In this issue: 1) SEAFDEC/AQD's new facilities to boost milkfish, shrimp production; 2) Chief Baliao graces bilateral talk between PH, Papua New Guinea; 3) Executive Committee members engage in dialogue at global aquaculture conference; 4) Strengthening bonds and cultivating skills: The SEAFDEC/AQD OJT Program; 5) Week-long 50th anniversary celebration; 6) 6 Aquaculture manuals unveiled in SEAFDEC/AQD's 30th book launching; 7) Filipinos, Thais train on marine fish hatchery; 8) Fish farmers, stakeholders gather for Farmer's Forum; 9) Training in marine fish hatchery organized for MAFAR-BARMM; 10) SEAFDEC/AQD at 37th PH Chemistry Congress in Bacolod; 11) More lab services accredited to meet international standards