The 11-member countries comprising the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC) is pushing for new technologies that will ensure sustainable fisheries in member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC). This was disclosed by Dr. Felix Ayson, Chief of SEAFDEC's aquaculture department, during a press briefing on the ongoing APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and the Blue Economy hosted by this city.

Yap, T. (2015, October 4). New technologies pushed for sustainable fisheries in Asia Pacific. Manila Bulletin, p. 15.