This southern Philippines city takes center stage today as the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) holds a regional consultation on fisheries concerns at the Iloilo Business Hotel. World-renowned scientists who made good in fisheries and aquaculture development are gracing the Regional Technical Consultation on Stock Enhancement of Species Under International Concern which will begin at 9 a.m. Dr. Rolando Platon, Seafdec aquaculture department chief, said the consultation aims to determine the status of threatened species of international concern from Southeast Asia and intends to assess the region's expertise and capabilities in their stock enhancement.

Padilla, R. (2005, July 13). Seafdec hosts int'l fisheries gab in Iloilo. Panay News, pp. 1, 17.