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Students explore research careers at 4th Aquaculture Research Talk

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 … …
SEAFDEC/AQD inaugurates $1.4 million hatchery facilities to strengthen aquaculture production

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. … …
SEAFDEC/AQD celebrates 53 years with community-oriented activities

As part of its week-long 53rd anniversary celebration, SEAFDEC/AQD organized environmental stewardship, community outreach activities. The celebration kicked off on 3 July 2026 with a coastal cleanup at Barangay Buyu-an, Tigbauan, Iloilo, where SEAFDEC/AQD’s Main Station is located. A total of 229 SEAFDEC/AQD employees, on-the-job trainees, and volunteers participated in the cleanup, collecting approximately 600 … …
From Pond Mud to Breakthrough: Aquaculture’s Newest Worm Ally

Most people would not expect a scientific breakthrough to emerge from pond mud. But in 2017, a routine culture experiment at SEAFDEC/AQD in Iloilo took an unexpected turn. Then researcher Dr. Mary Anne Mandario stocked culture tanks with jelly cocoons, the egg capsules of mudworms, and expected little more than another round of observations. Instead, … …
SEAFDEC/AQD launches first regional oyster hatchery training

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 … …

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Land-based Production of Kappaphycus alvarezii through MicropropagationDownload here — File Size: 10.54Mb On-Farm Aquafeed Production for Small-Scale Freshwater AquacultureDownload here — File Size: 10.33Mb Promotion of Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health in Southeast AsiaDownload here — File Size: 16.43Mb Diseases of Farmed Shrimps in the PhilippinesDownload here — File Size: 16.43Mb May-June 2026Download here — File Size: 8.164Mb March-April 2026Download here — File Size: 29.96 Mb SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department Download here — File Size: 2.936 Mb January-February 2026Download here — File Size: 7.301 Mb November-December 2025Download here — File Size: 11.80 Mb Where sea turtles meet people and fisheries: Citizen research for conservationThis book presents the outcomes of a long-term initiative involving the documentation, tagging, release, and care of sea …

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.