More oysters and crabs may soon be spawning and growing in Mindanao aquafarms once a recently inked partnership between the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and an international aquaculture research center gains traction. Aiming to establish hatcheries to produce seeds and accelerate aquaculture development in the southern island, MinDA inked a three-year partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) early this month. “Let us build a facility that will just keep producing fingerlings, and for the next five years, why don’t we support our fisherfolk with fingerlings for free,” said MinDA Chairman Emmanuel Piñol in English and Hiligaynon as he shared his dream to build a truly modern hatchery in Mindanao.

Pact inked to spark growth of aquaculture in Mindanao. (2021, September 26). Business Mirror, p. A5.