A government-hosted Southeast Asian center and a European Union-assisted program have agreed to undertake a fisheries project to boost the development of this province's coastal communities. A memorandum of agreement was signed between the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo and the Western Samar Agricultural Resources Development Program (WESAMAR).

Fisheries project to boost Western Samar. (1999, May 24). Manila Bulletin, p. 23.