The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on redclaw crayfish to boost the country’s local aquaculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday led the ceremonial stocking of 14,000 craylings in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. This launched an on-farm verification trial to determine if raising redclaw crayfish in Philippine freshwater ponds makes commercial sense, with hopes that the high-value species could reshape local aquaculture.

Pelonia, A. (2026, January 16). DA bets on redclaw crayfish as sustainable growth driver. BusinessMirror, p. A8.