Tigbauan, Iloilo - Scientists from Canada, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand and fisheries officers from Southeast Asian countries will gather in Iloilo City from July 13-15, 2005 to formulate a plan of action to restock coastal waters with species that had been depleted by over-fishing and habitat destruction. The occasion is the Regional Technical Consultation on Stock Enhancement of Threatened Species of International Concern to be held by the Aquaculture Department of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) at the Iloilo Business Hotel in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Stock enhancement is a form of fishery intervention where juveniles (or young) of depleted or threatened species are released in natural waters to be part of the common fishery stocks.

Yap, W. G. (2005, July 12-14). SEAFDEC slates stock enhancement consultation. The News Today, p. 4.