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Students from different regions of the Philippines gathered for the 4th Aquaculture Research Talk held on 6 July 2026 at SEAFDEC/AQD Tigbauan Main Station, Iloilo to gain valuable insights from researchers and scientists while exploring career opportunities in research. A total of 125 participants, composed of university and senior high school students along with several faculty members, attended the event in person, which carried the theme “Dream, Discover, Dive In: Inspiring the Next Generation of Changemakers.” The research talk featured presentations by Associate Scientist Dr. Joana Joy Huervana, Researcher Erish Estante-Superio, and Scientist Dr. Mary Anne Mandario, who shared their research experiences, scientific discoveries, and career journeys in aquaculture. Dr. Huervana recounted how her curiosity about science led to a …

SEAFDEC/AQD inaugurated three facilities on 9 July 2026 at its Tigbauan Main Station, marking a PHP 87-million (USD 1.4 million) investment in research, production, and technology transfer efforts for whiteleg shrimp, giant freshwater prawn, and mangrove crab. The PHP 50-million (USD 820,000) Whiteleg Shrimp Hatchery and Grow-out Complex is the largest of the three projects. It is designed to produce up to 60 million whiteleg shrimp postlarvae and about 24 metric tons of market-size shrimp annually. It includes facilities for broodstock maturation, spawning, larval rearing, algal culture, and six circular concrete grow-out tanks—four with a capacity of 265 tons each and two with a capacity of 471 tons each. Another major addition is the PHP 12-million (USD 200,000) giant freshwater …

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) launched its first training course on oyster hatchery operations, equipping aquaculture practitioners from three countries with practical hatchery skills to support sustainable oyster farming. Held from 23 June to 2 July 2026 at its Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo, the 10-day course brought together five participants—two from the Philippines, two from Brunei Darussalam and one from Bangladesh—representing government and research institutions, the academe, and the private aquaculture sector. “One of the biggest challenges facing oyster farming is ensuring a reliable supply of quality seed. The establishment of oyster hatcheries will help lessen our dependence on the fluctuating supply of wild seed which is affected by seasonal spawning, pollution, and other natural …

Black tiger shrimp (𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯) is one of the most prized seafood species in the Philippines and across Asia, but disease outbreaks, poor water quality, and high production costs have long plagued farmers.

SEAFDEC/AQD distributed 2.16 tons of tissue-cultured Kappaphycus alvarezii seedlings, known locally as “guso” or “tambalang,” to coastal communities in Northern Iloilo on 6 and 12 May to support seaweed farming and strengthen local livelihoods.

Auditors from around Southeast Asia completed an intensive training on Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) at the Tigbauan Main Station of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, which ran from 23 March to 1 April 2026.

SEAFDEC/AQD conducted an online training course on Giant Freshwater Prawn Hatchery and Grow-out Operations on 16–20 March 2026 for 13 participants from various countries.

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.

Seven participants from SEAFDEC member states completed the 10-day Training Course on Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) for extension workers held from 23 February to 4 March 2026 at the SEAFDEC/AQD Tigbauan Main Station.

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.

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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.