The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is working on the modernization of the shellfish industry, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center chief Dr. Westly Rosario said. “The ‘Shellfish Industry Development Project aims to put the shellfish production to an industrialized level, which has been neglected for so many years,” Rosario said. He rued that since 1931, when the country’s shellfish production took off, farming methods have remained the same.

Riñoza, J. (2017, October 19). BFAR working to modernize, boost PH shellfish industry. Manila Bulletin, p. 7.