The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it hopes to increase pompano production, with the goal of offering the saltwater fish to consumers as an alternative to bangus, or milkfish. In a statement on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the DA will support the production, post-harvest processing, and marketing of the pompano in public markets. “The DA, through (the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) will promote pompano production as part of the government’s push to expand mariculture parks and modernize the aquaculture industry,” Mr. Laurel added.

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