The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo kicked off its 50th-anniversary celebrations on Monday by opening two new facilities that will serve as examples of more publicly funded aquaculture facilities in the country. SEAFDEC-AQD chief Dan Baliao inaugurated the new Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock and Milkfish Larval Rearing facilities on Monday, July 3. Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 6 (BFAR-6) director Remia Aparri and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. joined the inauguration.

Marzan, J. B. A. (2023, July 5). SEAFDEC-AQD kicks off 50th anniv with new shrimp, milkfish facilities. Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.