SEAFDEC/AQD signed an agreement with the University of the Philippines Diliman-Institute of Biology (UPD-IB) for a three-year research collaboration.

Mag-Agri Tayo’s managing director Mr. Philip John Daffon Jr and crew were at SEAFDEC/AQD’s stations in Tigbauan & Dumangas, Iloilo and Igang, Guimaras to document aquaculture technologies

Start living healthy, eat fish! Buy pompano from SEAFDEC/AQD. Pompano is not only tasty but like most fishes, it is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids that can reduce bad cholesterol level. AQD is harvesting pompano on 22 March from its Dumangas Brackishwater Station. The market price of the 400 gram-sized pompano is Php 240 per kilo. To order, please contact AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320 on or before 21 March.

“The future of AQD is in your hands,” SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dr. Felix Ayson told AQD’s junior staff at the 6 March meeting at AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo. “A lot of our researchers are retiring in the next five years, and we are encouraging you to pursue graduate studies. Work hard and learn the craft to prepare yourselves to take the place of our retirees.”

On 31 January, fresh milkfish will be harvested from AQD’s Dumangas Brackishwater Station. You can buy milkfish with sizes 250 g – 400 g ranging from Php 80 to Php 100 per kg. Place your orders on or before 30 January through AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.

SEAFDEC/AQD’s Dumangas Brackishwater Station (DBS) is harvesting around 120-130 kilos of sea bass on 28 January. The retail price of the 250 gram-sized sea bass is Php 180 per kg. You may get in touch with AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320 for your orders.

There will be another tilapia harvest from AQD’s project site in Concepcion, Iloilo on 18 January. The selling prices range from Php 95 to Php 130 per kg for sizes 200–400 g per piece. You may place your orders through AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.

Around 500 kg of tilapia will be harvested on 11 January at AQD’s project site in Concepcion, Iloilo. You can buy the tilapia (200–400 g per piece) at Php 95– 130 per kg. To place your orders, please call AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.

SEAFDEC/AQD will be selling mangrove red snapper (managat) harvested from its Dumangas Brackishwater Station on 29 November. The selling price of the 300 to 400 gram-sized managat is Php 250 per kilogram. For orders, please call AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.

AEM Textbooks Conference proceedings VCD Posters AEM Aquaculture Extension Manuals (AEM)  AEM 63 Seed Production of Milkfish Chanos chanos Forsskal Ofelia Reyes, Bernardita Eullaran, Evelyn Grace Ayson (2016) 26 pp A 26-page manual describing the site selection, hatchery design, spawning, larval rearing, natural food production, and economic analysis for milkfish. Each copy costs US$4  Flip through the table of contents  AEM 62 Development and Management of Milkfish Broodstock Ofelia S. Reyes et al (2015) 33 pp A 33-page manual detailing the methods/procedures in managing milkfish broodstock Each copy costs US$8 AEM 61 Soft-shell Crab Production using Hatchery-reared Mud crab Emilia Tobias-Quinitio et al (2015) 25 pp A 25-page manual describing the set-up and procedure in producing soft-shell crabs and its economic …

Fresh milkfish from SEAFDEC/AQD’s Igang Marine Station in Guimaras will be harvested on 4 October. Price ranges from Php 100 to Php 110 per kilogram for sizes 300 g – 500 g. You may place your orders on or before 3 October through AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.