http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1 2026-04-09T14:41:42Z http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6640 AQD Matters 2026 January - February Armada, Nyra G. In this issue: 1) SEAFDEC/AQD launches spiny lobster farming initiative; 2) Community hatchery supplies prawn postlarvae with SEAFDEC/AQD support; 3) SEAFDEC/AQD joins aquaculture fair in Turkey; 4) Igang Marine Station harvests 1.29 tons of snubnose pompano; 5) SEAFDEC/AQD monitors crayfish growth in concrete tanks; 6) SEAFDEC/AQD, TESDA-6 team up to strengthen fisheries skills in WV; 7) SEAFDEC/AQD strengthens training effectiveness through presentation skills workshop; 8) Regional Aquaculture News Briefs; 9) SEAFDEC, DA-BFAR collaborate to promote single oyster culture using HDPE baskets; 10) Dumangas Brackishwater Station nets 3 tons of milkfish; 11) SEAFDEC/AQD stocks prawn, tilapia for polyculture grow-out project; 12) SEAFDEC/AQD promotes drug-free workplace; 13) SEAFDEC backs bill protecting municipal fishers; 14) SEAFDEC/AQD Library is open to public 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6642 SEAFDEC/AQD The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) is a regional treaty organization established in 1973 in the Philippines with a mandate to promote sustainable tropical aquaculture through research, training, and information dissemination. To ensure food security and rural development, AQD conducts extensive research on over 20 commercially important species, including milkfish, shrimp, and tilapia, at specialized stations located in Tigbauan, Dumangas, Igang, and Binangonan. The department provides essential technical services, including disease diagnosis, analytical testing, and hatchery seedstock, while actively transferring science-based technologies through short-term training courses, internships, and a global digital repository. By focusing on key priorities like fry sufficiency and cost-efficient feed development, AQD continues to provide leadership in strengthening stakeholder capacities and advancing sustainable aquatic resource management across Southeast Asia. 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6633 AQD Matters 2025 November – December Armada, Nyra G. In this issue: 1) SEAFDEC/AQD supports pilot oyster culture initiative in Estancia, Iloilo; 2) SEAFDEC/AQD presents updates at 32nd PTAC meeting; 3) SEAFDEC/AQD boosts rural freshwater aquaculture through training; 4) SEAFDEC/AQD research head presents Philippine fish disease issues; 5) 1.67 tons of pompano harvested; 6) SEAFDEC/AQD joins aquaculture dialogue at PEF forum; 7) Okinawa researcher welcomed for seaweed aquaculture exchange; 8) 2025 Christmas Party Celebration; 9) 25 years of SEAFDEC FishWorld: Connecting aquaculture science and society; 10) Former SEAFDEC/AQD staff presents study results on Atlantic cod vaccine; 11) FishWorld hold Sci-Art contests to promote aquatic sustainability; 12) SEAFDEC/AQD staff completes specialized training in Japan 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6625 AQD Matters 2025 September - October Armada, Nyra G. In this issue: 1) Baliao continues tenure as SEAFDEC/AQD Chief; 2) SEAFDEC/AQD highlights aquaculture advances at Agrilink 2025; 3) SEAFDEC/AQD reviews 2025 progress, plans future research development initiatives; 4) SEAFDEC/AQD, private sector partner to boost pompano farming; 5) Aquaculture innovations showcased at RSTW 2025; 6) Double the crop, double the gain: Tilapia and freshwater prawn farmed together in Iloilo; 6) SEAFDEC/AQD promotes sustainable aquaculture technologies at 15^th Philippine Shrimp Congress; 7) MAFAR Tawi-Tawi aquaculturists trained in mangrove crab and sandfish culture; 8) Sandfish culture training draws local, overseas participants; 9) Trainees learn mangrove crab nursery and grow-out operations at SEAFDEC/AQD; 10) 'Oplan Balik Sugpo' yields 6 tons of black tiger shrimp; 11) Fukui Prefectural University delegation trains at SEAFDEC/AQD; 12) Coastal town residents trained in proper handling of sea turtles; 13) 1.5 tiger shrimp postlarvae produced as SEAFDEC/AQD hatchery; 14) Shrimp eyestalk ablation conducted to ensure high-quality seed production; 15) Grow-out trials for hatchery-reared redclaw crayfish launched; 16) SEAFDEC/AQD stocks abalone in Guimaras for grow-out culture; 17) SEAFDEC holds 26^th Information Staff Program meeting in Singapore; 18) SEAFDEC/AQD's newly-hired employees; 19) How mass spawning is triggered in oysters; 20) Did you know that some fish can change sex? 21) Faster milkfish farming: SEAFDEC/AQD harvests in under 3 months 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z