Sen. Cynthia Villar believes that more bills creating multi-species marine breeding stations in the provinces should be passed. “Aquaculture or fish farming is crucial for our food security. There is an uptrend in aquaculture globally,” she said. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aquaculture provides around 64 million tonnes of fish per year, while 67.2 million tonnes come from wild catch.

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