A 15-day training course on “Sandfish Seed Production, Nursery, and Management” held from April 5 to April 20, 2018, in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

Congressman Scott Davies Lanete of the third district of Masbate visited SEAFDEC/AQD in 15 March 2018 to explore a possible linkage towards developing aquaculture in Masbate.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources tapped the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center in a P10 million project to conduct surveys and prepare development plans for the establishment of 15 multi-species fish hatcheries around the Philippines.

Mr. and Mrs. Rito Bombeo, retired researchers of SEAFDEC/AQD continue to promote aquaculture in Naawan, Misamis Oriental.

A SEAFDEC/AQD study suggests that fruits peels can be used as additives for tilapia feed.

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.

Shrimp farmers are advised not to stock their ponds during cold months from November to February because shrimp get stressed when temperatures dip below 27°C, predisposing them to diseases.

​ ​ ​  September-October 2018  Download PDF Format — File Size: 5.95 MB July-August 2018  Download PDF Format — File Size: 12 MB Mangrove Red Snapper Nursery and Grow-out (2018)  Contains information on the nursery, and grow-out culture of mangrove red snapper.  Download PDF Format — File Size: 2.32 MB Tigbauan Main Station (revised 2018) A brochure on AQD’s main station.  Download PDF Format  — File Size: 4.09 MB May-June 2018  Download PDF Format — File Size: 11.7 MB AEM 34 Biology and Hatchery of Mangrove Crabs Scylla spp. ET Quinitio, FD Parado-Estepa, JJDC Huervana  (2018, 3rd edition) 46 pp A 46-page revised edition of the 2008 manual that describes the hatchery protocol that SEAFDEC/AQD developed for the mass production of mangrove crabs Scylla …

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

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.

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 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.

A meeting with SEAFDEC/AQD Manila Office personnel on 25 January 2017 and 12 January 2017, respectively.