Aklan’s thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s aquaculture production. This P4-million-worth nursery, equipped with technology and supplies from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), was developed to promote high-value finfish farming, meet the province’s demand for fingerlings and increase supply. Local officials envision that with help from the facility, the first of its kind to be funded and operated by a provincial government in the country, Akeanon fisherfolks will no longer have to search for sources of fish seedlings outside Aklan and minimize mortality caused by logistics problems.

Armada, N. (2022, November 5-6). LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan. Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.