To address the decreasing population of blue swimming crabs, a hatchery was established at the Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) in the municipality of Concepcion. The provincial government, headed by Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., led the blessing and inauguration of the crab hatchery on Aug. 31, together with Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, Provincial Agriculture Office chief Dr. Ildefonso Toledo, Concepcion’s Mayor Milliard Villanueva, head of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Dan Baliao, and Dr. Erwin Ilaya of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Iloilo, among others.

Sornito, I. (2023, September 5). Concepcion hatchery to address decline in blue swimming crabs. Panay News, pp. 4, 5.