SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department

Aiming to establish hatcheries to produce seeds and accelerate aquaculture development in the Philippines' second largest island, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) formalized a three-year partnership with SEAFDEC/AQD.

Dan Baliao, the current Chief of SEAFDEC/AQD was reappointed to a third term and will serve for another two years until 6 Sept. 2023.

To help oyster producers capture the premium market, a mollusk scientist devised a simple method of growing oysters that are not only single, but also young and meaty.

In Brazil, declining populations of grouper make it one of the country’s endangered species. However, Claudia Kerber, a former SEAFDEC/AQD trainee, is at the forefront of its conservation and repopulation for more than a decade.

To surmount the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic, SEAFDEC/AQD migrated its Marine Fish Hatchery (MarFish) training course online and conducted a first session last 14–29 June 2021.