"The municipal fish catch is declining at a very alarming rate," Undersecretary for Fisheries of the Department of Agriculture Cesar Drilon told the fisherfolk association of Antique during the 2nd Provincial Fishery Congress in Libertad, Antique last August 26. Drilon added that although the problem is now being addressed by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) through aquaculture, he urged Dan Baliao who was present during the Congress to intensify transfer of aquaculture technologies to increase fish production.

To address fish catch: Intensify tech transfer urged. (1999, September 1). Daily Informer, pp. B1, B4.