SEAFDEC operates three experimental small-tank hatchery systems and one large tank hatchery system to mass-produce fry in research stations in Iloilo and Aklan. With continuing research since 1977, the aquaculture department (AQD) has developed Filipino technology for larval rearing and nursery of sugpo and other prawns suited to local conditions.

Roman, I. M. (1983, April 7). More prawn hatcheries set up. Bulletin Today, pp. 1, 8.