The local seaweed industry stands to benefit from the publication of the proceedings of the National Seaweed Planning Workshop held last August 2-3 in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Held at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD), the workshop was organized by Philippine government-hosted SEAFDEC AQD headed by Dr. Rolando R. Platon and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by Director Malcolm Sarmiento Jr. The meeting aimed to formulate a Code of Practice for the seaweed industry to minimize malpractices and to sustain its position in the international market.

Publication on seaweeds now off the press. (2002, June 9). The Philippine Star, p. B-3.