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Japanese aquaculture experts Takeru Iida and Dr. Yukinori Kazeto presented oyster farming trends and eel breeding technologies during a seminar hosted by SEAFDEC/AQD on 17 March 2026.

SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao expressed support for Senate Bill No. 522, also known as the Municipal Fisherfolk Protection Act, during a hearing at the Philippine Senate on 18 February 2026.

SEAFDEC/AQD formalized a partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 6 on 24 February 2026, at the TESDA Regional Office 6 to advance technical education and skills development in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

SEAFDEC/AQD is currently working to develop sustainable farming techniques for the spiny lobster and evaluate its viability as a livelihood for coastal fishers in the Philippines.

This book provides a photographic record and permanent database of the sea turtles stranded, captured, and documented around Panay and Guimaras, Philippines in 2000–2016.

For the first time, a mackerel tuna has reproduced naturally in captive conditions at a research center in the Philippines.

SEAFDEC/AQD, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 6 and the local government of Mina, launched a tilapia–prawn polyculture project in Mina, Iloilo, Philippines, on 16 December 2025.

Eighteen schools in Iloilo participated in the AquaWeek Sci-Art organized by FishWorld—SEAFDEC/AQD’s visitor center and museum—held from 8 to 11 December 2025 at the institution’s main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is implementing a pilot initiative to support the development of oyster farming in Barangay Bayuyan, Estancia, Iloilo, Philippines.

Dr. Leobert D. de la Peña, Head of the Research Division at SEAFDEC/AQD, presented on fish disease issues in the Philippines at an international symposium in Tokyo, Japan.

SEAFDEC/AQD’s Binangonan Freshwater Station successfully concluded the Training Course on Community-based Freshwater Aquaculture for Remote Rural Areas in Southeast Asia, held on 11–25 November 2025 in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines.

SEAFDEC/AQD is taking strides toward the commercial success of the snubnose pompano through a partnership with the private sector.

Farming tilapia is profitable. Raising giant freshwater prawn or “ulang” is, too. But what happens when you grow them together? They don’t just share a pond, but they multiply profits.

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), achieved another breakthrough in milkfish farming by harvesting two tons of market-sized fish in just 85 days.

Dan Baliao has been reappointed as Chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), an international aquaculture research organization based in Iloilo, Philippines.

The 3rd Aquaculture Research Talk, with the theme “Bridging Science to the People” featured inspiring insights from SEAFDEC/AQD experts to encourage on-the-job trainees pursuing fisheries, aquaculture, and other related courses.

Aquaculture experts, researchers, fish farmers, and members of the academe gathered on 8 July 2025 for SEAFDEC/AQD's annual Farmers’ Forum held at the Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo, Philippines.

The Philippines has the opportunity to build a high-value aquaculture industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually by farming the tropical rock lobster.

Chief Dan Baliao underscored SEAFDEC/AQD's transformation from a traditional R&D center into a proactive force in aquaculture development during the 52nd Anniversary program.

Researchers from SEAFDEC/AQD showcased their research results during the 13th International Phycological Congress 2025, held from 8 to 13 June 2025 in Panglao, Bohol.