SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department

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.