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To explore aquaculture technologies that are ready for adoption, 20 program advisers of GIZ SNRD Asia (Sector Network Natural Resources & Rural Development) coming from Germany, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pacific Islands, and the Philippines visited SEAFDEC/AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo, Philippines on 9 November.

SEAFDEC/AQD conducted its annual Review and planning meeting 24 - 26 September at its main station in Iloilo, Philippines.

Information officers of the SEAFDEC Secretariat and its Departments including AQD were in Singapore 23-24 October 2012 to assess the progress of SEAFDEC’s 5-point strategy to improve visibility and communication.

Two training courses on freshwater commodities entitled “Induced spawning of bighead carp” and “Hatchery and grow-out culture of native catfish” were held at AQD’s Binangonan Freshwater Station from 17 to 21 September and from 8 to 12 October, respectively.

Five participants finish the course on sandfish seed production, nursery and management conducted from 15 to 29 October at SEAFDEC/AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station and Igang Marine Station.

The University of Rizal System based in Cardona, Rizal, Philippines is the new addition to the growing list of AQD partner institutions with the agreement signing on 19 October at AQD’s research station in Binangonan, Rizal.

SEAFDEC/AQD signed an agreement with PNRI (Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of DOST) for a five-year research collaboration and exchange of experts on 5 October’12 in Quezon City.

The Philippine DOST (Department of Science & Technology) has approved the joint Php19.6 million proposal of SEAFDEC/AQD and UPV (University of the Philippines Visayas) for a “National mud crab science & technology program”.

Dr. Felix Ayson started his two-year term as the new AQD Chief on 29 June when the SEAFDEC Council unanimously approved his nomination to the post. With the new leadership, the AQD community is looking forward to better serve the needs of industry stakeholders in Southeast Asia.

AQD is pleased to invite its stakeholders to a Farmers’ forum on giant freshwater prawn, pompano, and mangrove red snapper on 11 July 2012 at AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo, Philippines.

Fishfarmers can protect their stocks from disease outbreaks by practicing good aquaculture management. This was the message of the International workshop on fish health management held 1-2 March 2012 in Iloilo City, Philippines.

On 6 March, SEAFDEC/AQD conducted a workshop on Small-scale aquaculture and livelihood ventures in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. Around 40 participants from the academe, LGU, and private sector attended the workshop

AQD’s projects under the Government of Japan Trust Fund (GOJ-TF) were evaluated during the Annual progress meeting held 8-9 February in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

Featuring successful technology and new development on Penaeus monodon and P. vannamei culture are the main focus of the Philippine Shrimp Congress that will be held 9-11 May 2012 at the La Planta Hotel, Bacolod. SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department is one of the organizers.

A few weeks into the new year, SEAFDEC/AQD already had visitors from Maldives, Norway, and the Philippines.

On 1 December 2001, SEAFDEC/AQD and the Government of Japan Trust Fund (GOJ-TF) hosted the International seminar on environment-friendly aquaculture & stock enhancement in Southeast Asia and concluded the International training course on community-based freshwater aquaculture for remote rural areas of Southeast Asia.

To make research-and-development in fisheries more responsive to the needs of its 11 member-countries, SEAFDEC convened two meetings to work out its 2012 activities, including collaboration with ASEAN. AQD and DA-BFAR hosted these meetings in Manila from 14 to 18 November.

SEAFDEC/AQD organized two on-site training on mud crab culture and fish health management in Myanmar and Lao PDR, respectively. The mud crab training was held from 26 September to 1 October; while fish health training was conducted from 11-14 October. Both training were funded by the Government of Japan Trust Fund.

SEAFDEC/AQD passed the Ring test or Inter-laboratory calibration organized by the Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology of the University of Arizona, USA, headed by Dr. Donald Lightner. AQD promotes good aquaculture practices through early disease detection using reliable test methods.

The international seminar Environment-friendly aquaculture and stock enhancement in Southeast Asia will take place at SEAFDEC/AQD in Iloilo, Philippines on 1 December 2011. Organized by the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University in Japan, the seminar will include presentations by AQD researchers who received study grants from the Japan society for the promotion of science through its Asia-Africa science platform program.