This time it's red snapper (maya-maya) and sea gorse!. These are the latest marine species whose life cycles have been completed in captivity by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based here. The significance of this scientific breakthrough is that while these high-value species used to thrive in the wild (natural habitants), they can now be reared in ponds and tanks.

Maya-maya, sea horse mow grow in captivity, boosting chances for intense breeding in ponds. (2001, January 18). Manila Bulletin, p. D-3.