The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) said on Tuesday that modernized fish hatcheries will help raise the output and competitiveness of aquaculture. “The modernization of hatcheries will elevate and transform the aquaculture industry into a more economically profitable, cost-efficient, and cost-effective operations,” NFRDI Executive Director Lilian C. Garcia said during a memorandum of agreement signing for its temperature-controlled hatchery project. The NFRDI’s partners in the bangus (milkfish) hatchery project are the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Department of Science and Technology’s Metals Industry Research and Development Center.

Halili, A. H. (2024, August 21). Modernized fish hatcheries seen boosting aquaculture prospects. BusinessWorld, p. S1/2.