In this issue: 1) SEAFDEC builds up stock of tuna breeders to enhance research efforts; 2) SEAFDEC/AQD attends 33rd NACA meeting; 3) SEAFDEC officials pay courtesy visit to DA-BFAR; 4) SEAFDEC fish health management training attended by 5 member countries; 5) Progress of Japan-funded SEAFDEC/AQD programs reviewed; 6) SEAFDEC/AQD, BFAR, LGUs unite: Marine fish hatchery operations training organized for BFAR, LGU staff; 7) Sea cucumber hatchery technicians upskilled to solve a production bottleneck; 8) SEAFDEC/AQD info staff serve as resouce persons in inter-departmental workshop; 9) Experts from SEAFDEC/AQD share insights on marine aquaculture; 10) University of Massachusetts Lowell professors tour SEAFDEC/AQD; 11) Igang Marine Station harvest ields pompano, milkfish; 12) Rescued sea turtle back into the wild after eight months; 13) The benefit of intermittent fasting – for eels; 14) Davao rep donates P1 million to FishWorld Museum