PANABO City, Davao del Norte – Various aspects of milkfish culture and production were discussed in a  free four-day on-site training course from 15 to 18 October 2019 at the National Mariculture Center here.

A recent SEAFDEC study devised a new method to determine the sex and maturity of grouper without subjecting them to the painful process of cannulation biopsy.

SEAFDEC/AQD joins the Agrilink/ Foodlink/ Aquaink 2019 this 3-5 October 2019. We will feature our algal paste, analytical and diagnostic services, and will make farmer-friendly publications available. Find us at Booth 301, Hall D of the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Philippines.

Dan Baliao, chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center gets to serve another two years, until 2021, after his reappointment was approved by the SEAFDEC Council.

  SEAFDEC/AQD joins in the celebration of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ 56th Fish Conservation Week. Visit the SEAFDEC/AQD booth at the Fish Conservation Week exhibition at the Iloilo City Sunburst Park. The exhibition will be open to the public from 8 AM to 6 PM on 17-19 September 2019.

In his keynote message during the SEAFDEC/AQD 46th Anniversary Program on 12 July 2019, Dr. Santiago noted that SEAFDEC/AQD has all the expertise to support the generation of quality and sustainable aquaculture technologies but emphasized that experts must work as a team.

The Laboratory Facilities for Advanced Aquaculture Technologies at SEAFDEC/AQD now has the capability to detect metallic elements in water and animal samples. Other capabilities were also recently upgraded.

A new feed formulation that hopes to lower the cost of fish farming and make fish more affordable to the masses kicked off with the field-testing of the low-cost feed at the Igang Marine Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.

SEAFDEC/AQD hosted the back-to-back workshops “Statistics of Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia” and “Aquaculture of Tropical Anguillid Eel in Southeast Asia” in Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has appointed a new researcher to be based in SEAFDEC/AQD starting from April 2019. Dr. Ryogen Nambu will succeed Dr. Masashi Kodama who worked in AQD since 2014 as a visiting scientist.

To improve the quality of crab production and culture, SEAFDEC/AQD, in partnership with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Kalibo Save the Mangroves Association (KASAMA), spearheaded a training session conducted for the local crab farmers of Kalibo, Aklan.

Fisheries officers of eight countries from Africa, Asia and Oceania spent 16 days training at SEAFDEC/AQD in the Philippines hoping to improve the fish farming industries in their respective countries. See what they have to say in this video.

To “intensely” address the problem on the shortage of quality seed material (propagules) and increase productivity and profitability within the seaweed sector, technical staff of the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources attended a 10-day training course at SEAFDEC/AQD.

Fisheries officers of eight countries from Africa, Asia and Oceania spent 16 days training at SEAFDEC/AQD in the Philippines hoping to improve the fish farming industries in their respective countries.

The paper titled “A probiotic Bacillus strain containing amorphous poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) stimulates the innate immune response of Penaeus monodon postlarvae” was awarded the top prize in the aquatic science category of the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards for 2018.

Three decades’ worth of research on fish feed ingredients in Southeast Asia will be hosted in a soon-to-be-launched online database that aims to reduce the aquaculture industry’s reliance on fish-derived meals and oils, as well as significantly lower the cost of feeds.

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.

The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department’s Institutional Repository, website, and other information strategies drew attention during the 17th Information Staff Program meeting.