An intensified program to bring field-tested ready-to-apply technology in prawn culture has begun to bolster the country's prawn industry. The SEAFDEC aquaculture department has launched a program to assist prawn farmers as well as those raising milkfish, tilapia, and other marine species. Now on its tenth year, SEAFDEC is headed by Dr. Alfredo Santiago, Jr.

Roman, I. M. (1983, April 8). Prawn farmers get gov't assistance. Bulletin Today, pp. 1, 13.