Japanese technology on farming mackerel tuna, locally known as tulingan, is set to be adopted in the Philippines with a Japanese researcher already procuring breeders to establish a hatchery in Iloilo. Experimental runs on hatchery and grow-out will be conducted beginning this year through a Japanese-funded project and are expected to perform well given the tropical climate in the Philippines. “The Philippines has the optimum condition for rearing mackerel tuna as it requires 20 to 28 degrees Celsius of water temperature to achieve rapid growth,” shared Dr. Koh-ichiro Mori, Deputy Chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo.

de la Cruz, J. M. (2020, January 8). Tuna farming soon in PH as research project takes off. Daily Guardian, pp. 7, 8.