ROXAS City – To boost the local aquaculture industry, SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao said abandoned and underutilized hatcheries in the province should be rehabilitated to produce much-needed crablets and fish fry. He said this during a dialogue with local fish farmers who aired that there were not enough suppliers of crablets that they seed into their fishpond. “The problem here in Capiz is that our crablets come from Bicol, Sarangani, and Cagayan Valley. How about us here in Capiz?” asked Ma. Cristina Dyna Honrado, vice-chair of the Capiz Aquaculture Producers Cooperative. Other fish farmers acknowledged that while the SEAFDEC/AQD hatchery, based in nearby Iloilo, can supply crablets, the volume is still not enough, so they end up buying …
Read More »Online training courses being fast-tracked to empower aquaculture industry
To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, SEAFDEC/AQD is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. Distance learning courses are conducted through online learning platforms, where participants can access lecture notes, instructional materials, activities, and even examinations.
Read More »High school teachers embark on research methodology training sponsored by Japan
To enhance the capacity of local high school science teachers, a training on research methodology and technical writing was organized with funding support from the Government of Japan.
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Due to the growing popularity of mangrove crab as an aquaculture commodity, SEAFDEC/AQD conducted several training courses on mangrove crab culture.
Read More »BFAR Region XI and SEAFDEC/AQD collaborate on free milkfish culture training course
PANABO City, Davao del Norte – Various aspects of milkfish culture and production were discussed in a free four-day on-site training course from 15 to 18 October 2019 at the National Mariculture Center here.
Read More »SEAFDEC and BFAR begin on-site training in Cotabato
SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources conducted an on-site training on freshwater aquaculture in Kabacan, Cotabato last 25-28 February 2019.
Read More »WATCH: Highlights of the 2018 Inland Freshwater Aquaculture Training
Fisheries officers of eight countries from Africa, Asia and Oceania spent 16 days training at SEAFDEC/AQD in the Philippines hoping to improve the fish farming industries in their respective countries. See what they have to say in this video.
Read More »Learning by doing gives trainees confidence in sandfish farming
A 15-day training course on “Sandfish Seed Production, Nursery, and Management” held from April 5 to April 20, 2018, in Tigbauan, Iloilo.
Read More »Agreement inked to boost Catanduanes crab industry
SEAFDEC/AQD will conduct surveys and trainings this year towards establishing mangrove crab seed banks, nurseries and grow-out production farms in Catanduanes.
Read More »Seven trainees complete international marine fish hatchery course
Seven participants completed the 37-day training on marine fish hatchery from 20 June to 26 July 2017 at SEAFDEC/AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station
Read More »Calatagan folk learn mud crab farming, mangrove protection
SEAFDEC/AQD conducts mud crab farming training in Calatagan, Batangas last 29 July 2017
Read More »Stakeholders learn sustainable oyster farming techniques
Fourteen trainees from different sectors attended AQD's training course on oyster culture
Read More »Upcoming Training Courses
SEAFDEC/AQD is now accepting applicants for its training courses on Sandfish Seed Production Nursery & Management and Marine Fish hatchery that will be held on 5-19 October and 20 June-26 July 2017, respectively
Read More »SEAFDEC/AQD staff attend IEC development training
A training on IEC materials development conducted by WESVAARRDEC was held at Goducate Training Center last 11 to 12 August 2016
Read More »Fifteen complete 3-week mangrove crab course
A training course on mangrove crab hatchery and nursery operations was conducted for participants from the Philippines, Germany and Singapore last 11 May to 1 June 2016
Read More »Training Alumni Survey Form
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), established in 1967, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017. To commemorate the said event, SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) will publish a book on the Directory of its Training Alumni through the years. If you have attended a training course in SEAFDEC/AQD in the Philippines, we want you to be part of this project.
Read More »Letter from our trainee: My first try at catfish fry production
One of our trainees shares his success story with us
Read More »SEAFDEC/AQD concludes 37-day course on marine fish hatchery
Trainees from the Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Indonesia and India gathered for a marine fish hatchery course
Read More »AQD trains eight participants on prawn culture
AQD conducts special 5-day course on giant freshwater prawn at its Binangonan Freshwater Station
Read More »Updates from our former trainee
Mr. Darrin Seeto (in black), former AQD trainee on marine fish, shrimp and seaweed farming gives update of his success.
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