Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department

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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department
Formation1973
Legal statusIntergovernmental Organization
PurposeResearch, technology generation, information dissemination, and training in aquaculture
HeadquartersTigbauan, Iloilo
Location
Membership
11 countries
Chief
Dan D. Baliao
Website www.seafdec.org.ph

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is an inter-governmental organization [1] established in 1973 [2] with headquarters in Iloilo, Philippines. It is tasked with conducting research, developing new technologies, sharing information, and providing training in the cultivation of various aquatic species, including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and seaweeds. [3]

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SEAFDEC/AQD serves as one of five technical department of SEAFDEC and currently has eleven member countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. [4] It also serves as the Regional Lead Centre in the Philippines of the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) with shrimp and brackishwater finfish culture as its farming system of competence. [5] [6]

Stations

The Tigbauan Main Station is the headquarters of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, as of November 2024. Tigbauan Main Station of SEAFDEC-AQD.jpg
The Tigbauan Main Station is the headquarters of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, as of November 2024.

SEAFDEC/AQD maintains four stations in the Philippines to cater to aquaculture research in different aquatic environments.

Tigbauan Main Station

The Tigbauan Main Station (TMS) is a 40-hectare [7] complex in Tigbauan, Iloilo and is the primary research facility for SEAFDEC/AQD's researchers and scientists. It hosts numerous broodstock facilities and hatcheries for commercially important fish, crustaceans, mollusks, seaweeds, and other aquatic organisms. A range of analytical and biotech laboratories [8] also provide support to the organization's research activities.

Other facilities in TMS include feed mills, [9] an aquaculture library, [10] training facilities, and FishWorld, a museum-aquarium center dedicated to aquaculture, fisheries, aquatic ecology, and biodiversity education. [11]

The Binangonan Freshwater Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department at Tapao Point, Binangonan, Rizal. Binangonan Freshwater Station.jpg
The Binangonan Freshwater Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department at Tapao Point, Binangonan, Rizal.

Binangonan Freshwater Station

The Binangonan Freshwater Station (BFS) was established in 1976 and is located at Tapao Point in Binangonan, Rizal [12] where it has a reserve area of 47.9 hectares. [13] Located along the north shore of Laguna de Bay, the station has land and lake-based culture facilities that it used for research on freshwater species such as giant freshwater prawn, [14] bighead carp, [15] catfish, tilapia, and silver therapon. [16] BFS also has laboratories to support research and production studies.

The Dumangas Brackishwater Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines, as of September 2024. Dumangas Brackishwater Station.jpg
The Dumangas Brackishwater Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines, as of September 2024.

Dumangas Brackishwater Station

The Dumangas Brackishwater Station is a 16-hectare pond area located in Dumangas, Iloilo. [17] It serves as a technology verification, demonstration, and production facility for brackishwater species such as milkfish, shrimp, [18] pompano, [19] mangrove crab, snapper, sea bass, rabbitfish, and grouper. The area was donated by the Philippine’s Department of Agriculture to SEAFDEC/AQD in 1998. [20]

The Igang Marine Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. Igang Marine Station.jpg
The Igang Marine Station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

Igang Marine Station

The Igang Marine Station (IMS) is composed of five islets and clusters of floating cages and sea pens within a cover in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. [21] The station was established in 1974 primarily for studies on the breeding of tiger shrimp in pens. Various floating and fixed-bottom enclosures facilities are used for research and production runs for fish, shellfish, seaweeds, and sea cucumbers. A giant clam garden, planted in 2006 for stock enhancement of the threatened species, is also located in the station. [22]

Previously a popular tourist attraction in Guimaras, IMS has been closed to tourists since June 2018 to avoid disruptions in the spawning of fish breeders. [23]

Notable research milestones

In 1977, it was reported that SEAFDEC/AQD achieved the world's first artificial spawning of milkfish in 1977 by way of hormone injections. [24] [25] In 1983, hatchery-bred milkfish matured and spawned which marks the first time the milkfish life cycle was completed in captivity. [26]

The world's first captive spawning of round scad (Decapterusmacrosoma) was reportedly achieved and documented by SEAFDEC in 2021. [27]

References

  1. ↑ "Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department | AGRIS". www.fao.org. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "P.D. No. 292". lawphil.net. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bulletin, Manila (July 7, 2023). "50 years of fisheries research and development at SEAFDEC". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture". www.fao.org. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Asia-Pacific, Network of Aquaculture Centres in. "Directory of participating research and development centres". Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Asia-Pacific, Network of Aquaculture Centres in. "Aquaculture systems of the Regional Aquaculture Lead Centre in Thailand". Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Proclamation No. 1246". lawphil.net. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "SEAFDEC builds biotech lab". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Guardian, Daily (January 21, 2025). "BFAR Justifies Feed Mill Plant on Private Property". Daily Guardian. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ Alayon, Stephen B.; Superio, Daryl L.; de la Peña, Jesserylle G.; Nemiz, Elvi S. (2013). "Unifying the art, science and business of aquaculture through the information resources and services of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department library". Fish for the People. 11 (1): 42–45. hdl:20.500.12066/905. ISSN   1685-6546.
  11. ↑ "Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC)". Explore Iloilo. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ Fernandez, Rudy A. "Binangonan aquaculture station chalks up R&D breakthroughs". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Proclamation No. 1658". lawphil.net. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ Aya, F. A. "Small-scale aquaculture development: Experiences from the Philippines on milkfish and tilapia". Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Silver lining for overfished Philippines freshwater favourite - Hatchery InternationalHatchery International". www.hatcheryinternational.com. March 5, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ "SEAFDEC/AQD urges biosecurity for shrimp farms". www.thenewstoday.info. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  18. ↑ Guardian, Daily (October 6, 2024). "SEAFDEC Harvests Over 5 Tons of Tiger Shrimp". Daily Guardian. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  19. ↑ Focus, Fish (February 28, 2025). "FROM PEST TO FEED: SNAIL AS SUPPLEMENTAL DIET FOR POMPANO?". Fish Focus. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  20. ↑ SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. (1999). Promoting appropriate aquaculture technology for more fish in Southeast Asia. Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. p. 23. hdl:10862/684. ISBN   971-8511-41-5.
  21. ↑ Gabz. "Guimaras: SEAFDEC at Igang Marine Station" . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  22. ↑ Lebata-Ramos, Ma Junemie Hazel; Doyola-Solis, Ellen Flor; Sibonga, Rema; Sumbing, Joemel; Abroguena, Jeff Bogart; Santillan, August; Dimzon, Mark (2015). "SEAFDEC/AQD stock enhancement initiatives: release strategies". Consolidating the Strategies for Fishery Resources Enhancement in Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the Symposium on Strategy for Fisheries Resources Enhancement in the Southeast Asian Region. Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center: 301–303. ISBN   978-971-9931-04-1.
  23. ↑ Villa, Hazel; Dianala, Rex Delsar (May 24, 2018). "Guimaras site closes door to tourists". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ Bulletin Today (April 29, 1977). "Bangus is born". Bulletin Today. p. 7.
  25. ↑ Pascual, Federico Jr. (May 14, 1977). "A First in the World: Bangus made to lay eggs in captivity". Philippines Daily Express. p. 1.
  26. ↑ Marte, Clarissa L.; Lacanilao, Flor (April 15, 1986). "Spontaneous maturation and spawning of milkfish in floating net cages". Aquaculture. 53 (2): 115–132. Bibcode:1986Aquac..53..115M. doi:10.1016/0044-8486(86)90281-4. ISSN   0044-8486.
  27. ↑ Authored by Aquafeed Media SLU. "Breeding breakthrough for round scad farming". Archived from the original on October 16, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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