SEAFDEC/AQD, with its mandates and trust programs for the next two years, is now in the hands of the new Chief Dr. Felix G. Ayson. Based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, SEAFDEC/AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department) is part of a regional treaty organization established in December 1967 to promote fisheries and development in the region. The SEAFDEC member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

SEAFDEC/AQD welcomes Dr. Ayson as new Chief. (2012, July 29). Panay News, p. D5.