As part of its commitment to public service, the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) unceasingly shares its expertise with various fisheries stakeholders, including private organizations and government institutions that seek assistance in the field of aquaculture, capture fisheries, fish processing, and fishery policies. Recently, a representative from the Philippine Family Farmers Agriculture Fishery Forestry Cooperatives (AgriCOOPh), a non-profit organization that is a national federation of agri-fishery-forestry cooperatives whose members are small-scale family farmers, commended the assistance extended by a team of aquaculture experts from CFOS through the Institute of Aquaculture (IA). Lourdes F. Diocson, Administrative and Finance Officer of AgriCOOPh, expressed her gratitude to IA Director Prof. Ferdinand M. Traifalgar and his team for a “very fruitful meeting” to assist one of their member cooperatives, SilverBay Producers Cooperative, in operating floating fish cages. Said project is in partnership with the local government unit (LGU) of Balingasag, Misamis Oriental and the Balingasag Producers Cooperative. The initiative is aimed to improve the livelihood of the fisherfolks in the area.

Gallos, B. (2022, September 7). Phil agri-fishery-forestry coop federation lauds CFOS's assistance. Daily Guardian, p. 6.