A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The occasion that drew them together was the Third National Shrimp Congress held at the Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel. The congress was organized by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Philippine Shrimp Association (PHILSHRIMP), Souitheast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Board of Investments (BOI), and Negros Prawn Producers Marketing Cooperative, Inc. (NPPMCI).

Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry. (2002, August 17). Manila Bulletin, p. F-3.