Member of Parliament Augusto G. Ortiz (KBL, Sorsogon) has requested the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development (Seafdec-AQD) to prepare a technology transfer program for fishfarmers in Bicol. In a letter request sent to BFAR Director Felix Gonzales, Ortiz said that through the adoption of simple and inexpensive farming technologies, the small fishfarmers in Bicol could increase their income.

Fishfarm technology shift sought. (1985, August 9). Bulletin Times, p. 18