Participants from Southeast Asian and African countries are undergoing a marine fish hatchery training at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AOD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. “The objective of this training course is for them to establish a marine fish hatchery. That’s the main objective, by teaching them how to rear larvae, starting from newly-hatched fry,” said Arsenio Pagador, SEAFDEC Senior Information Assistant, in an interview. Of the 16 trainees, nine are from the Maldives; two from Tanzania; one each from Myanmar and Indonesia; and the rest are from the Philippines.

Foreigners receiving marine fish hatchery training at SEAFDEC. (2018, July 18). Panay News, pp. B1, B6.