022) 54 pp The manual describes the various hatchery production methodologies that were specifically optimized for the sandfish H. scabra. Download here — File Size: 15.71 MB Each print copy costs US$6 Understanding Current Challenges and Future …

Automated fish farming run by sensors, artificial intelligence, and powered by the internet and big data is seen to be the next frontier in sustainable production to meet the future demand for seafood.