Freshwater fisheries expands program

Abstract

The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department Freshwater Fisheries Station, located at Binangonan, on the shores of Laguna Lake, has drafted a programme for expansion. These include the piloting of a fish feed mill and the establishment of a pilot freshwater sugpo (Penaeus monodon) cage culture. Tilapia breeding, which aims to come up with a suitable and fast-growing cross, has also been started. Other freshwater programmes touch on the development of larval rearing techniques for shrimp species, and the setting up of a model eco-community in a fishing village.