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Title AQD Matters 2007 April - May

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Issue Date 2007

URL http://hdl.handle.net/10862/760

http://repository.seafdec.org.ph

AQD welcomesDr. Ogata

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AQDAQDAQDAQDAQD MattersIn-house newsletter of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, Tigbauan, Iloilo

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AAAAAQD has a newDeputy Chief, Dr.

Hiroshi Ogata, who startedhis 2-year term on April 1.

Prior to his AQDassignment, Dr. Ogataworked for the FisheriesResearch Agency –Tohoku National FisheriesInstitute in Shin-hama,Shiogama, Japan as Headof Planning andCoordination. He had alsospent 5 years as SeniorResearcher at JIRCAS(2001-2006), and had beena fish nutrition researcherand section head at theNational Research Instituteof Aquaculture.

Dr. Ogata is nostranger to AQD. He hasworked with AQD’s former

researchers Dr. Arnil Emataand Mr. Denny Chavez onmangrove red snapper andmilkfish, respectively,when he served as aJIRCAS expert from 2002-2006.

Dr. Ogata holds aDoctorate in Agriculture(Fish Physiology andNutrition) from TohokuUniversity which heobtained in 1988. His MSand BS Agriculture(Biochemistry) degreeswere also from the sameuniversity, obtained in1975 and 1973,respectively.

His most recentpublications include rice-fish culture in Egypt; livefood for milkfish fry; fattyacid composition of fivecandidate aquaculture

species; broodstock dietfor mangrove red snapper;histidine-supplementeddiet for yellowtail; feedingefficiency and intake ofJapanese flounder; growthand macronutrientretention in red sea bream;and feeding condition,dietary fatty acids andgene expression in red seabream.

Dr. Ogata haspublished in several ISIjournals, includingAquaculture, Journal ofFish Biology, andComparative Biochemistry& Physiology.

AQD Chief Dr. JoebertToledo with his seniorofficials welcomedDr. Ogata with a party onMarch 9. The Chiefexpressed his confidencein a smooth workingrelationship between AQDand the new Deputy.Dr. Ogata said he looksforward to working at AQDagain, and thanked hispredecessor Dr. KoichiOkuzawa for the projectaccomplishments underthe Government of JapanTrust Fund (GOJ-TF).

Even before his officialduty began, Dr. Ogatawent to work, attendingthe March 12 and March16 team meetings of theGOJ-TF projects.

Welcome to AQD,Ogata-san!

KPMG update

March 20 meeting of the AQD Chief, Division Heads, andthe Human Resource Mgt Section Head

Final touches are being made to AQD’s proposed reorganization. Division andSection Heads have worked out the clustering and description of each work positionwhile the third-party management consultant KPMG assessed the grade and salarylevels to which the clustered positions will belong. Each position description includesthe employee’s main responsibility; minimum qualifications and skills; and character-

istics of the job in terms of complexity, accountability,hazards and others.

AQD management is hopeful that the reorg willtake effect in July 2007 to address soonest theDepartment’s need for a more rational humanresource development and management program.

The Ogata couple gives a toast to AQD and to theirpredecessors, the Okuzawa family

2 AQD Matters April-May 2007

Stockenhancement

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Program meetings forProgram meetings forProgram meetings forProgram meetings forProgram meetings for GOJ-TF○

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arch was a specialmonth for the

AQD team handling theprogram R&D of stockenhancement for speciesunder internationalconcern.

While progress in thetwo-year-old project wasreviewed on March 12, themeeting also saw thesmooth hand-over of theproject from Dr. KoichiOkuzawa to Dr. HiroshiOgata as the former’s tour-of-duty as AQD’s DeputyChief ended March 2007.Dr. Ogata takes over as thenew program leader.

The program hasprioritized giant clam,abalone, and seahorse forstock enhancement; it lateradded angel wing (ordiwal), nylon shell and

Napoleon wrassewhich are

endangered inPhilippinewaters.

Dr.Okuzawanoted that it

took a longtime for the

program to takeoff. The first call

for stock enhancement wasmade during the KyotoDeclaration in 1969, thesecond by the BangkokDeclaration in 2000 untilfinally, SEAFDEC launchedthe program during theMillennium Conference in2001.

AQD immediatelyincorporated stockenhancement in its R&Dprogram in 2001, startingwith refinement of seed

production techniques forabalone (Haliotis asinina),seahorses, and top shell(Trochus niloticus). Twomore studies weresupported by theInternational Foundationfor Science (IFS) (on theimpacts of marineprotected areas andartificial reefs on coral reeffisheries) and ICLARM/WorldFish Centre (on co-management to determine acommunity’s preparednessfor resource managementinterventions such asstock enhancement).

In 2002, seahorseculture trials wereexpanded to seacages inpreparation for stockenhancement while giantclam, abalone, and topshell(all hatchery-reared) werereleased and monitored inthe wild to study release

strategies. A technique fordiet-tagging of abalone(which leaves a green markon the shell) was by thendeveloped; this is aconvenient method toidentify enhanced stockvis-à-vis wild ones. AQDalso published a flyer on

Protecting livelihoodthrough stockenhancement which isdownloadable fromwww.seafdec.org.ph/

In 2003, potential sitesfor release and stockenhancement of abalone,top shell and seahorsewere assessed. AQD alsoconducted a trainingprogram on stockenhancement for BFAR’sfisheries resourcemanagement projectpersonnel. Meanwhile, IFSgranted another study onthe release strategies forstock enhancement ofabalone in Carbin Reef,Sagay Marine Reserve(SMR), Philippines.

SMR is now one ofthe project sites of the GOJTrust-funded stockenhancement program,started in 2005, that

prioritizes andconsolidates relatedstudies at AQD.

In addition to programstaff, the meeting wasattended byrepresentatives from SMRand University of thePhilippines in the Visayas.

FROM TOPSeahorse, abalone

and topshell

AT RIGHTTeam stock enhancement of

the Government of JapanTrust Fund (GOJ-TF) meets

in March at AQD

April-May 2007 AQD Matters 3

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ive collaboratinginstitutions met at

internet e-learning courseon the principles of healthmanagement inaquaculture, as well asconduct two on-sitetraining sessions on fishand shrimp/prawn health inYangon, Myanmar.

For the new year 2007,the rest of the studies willbe continued, and themeeting welcomed a newcollaborator from theResearch Institute ofAquaculture (RIA 2) ofVietnam, Dr. Ly Thi ThanhLoan, who will study thehemorrhagic disease on

AQD in Iloilo, Philippineson March 16 to discussthe Regional fish diseaseproject that is funded bythe GOJ-Trust Fund. AQDspearheads the program,while Dr. Takaji Iida of theNational ResearchInstitute of Aquaculture ofthe Fisheries ResearchAgency, Japan serves asexternal reviewer.

The meeting noted thecompletion of one of thethree studies in 2006which was a collaborationbetween AQD and theFisheries ResearchAgency (Japan) on the koiherpes virus (KHV). Theparticipants urge thepublication of the resultsas soon as possible.

AQD was also able tosuccessfully conductanother session of its

cultured freshwater catfishin the Mekong Delta.

In attendance duringthe annual progress andplanning meeting were topmanagers of SEAFDEC andAQD, staff of AQD’s FishHealth Section, and studyleaders from the InlandAquatic Animal HealthResearch Institute ofThailand, the ResearchInstitute for FreshwaterAquaculture of Indonesia,Fisheries ResearchAgency-Japan, and RIA 2-Vietnam.

AQD hostsvannamei

meeting

he Fisheries &Aquaculture Board

of the Philippines (FAB)held their second meetingon Penaeus vannamei atAQD on March 21.

P. vannamei is seen asan alternative species to

TTTTT monodon that the industrylobbied to import andcultivate. The import banhad been lifted January 8.

FAB’s vannameiconsultation-workshopscover hatchery design,culture, and diseasecontrol for taurasyndrome, white spot, andothers.

Speakers at AQDinclude Mr. DavidKawahigashi of Kona BayMarine Resources inHawaii and Dr. MatthewBriggs of EpicoreBioNetworks Inc inThailand (photo at left).

FAB is a non-stocknon-profit private sector-led industry organizationduly registered at SEC, andformed by then AgricultureSecretary Luis Lorenzo in2003. FAB’s main goal is topromote the growth ofPhilippine aquaculture.

The FAB’s firstmeeting on vannamei washeld in Pasig City onMarch 20. After AQD, theFAB meeting was held inCebu City on March 22and back in Manila onMarch 23.


Brief noteon 39th

SEAFDECCouncil

meeting inSiem Reap SSSSS

Southeast Asian agendaSoutheast Asian agendaSoutheast Asian agendaSoutheast Asian agendaSoutheast Asian agenda

EAFDEC hasbeen playing

an important role inpromoting and developingvarious aspects onfisheries in the SoutheastAsian region to improvefood security.

Last April 3-7,SEAFDEC CouncilDirectors from 11 countries(Brunei Darussalam,Cambodia, Indonesia,Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines,Singapore, Thailand, andVietnam), representativesof internationalorganizations (FAORegional Office for Asiaand the Pacific-FAO/RAP,SIDA), SEAFDECDepartments andSecretariat gatheredtogether in Siem Reap,Cambodia for the 39thmeeting of the SEAFDECCouncil.

The meeting reviewedthe progress ofSEAFDEC in theimplementation of 2006regional programs onaquaculture andfisheries and endorsedthe programs proposedfor 2007. It alsodiscussed the currentefforts and new

modality for cooperation ofSEAFDEC and membercountries in addressinginternational fisheries-related issues and theconcept of enhancingASEAN-SEAFDECStrategic Partnerships.

In view of the fundingconstraint that SEAFDECis currently facing, theCouncil expressedconcerns on how thismight affect theorganization’s future work.In response to this, theCouncil members wereinformed of efforts beingmade for long-termimprovement of SEAFDECoperation which includethe formulation of policieson enhancement oftechnical cooperation,arrangement for non-traditional sources offunds, and support of thehost countries toDepartments and minimumregular contributions ofSEAFDEC membercountries. - By B Acosta

R-L Mr. Jonathan Dickson,BFAR Director Sarmiento,

AQD Chief Dr.Toledoand Ms. Belen Acosta

The participantsduring the opening

ceremony of the 39thMeeting of the

SEAFDEC Council

The purpose of themeeting was to discussimportant fisheries issuesand programs, and themanagement of SEAFDECas a fisheries organizationin the Asian region.

Representatives fromthe Philippines wereCouncil Director Atty.Malcolm Sarmiento andNational Coordinator Dr.Jonathan Dickson. Dr.Joebert Toledo, SEAFDEC/AQD Chief, and BelenAcosta also attended themeeting.

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Good fish harvestsGood fish harvestsGood fish harvestsGood fish harvestsGood fish harvestsAQD milkfish

feed is betterthan the

commercialone

NNNNN ow it can be saidthat for milkfish at

least, the AQD feedformulation earned amilkfish cage owner inPangasinan P260,000 morecompared to his use of acommercial feed.

This was theconclusion of an 8-monthculture trial in acommercial fish cage farmin Bolinao, Pangasinan.Milkfish were stocked 19fish per m3 in August 2006at 25 g initial size. Theharvests were done April 7and 12, 2007, with bigmilkfish (nearly half-kgsizes) marketed in Manilaand Dagupan.

AQD formulated dietand a commercial diet werecompared in the trial.

What was in AQD’sfeed formulation that madethe profitable difference?

The AQD diet has 30-32% protein and 8-9% fatwhile the commercial diethas 29-32% protein and 6-7% fat. The AQD diet iscomposed of common feedingredients found in thePhilippines. Thecommercial diet is aslabeled by themanufacturer.

Though the AQD dietcosts P2 more (at P20 perkg) due to the quality ofingredients compared tothe commercial (P18), theharvest easily covered upthe difference.

In addition, the AQDdiet was based on thenutritional requirementsspecific to milkfish asstudied by AQDresearchers.

The Bolinao cagesmeasuring 18 x 18 x 10 mgave a total yield of 32,402kg with the AQD diet, and28,773 kg with thecommercial diet. Survivalrate for the diets were100% (AQD) and 96%(commercial). The feedconversion ratio wasbetter in the AQD diet(2.58 compared to 2.80).

If computed at thesame price of P81.74 perkg that milkfish was soldon April 12, the total netprofit for the AQD diet wasP742,330.25, a difference ofP262,630.27 from thecommercial diet harvest(P479,699.98).

Diet development andrefinement continue to be amajor research effort atAQD. The primaryobjective is thedevelopment of a species-specific, nutritionallybalanced, and cost-effective feed that usesinexpensive and locallyavailable raw materials.

The project leader ofthe above is TVCD HeadDr. Neila Chavoso.

The commercial fishfarm inBolinao where the feeding trialwas conducted; the caretaker

feeding the milkfish; andharvest boat coming 8 months

after stocking

Labor for theharvest is usuallydone by third-party contractors.

They first pull the nets, chillthe milkfish in an accompany-ing boat, sort the fishaccording to size, then loadthe baneras for transport tofish dealer trucks. The Bolinaoharvests were sold in Manilaand Dagupan


RRRRRIgang,Dumangas

stationsharvest

grouper,milkfish

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esearch can reallyimprove fish yields

as proven in an IgangMarine Substation (IMSS)harvest. The exciting notehere is that the fish camefrom AQD’s marine fishhatchery-nurseries, andthe feed given to the stockwas formulated and milledat AQD based on thenutritional requirements ofthe fish and locallyavailable feedstuffs.Hatchery and feeddevelopment aretechnologies that hadtaken years to develop.

On March 14, AQDharvested groupers fromits verification trial/production run on grow-out of grouper in marinecages at IMSS. This wasafter 7 months of culture;the grouper were initially77 g, stocked 12 fish per m3

in a 5 x 5 x 3 m cage, andfed at a rate of 2-4% ofbody weight per day.

OOOOOEpinephelusfuscoguttatus was thestock, and a total 324 kgwere taken for the firstpartial harvest. The fishwere 400 kg each by then.Survival rate was 90%.Feed conversion at 2.7;feed cost at P37 per kg.

AQD was able to sellthe fish, live, at P350 perkg, as high as tiger shrimp.The buyer was JuanitoAng of Negros Occidentaland Mr. Raymundo Roblesof BreakthroughRestaurant in Iloilo City.

There are stillremaining stocks, totaling417 pieces. These will beharvested upon reachingmarket size.

The project issupervised by Mr. AlbertGaitan, IMSS head.

ver at AQD’sDumangas

Grouper harvest atAQD’s Igang Marine Substation

Brackishwater Station,selective harvest was madeof 470 kg of milkfish fromone pond sized 0.83 ha onMay 3.

The buyers of the 245-g milkfish were all AQDemployees.

There are still around560 pieces remaining of themilkfish stock and thesewere transferred to anotherpond. Recovery of stockwas around 83%.

DBS Head Ms. JocelynLadja noted, however, thatthe harvest was lower thanexpected probably becausethe fry stocked came fromthe end-tail spawning of abroodstock batch.

Milkfish harvest at AQD’s DumangasBrackishwater Station


PPPPPPandanco-op

harvestsseabass

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artial harvest atPandan, Antique for

the seabass run yielded108.2 kg last April 19. Sizesat harvest were 400 g (40%)and 300 g or less (60%). Allwere bought by LGK Corp.of Iloilo City.

The Pandan site is partof AQD’s dream project inaquaculture, the Institu-tional capacity develop-ment for sustainableaquaculture. It is acollaboration with theMag-aba MultipurposeCooperative. Coopmembers were earlier

trained by AQD onseabass and seaweedsculture last Sept 20-22. Themaking of the cages andthe stocking of seabasswere part of the practicalsessions.

Four sizes of seabasswere stocked on Sept 22,2006 (300 pcs of 1-in fish,1000 of 1.5 in, 300 of 2 in,and 500 of 3-in). The 1-2 inseabass came from AQD’shatcheries while the 3-inones were from a privatehatchery.

The Pandan site hasfour units of nursery andfour of grow-out too.

The seabass were fedcommercial pellets andtrash fish ad libitum.Juveniles were sortedseparately in nursery cagesfor about two months, andby the third month, thestock were transferred togrow-out cages.

About 400 pcs of 200-gseabass remain in thecages for the next harvest.

Happy coop membersand AQD staff

hold a few of theseabass harvest

eed preparation wasthe subject of the

A total of 32participants attended: 8students; 4 instructors; 10fishpond owners fromRoxas City, Ivisan andPilar; 4 agriculturaltechnologists from Sapian,Pilar, Ivisan and RoxasCity; a barangay chair fromIvisan; 2 fishpondcaretakers; a tilapiahatchery operator fromRoxas City; and anadministrative aide fromLGU-Panay.

The training kicked-offwith a briefing on theprogress of ICD-SA’sdemonstration farm withinthe CAPSU campus by

Prof. Victor Billanes,project-in-charge.

This was followed bya lecture delivered by Dr.Mae Catacutan, AQDvisiting scientist, onnutrient requirements andfeed formulation. Nextcame a lecture-demonstration on feedformulation andpreparation by Mr. NelsonGolez, AQD visitingscientist.

Mr. Eliseo Coniza,AQD’s research specialist,took the task on feedcomputations/adjustment.

ICD-SA in Capizstarted with an agreementsigning last Nov 16, 2006.

Roxas City site moves on to phase III training

FFFFFphase III training in theSeason-long course inbrackishwateraquaculture attended byCapizenos and organizedby AQD.

The course is hands-on and forms part of theInstitutional capacitydevelopment forsustainable aquaculture(ICD-SA) project amongthe Province of Capiz,Capiz State University(CAPSU), and AQD.

The course was held atCAPSU’s Dayao Campus inRoxas City last April 10-11.

The on-site, season-longtraining course was thefirst activity. Phase I of thecourse was completed inFebruary (aquacultureproduction systems) andphase II in March (stocksampling, feeding, watermanagement and fishhealth management).


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DDDDD r. Fumio Yamazaki,Director-General of

Hokkaido InternationalFoundation (HIF) looksover AQD’s hatchery tankswith Dr. Koichi Okuzawaand AQD Research HeadDr. Evelyn Grace Aysonwhen he visited in lateJanuary.

Dr. Yamazaki isaccompanied by Mr.Makoto Ikeda, HIFSecretary-General. Thepurpose of their visit to thePhilippines was to get anoverview of the status of

the country’s fisheries andaquaculture science,technology, industry,marine ecotourism andproblems in fisheriesresource management.

HIF is a non-government institutionwhich promotesinternationalunderstanding andcontributes to theadvancement of worldpeace though exchangeprograms in Hokkaido. It

fosters global friendshipthrough cross-culturalexchanges. JICA togetherwith HIF sponsored the2005 Japan-ASEAN YouthFriendship Programme-Agriculture (AquacultureComponent) that AQDrepresentatives -- EllenFlor Doyola, Joseph Biñasand Stephen Alayon --attended from May to June2005 in Japan.

The HIF officials alsovisited the 32,000-ha Sagay

At the Sagay Marine Reserve in Negros, Dr. Yamazakiinspects the abalone cages that held young abalone as part

of AQD’s stock enhancement program

Binangonan station: a feed development course for freshwater fish

FFFFF rom February 16-17,AQD’s Binangonan

Freshwater Station (BFS)in Rizal held a 2-daySpecial training courseon production of farm-based feeds for freshwaterfishes.

There were twoparticipants, Mr. EdgardoCruz and Mr. MarkvicTangcangco, Presidentand Treasurer,respectively, of LingapKabuhayan Foundation(LFK).

“The training is veryrelevant and responsive tothe development oforganically grown tilapia,”the trainees say. “Tilapia inAngat-Bustos, Bulacan isone of the best in thecountry, but the high costof production practicallywiped out profits in thelast 4 years. This trainingon feed formulation isimperative because farm-made feeds will reducefeed cost.”

LFK has beenorganized to openlivelihood programs bypromoting organic andintegrated aquaculture,starting with tilapia in theAngat-Bustos area.

The BFS trainingstarted with a warmwelcome and anorientation given by Ms.Alma Lazartigue, BFS’Assistant TrainingCoordinator. Theparticipants were toured inthe station, then came the

lectures on nutrition andfeeding, feed formulation,feed preparation andproper feed storage.

Hands-on sessions onthe processing andpreparation of indigenousraw materials as feedingredients, andproduction of fish feedswere also conducted.

The lecturers were Mr.Manuel Laron, AQD’sResearch Specialist, andMs. Maria Geronilla, AQDResearch Technician.

HokkaidoVIPs at AQD

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Virtual andactual visitors

to AQD

stock enhancement, andfisheries cooperatives thatseems to have a unique“Filipino style”. He isparticularly intrigued inSMR’s “top-down” coastalresource managementapproach that has a stronglocal governmentcomponent, and MalalisonIsland’s “bottoms-up”community-based resourcemanagement approach.

As of now, AQD thruStephen is sending furtherinformation like journalpublications that could beof use in the proposal.

-- SB ALAYON EFC DOYOLA JB BINAS

TTTTThe internet does give aquaculture stakeholdersthe wings to visit AQD from anywhere in the

Marine Reserve which ishost to a number ofintensive resourcerehabilitation projectsincluding AQD’s stockenhancement program ongiant clams and abalone,MIT’s coral growthenhancement (biorock)experiment, and DENR’s/LGU’s extensive mangrovereforestation programs.

Other than the AQDstations (Tigbauan andBinangonan) and projectsites (Malalison andSagay), the HIF officialsalso visited BFAR-NIFTDC, NFRDI, and UP-MSI.

Dr. Yamazaki said thetrip was “fruitful,wonderfully arranged, andthey learned a lot.”

In his lastcommunication, Dr.Yamazaki said he is tryingto interest the local peopleand the city government ofHakodate and JICA in aPhilippine project that he isputting together. Theproposed project will runfor three years and willinvolve small-scale fishers,fisheries officers, scientistsand government officials.

Dr. Yamazaki becameinterested in coastalresource management,

Aquacongress

TTTTT here is, of course, aninherent weakness in virtual

visiting -- one can’t talk to anaquaculture expert (or at leastnot yet).

The people of Pampangawere luckier as they were able tointeract face-to-face with threeof AQD’s specialists. Dr. Ma.Rowena Eguia presented andMr. Ruel Eguia consulted on thelatest developments in fresh-water culture, while Dr. NerissaSalayo spoke on the newest ofAQD’s technology transferprograms ~ ABOTAquaNegosyo.

These all happened at the1st Purina AquaCongress heldMarch 23 in Bacoor’s King’sRoyale Convention Center.AQD’s exhibit-booth sold aboutP4,180 worth of publications.

Aside from AQD, BFAR,CLSU, and Cargill Purina (themain sponsor) madepresentations on recent trends.Six banking institutions werealso on hand.

world. And AQD bagged no less than 1,000 visitors toits website each month for the first quarter of 2007.This is noted as a unique count by the third-partymonitor (mycomputer.com) where each visitor is onlycounted once from his/her IP (internet protocol)address, and not for repeated visits in a given monthor for his/her colleagues with the same IP.

Meanwhile, the raw webhits had been steadilyconsistent, to no less than 5,000 hits a month. Thisnumber counts the pages in the website that visitors

browse through.The virtual visitors outnumber on

average the walk-in or actual visitors toAQD, which had 571 adults at its peak inFebruary.

Where does the visitors come from?They get to the AQD site by way ofYahoo or Google search engines.

Where does the virtual visitors go?The homepage gets the most viewers(56%) followed by downloadablepublications (2.6%), specialists (2.3%),contact us (2%), job announcements(1.8%), other pages (35%).

How long do they stay? Most for10-30 minutes.

The AQD website www.seafdec.org.phhas been last updated April 27 with thetechnology profiles of 8 commodities andthe mini-site of the ICD-SA project.


TTTTTthirteen incoming juniors at the Philippine Science High School and sevenincoming seniors at the University of the Pilippines High School joined

Learningbiodiversity at

FishWorldFishWorld’s Marine DiversityWorkshop on 17-20 April. They wenton several field trips to fishingvillages, collected and examinedweird creatures big and small, andused taxonomic keys andauthoritative books to find scientificnames for marine species.

At Villa Arevalo beach to see the catch from the filter net tangab

At Morobuan, Guimaras to see tangab and mangroves

Releasing an olive ridley from AQD beach Interviewing fishers and vendors at Parara beach

Preparing marine specimens for identification and dissection


Award-winning researchersAward-winning researchersAward-winning researchersAward-winning researchersAward-winning researchers○

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CCCCC ongratulations toDr. Gilda Lio-Po!

Dr. Hurtadohas the best

poster

ongratulations, Dr.Anne Hurtado,CCCCC

She is the PhilippineSociety for Microbiology’schoice as the “2007OutstandingMicrobiologist.”

The award was givenduring the society’s 36thannual convention andscientific meeting inMalate, Manila, May 7-8.

Dr. Lio-Po is the 24thperson to win the award in

PSM’s history. She washonored for her“outstandingcontributions to the fieldof aquatic microbiologyfocused on developingsound fish healthmanagement.”

“PSM,” Dr. Ernelia Cao,Society President, writes,“recognizes Dr. Gilda Lio-Po’s significant researchesin aquatic biotechnology

that could lead towardssustainable developmentof the aquaculture industryin the country.

“As a researcher andteacher, she hasdemonstrated herprofessional competenceand commitment throughher various technical andscientific publications,instructional materials andextension work.”

quality of Kappaphycusstriatum var. sacol on thedifferent stockingdensities, days anddepths. The work wasfinancially supported byCargill (formerly DegussaTexturizing Solutions SASFrance) and done a fewmonths before Dr. Hurtadoleft AQD in 2004.

She had three moreco-authors from Degussa

AQD’s program leader forseaweed strainimprovement, for winningthe Best Poster PaperAward at the 19th

International SeaweedSymposium held in Kobe,Japan last Mar 25 to Apr 1.

Her paper was on theEffects of epiphytes on thegrowth and carrageenan

(Alan Critchley, AnneTrespoey and GenevieveBleicher-Lhonneur) whileher institutional affiliationwas noted to be ISDA(Integrated Services for theDevelopment ofAquaculture) and AQD.

Dr. Hurtado’s prizeswere US$500 and acertificate.

She presented twoposters and an oral paperat Kobe.

AQD research publications, January to May 2007AQD authors in boldtype. Copies of these articles are available from [email protected]

Ayson FG, Takemura A. 2006. Daily expression patterns formRNAs of GH, PRL, SL, IGF-I and IGF-II in juvenile rabbitfish,Siganus guttatus, during 24-h light and dark cycles. General andComparative Endocrinology 149: 261-268

Critchley AT, Largo D, Wee W, Bleicher L’honneur G, Hurtado AQ,Schubert J, 2004. A preliminary summary on Kappaphycusfarming and the impact of epiphytes. The Japanese Journal ofPhycology 52(Supplement):231-232

Cuvin-Aralar MLA, Aralar EV, Laron M, Rosario W. 2007. Cultureof Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in experimentalcages in a freshwater eutrophic lake at different stockingdensities. Aquaculture Research 38: 288-294Hurtado AQ, Critchley AT, Trespoey A, Bleicher Lhonneur G.2006. Occurrence of Polysiphonia epiphytes in Kappaphycusfarms at Calaguas Is., Camarines Norte, Philippines. Journal ofApplied Phycology 18:301-306.

Hurtado AQ, Critchley AT, Trespoey A, Bleicher Lhonneur G. 2006.Occurrence of Polysiphonia epiphytes in Kappaphycus farms atCalaguas Is., Camarines Norte, Philippines. Journal of AppliedPhycology 18:301-306.

Luhan MRJ, Harder F, Hurtado AQ. 2006. Growth and agarquality of Gracilaria heteroclada (Zhang et Xia) grown in a filtertank. The Philippine Agriculturist 89: 358-361

Maeno Y, de la Peña LD, Cruz-Lacierda ER. 2007. Susceptibilityof fish species in mangrove brackish area to piscine nodavirus.JARQ-Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 41: 95-99

Marte CL, Tirol YP. 2006. The coral communities of MararisonIsland, Culasi, Antique, Philippines. University of the Philippinesin the Visayas Journal of Natural Sciences 11: 11-42

In Matsuura T (ed.). Comparative Analysis of Aquaculture Managementin Brackish Mangrove Areas in Three Southeast Asian Countries.Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences(JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Japan: JIRCAS Working Report No. 54 --

Matsuura T, Salayo ND, Siar SV, Baticados DB,Primavera JH. 2007. Changes in farm management andproduction systems: Response to shrimp culture problems in thePhilippines, pp 5-15

Matsuura T, dela Peña LD, Ean CP, Siow R, Alias AH.Development of farming schemes following disease occurencesin monodon shrimp farming using intensive method in threesoutheast asian countries, pp 43-52

Matsuura T, Salayo ND, Siar SV, Baticados DB,Primavera JH. 2007. Analysis of small-scale coastal aquaculturein the Philippines, pp 65-72

Ogata HY, Chavez DR, Garibay ES, Furuita H, Suloma A. 2006.Hatchery-produced milkfish (Chanos chanos) fry should be feddocosahexaenoic acid-enriched live food: A case of the difficulty inthe transfer of improved aquaculture technology in the Philippines.JARQ-Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 40:393-402

Williams MJ, Coles R, Primavera JH. 2007. A lesson from cycloneLarry: An untold story of the success of good coastal planning.Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 71: 364-367

Dr. Lio-Pois best

microbiologist


A noviceresearcher mayonly be as goodas her/his adviser-mentor. If so,SEAFDEC/AQDshould standprouder when one of itsresearch advisees –Melvyn Carlo Barroa –won the top spot in the10th Intel PhilippinesNational Science Fair2007 that was recentlyheld in Tagaytay City.

Melvyn, 16 years old,is a student of CapizNational High School inRoxas City. He bested 107other entrants.

One of his researchadviser-mentors is AQD’sFish Health Section HeadDr. Gilda Lio-Po. “Motherlyand very supportive” wereMelvyn’s description ofDr. Lio-Po.

His study was on Fishmucus: its potentialantimicrobial effect onhuman pathogens andpossible role in innateimmunity.

Melvyn will join nineother nationalinvestigative science

project winners as the Philippines’official delegate to the highlyprestigious 58th Intel InternationalScience and Engineering Fair (ISEF)on May 13-19, 2007 at Albuquerque,New Mexico, USA. He will competeunder the microbiology category(sub-category: antibiotics;antimicrobials).

The young Filipino researcherswill face around 1,400 high schoolstudents from many parts of theglobe

Dr. Lio-Po’s involvement inMelvyn’s research started with areferral from Dr. Anacleto Argayosaof the Department of Biology,University of the Philippines (UP) –Diliman in Quezon City. SinceMelvyn’s study focused more onaquatic microbiology, Dr. Lio-Po wasdeemed the best choice as co-adviser. She is an expert on viral,bacterial and fungal isolation andidentification, and has plenty ofresearch experience in immunology,animal cell culture, shrimp pathology,and fish pathology. Her studiesfocused on viral and bacterial

diseases and appropriatepreventive measures inpenaeid shrimps andfishes.

Dr. Lio-Po is alsobased in Iloilo, just a fewhours away from Melvyn’sschool and residence inRoxas City.

The research topicwas first suggested by aresearcher at the UP-Marine Science Institute,that is, a study on themucus of tilapia forpotential antimicrobialeffects. But Dr. Lio-Poadvised instead the use ofdifferent sources of fishmucus such as rabbitfish,seabass, Nile tilapia, andgrouper. These fishes areeconomically important,and have been studied aspotential biological controlfor the luminous bacterialdisease that hasdevastated the tiger shrimpindustry.

Melvyn was verythankful to SEAFDEC/AQD when it provided thenecessary materials andspecimens for his study.The first part of Melvyn’sexperiment was conductedat AQD’s Fish Health Labfor the antimicrobial assaytest under the supervisionof Dr. Lio-Po. The secondpart was conducted at UP-Diliman under Dr.Argayosa on the micro-titer plate assay test todetect mucus-bindingproteins.

Young Filipino researcher competes(and wins) in international science fair

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Melvyn Barroa is flanked by hismother at left and research adviserDr. Gilda Lio-Po of AQD

Joining the trio in a courtesy callon AQD Chief Dr. Joebert Toledo

(center)is Research

Division HeadDr. Evelyn

Grace DJ Ayson(leftmost)


Financial and other supportwere given by Melvyn’s family,especially his mother Marylyn.

The completed study gainedmuch attention, and it swept thedivision, regional and nationalscience competitions.

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“The study aimed to provide anoverview and baseline study oncheap antibiotic that has a broadspectrum,” Melvyn says. “I amhappy and excited to represent thePhilippines, but I am also nervousbecause of the possibility of failure.But I feel very optimistic and lookforward to the new experience thatawaits me in ISEF.”

Intel ISEF is the world’s largestpre-college celebration of science andthe world’s only international sciencecompetition for high school students.Various corporate, professional andgovernmental sponsors arecollaborating to support this annualtilt.

Intel Philippines will providethe travel expenses of the youngFilipino delegates to the US. Thedelegation will be accompanied bya teacher from Region VIII, whileMelvyn’s mother will accompanyher son at her own expense.

Melvyn is the middle siblingof three. His father Elmer is anophthalmologist, his mother amedical technology and medicinegraduate. But Melvyn may not gointo the medical science field likehis parents. For his tertiaryeducation, he is eyeing BS PoliticalScience at Ateneo de ManilaUniversity this coming schoolyear. - By JIMI SALAMIDA

ut no, it does notmean we’re no

significant savings whichcould fund programs forAQD’s variousstakeholders.

As a regional treatyorganization, AQD wasexempted by BIR frompaying:

• gift, franchise, specific,percentage, realproperty and all othertaxes, duties and feesprovided under existinglaws, decrees orordinances. Thisexemption extends togoods imported andowned by the AQD andto goods brought in orimported for the

personal use of foreignpersonnel whoseservices are paid by thedepartment [Section 1 ofPD #292]

• taxes on all gifts,bequests, donationsand contributionswhich may be receivedby AQD from anysource whatsoever asimposed under theNational InternalRevenue Code [Section2 of PD #292]

• taxes on the sales ofgoods or properties, aswell as the sale ofservices to AQD[Sections 4.106-5c and4.108b]

longer paying our personalincome taxes. It means thatAQD, the institution, isexempt from paying alltaxes especially the value-added tax (VAT) as decreedin Presidential Decree (PD)#292.

The Bureau of InternalRevenue (BIR) cleared thisup after the AQD Chief Dr.Joebert Toledo wrote lastAugust 10, 2006 to requestVAT exemption.

Admin&FinanceDivision Head Atty. JerryOpinion noted that theVAT exemption could mean

We’retax-exempt! BBBBB

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Unfortunate eventAAAAA pril 20 was not a good day for one of AQD’s milkfish buyers,Ms. Tess Balgos, whose car was hit by a jeepney when the latter triedto overtake on Ms. Balgos’ right side. Her car was about to turn right tothe Integrated Complex (from Iloilo City) but was signalling, incorrectly,with its left lights. The impact brought the two vehicles to the AQDfence. Good thing no one was hurt but both vehicles were damaged.

The traffic police determined the jeepney to be in error becauseovertaking should only be done on the left side, never on the right.Well, at least in the Philippines where drivers should be on the rightside of the road.

LateLateLateLateLatebreaking news!breaking news!breaking news!breaking news!breaking news!

Melvyn winsFourth Grand Award

(microbiology category)at the Intel ISEFin New Mexico,

USA!

www.inquirer.net24 May 2007


First clientfor ABOT

aquanegosyo

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QD Chief Dr JoebertToledo signed an

agreement with Mr JesseCruz, the first ABOTAquaNegosyo client, onMay 8.

AQD will providescience-based advise toMr Cruz in developing aportion of his 6-haagricultural land into atilapia grow-out farm. Thesite is in Brgy Sta InesCentro in the municipalityof Sta Ignacia, Tarlac.

ABOT AquaNegosyodevelops science-basedaquaculture businesspackages that are suitableto the needs, interests,physical and financialresources of its clients. Italso intends to promoteadoption of sustainableaquaculture practicescomplimentary to thedevelopment andconservation of fisheryand aquatic resources. Theclient signifies his interestin developing an

aquaculture enterprise, hasfinancial and physicalresources allocated for theapplication of science-based aquaculturetechnologies, and iscommitted to adoptrecommended sustainableaquaculture practices andoperations.

Mr Cruz got hold of anABOT AquaNegosyo leafletfrom a friend who attendedthe AgriAquaFoodLink inOctober 2006 at the WorldTrade Center Manila. Hevisited the AQD ManilaOffice and had discussionsabout the businesspackage.

Dr. Aisa Salayo andMr. Ruel Eguia conductedthe site assessment of thefarm on 8 December 2006.

A site assessmentreport covering technicaland financial analysis hasbeen made in consultationwith AQD’s TechnicalAdvisory Team (Dr MalouAralar, Team Leader; Mr.Ruel Eguia, tilapiaspecialist; Mr. MannyLaron, ulang specialist;Mr. Emil Aralar,engineering; Dr Salayo,economics; and Dr WengEguia, genetics).

Engr. Rex Tillo and Mr.Ramy Depaclayon drew theblueprint of the pondsproposed by Mr. Eguia. Aseries of discussions withthe task team ensured thesigning of the MOA.

The parties agreedthat the MOA ends on thefull turn-over of farmoperations on completionof a maximum of three (3)crops in a year. It could berenewed with further termsstipulated.

The 6-ha farm has old pondsdependent on free-flowingground water and run-offPHOTO BY JD Cruz

Ongoing earthwork in one area of thefarm PHOTO BY JD Cruz

The AQD task team and training&info head Mr RF Agbayaniwitness the agreement signing on May 8 PHOTO BY MLC Aralar

A true picture of ABOTAquaNegosyo with AQD Chief

Dr JDToledo extendinghelping hands to private

sector client Mr Jesse CruzPHOTO BY MLC Aralar


A Q DA Q DA Q DA Q DA Q Da community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiences

Strategicplanning

workshopseries

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EEEEE mployees spent thefirst half of April

cracking their heads tocome up with the SWOT(strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats) oftheir respective divisions.

First to do it was theTraining&InformationDivision (TID) on April 2;next was theAdministration-FinanceDivision (AFD) with theManagement Group onApril 10; then finally, thecombined forces ofResearch and TechnologyVerification-CommercializationDivisions (RD, TVCD) onApril 11.

The SWOT exerciseswere facilitated by Dr.Christine Mae Hernando of

UP Visayas’ College ofManagement.

The reason for thestrategic planning series isto enable AQD to hone itscompetitiveness given theincreasing scarcity ofresources available to it.The SWOT exercisestogether with environmen-tal scanning and internalorganizational diagnosiswill lead to the revisioningof the AQD mandate. Oncethe mission and vision ofAQD are clearer, severalstrategies, options, andaction plans can be workedout.

For the moment, hereare some of what employ-ees think of the presentand future AQD:

TID: There is increasingdemand for aquacultureknowledge which can beserved cost-efficiently,through trainingcourses, website andother media outlets,library use (AQD stillhas the best aquaculturecollection in Asia), andexhibits.

TID’s assets includeits highly trained,independent-mindedstaff and some modernfacilities. However, morework does need morestaff, equipment(computers etc.) getoutdated quickly, andthere are competitorswho can offer similarservices as TID.

There is a need tobegin planning theupgrade of AQD’scomputer network or ITinfrastructure in terms ofequipment replacement,more efficient

networking (eg. commonfile or data sharing), andstaffing.

AFD and ManagementGroup: There is periodicwork overload for staffsince the finance system(ACCPACC) is not fullynetworked and/ortransactions are not fullycomputerized. InternalAudit still does theirauditing manually.

However, workoverload seems notevenly distributedamong all (not just AFD)staff. Heavier burdenfalls on those who aremost skilled and multi-tasking.

The practice ofoutsourcing is helpingaccomplish importanttasks, minimizes theneed for supervision,and builds relationshipwith neighboringcommunities.

AQD’s Manual ofOperations still needs tobe updated.

RD and TVCD: Output-oriented researchershave healthy respectand pride in each other’sexpertise and

accomplishments,

AFD and TID at work


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Welcomeback,

Dr. Reli!

having worked longyears together todevelop science-based

technologies. RD’sjournal publicationsrecord these efforts for aglobal audience and for“eternity.” RD has alsoestablished competencein hosting/sponsoringnational andinternationalconferences.

AQD has now thecapability to engage inproduction using itsown expertise andtechnology.

Researchers saythere is a need tobalance what is pure andapplied research on onehand with technologyverification and

dissemination on theother hand.

As yet, there is nosummary list of research

technologies ready forverification for allcommodities. There isalso a lack of impactassessment of commer-cialized technologies.

AQD currently lacksin-depth knowledge ofIntellectual PropertyRights (IPR) for gener-ated techs. Patents areboth recognition ofAQD work and potentialincome.

AQD would also needbetter marketing andpublicity of its science-based techs, and mayeven tap local communi-ties to showcaseentrepreneurship inaquaculture.

All divisions agree onthe need for bettercompensation and benefits,performance incentives,objective promotion

system, and tenure.A good staff develop-

ment program will preventemployee skills andknowledge from becomingrapidly obsolete, and willallow for training of next-in-line supervisory or seniorstaff.

All four divisionsmention having “ageing”or “maturing” personnelnearing compulsoryretirement.

Finally, there wereconcerns about thepoliticized appointment ofeach AQD Chief, and themismatch between the focal(DA-BFAR) and thefunding (DFA-InternationalCommitment Fund)agencies.

After the division-levelworkshops is theDepartment-level one,scheduled for June.

AAAAAQD is proud tohave Dr. Relicardo

Coloso back. He was aScientist II when he leftAQD in 2004. Now, he isdesignated as the newHead of the Nutrition andFeed DevelopmentSection, and supervisesthe operations of the FeedMill.

Dr. Reli was a post-doctoral fellow at CornellUniversity’s Division ofNutritional Sciences,working on cysteinemetabolism and cyteaminedioxygenase from 2004 to2006.

He obtained his PhDin Nutritional Sciencesfrom Cornell University asa Fulbright-Hays Mutual

Educational ExchangeGrantee. He finished hisMS degree in Biochemistryat UP College of Medicineon a PCAMRD-SEAFDECscholarship and his BSChemistry (cum laude) atUP Diliman, as a NSDBscholar. He was a postdoctoral fellow at theUniversity of Medicine andDentistry, New JerseyMedical School, USA. Hewas also a fellow in FishNutrition at the Institute ofMarine Biochemistry,Aberdeen, Scotland.

His areas of specializa-tion are on fish nutrition:nutritional biochemistry;amino acid and phospho-rus metabolism; nutrition ofmilkfish, tiger shrimp, and

Asian sea bass; mollusci-cides and environmentalcontamination; andtoxicology. He was arecipient of a researchgrant from the InternationalFoundation for Science(IFS) in 1991. He authoredor co-authored over 30scientific papers ininternational journals andproceedings.

He is a member ofSigma-Xi Honor Society,AFS, Philippine Society forBiochemistry and Molecu-lar Biology, NRCP, Inte-grated Chemists of thePhilippines-Panay, andPhilippine FulbrightScholars’ Association.

Dr. Reli, welcome backto AQD!


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Gerry Jamerlan is anAquaculture Associate atthe Technology Verification& CommercializationDivision (TVCD). Hegraduated from UP Visayaswith the degree of BS inFisheries (Inland Fisheries).

He works with Mr.Nelson Golez, AQD’svisiting scientist, on the

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AQD’snew faces NNNNN ew faces are

a-plenty. Let uswelcome and know themone by one!

Francis Legario is aResearch Assistant 1 at theFeed Development Section(FDS). He has a BS degreein Biology from theUniversity of San Agustin,Iloilo, and was a facultymember of the Departmentof Biology there prior tojoining AQD. He iscurrently writing his MSBiology thesis at UPVisayas.

Francis assists Dr.Relicardo Coloso, FDSHead, and Ms. PerlaEusebio for their study onImprovement of thenutritional value of locallyavailable feed forpractical aquatic feeds bysubmerged fermentationand solid substratefermentation usingmilkfish gut bacteria and/or selected fungi.

Joana Joy dela Cruz is aResearch Assistant 1 of theMudcrab and shrimpdomestication programunder Dr. Fe Estepa. Shefinished her BS Aquacul-ture degree at UP Visayas,Miag-ao, Iloilo.

Previously, Joana Joyworked as a ResearchAssistant (June-Aug 2006)at UPV’s Institute ofAquaculture, and as anEmergency Officer (Sept-Oct 2006) at the GermanTechnical Cooperationoffice in Iloilo City.

Michael Maaliw is aResearch Assistant 1 atAQD’s DumangasBrackishwater Stationunder station head Ms.Jocelyn Ladja. He finishedhis BS in BiologicalSciences degree from theWest Visayas StateUniversity, Iloilo City.

He assists in twostudies: (1) Effect ofmolluscicides and pesti-cides in milkfish grow-outproduction pond and (2)Grow-out cage culture ofgrouper, Epinephelus spp.

study Verification ofPenaeus indicus grow-outdiet in ponds usingenvironment-friendlyscheme.

Aubrey Labating is aResearch Assistant 1 at theCentral Analytical Lab. Shefinished BS Aquaculture atUP Visayas.

After graduation,Aubrey worked in UPV as aResearch Assistant (May-Jun 2005) to Dr. JulianaBaylon for her study onEffects of salinity andtemperature on the larvaeof the different species ofScylla.

Aubrey was also anEnglish tutor from Jun-Nov2006 to Korean students atthe TAS English School inIloilo City.

At AQD, Aubreyworked first as a ResearchAssistant under Ms.Eleonor Tendencia’sPesticide residue analysisfor prawns, milkfish,catfish and tilapiacultured in ponds. AfterMs. Tendencia left to workon her PhD, Aubrey wassupervised by Ms.Margarita Arnaiz, ResearchSpecialist 1, on the samestudy.


Schedar Rose Novilla,25, fondly known for herjolly attitude and funkyclothes, is a ResearchAssistant 1 at RD underDr. Neila Chavoso. She isa graduate of BS Fisheries(Inland Fisheries) at UPVisayas.

Schedar assists Dr.Chavoso on her studyEnvironmental capacity ofHamoraon Cove, Igang,Guimaras and BugangRiver, Pandan, Antique foraquaculture activities.

Previously she workedunder Dr. JurgennePrimavera, world-renownscientist, on the latter’sPew Fellows Program inMarine Conservation.

Ellen Grace Tisuela, 23,is a Research Assistant 1 atthe Larval Food Lab. Shefinished BS Biology at theCentral Philippine Univer-sity, Iloilo City

Previously she assistedMs. Mila dela Peña on herstudy Pilot-testing thepropagation and use ofdiatoms (Amphora andNavicula sp.) for larvalsettlement rate of Donkey’sear abalone, Haliotisasinina.

Now, Ellen Graceassists Ms. dela Peña onanother study The effect oflight intensity andphotoperiodicity on thesettlement rate, feedingbehavior, growth andsurvival of Donkey’s earabalone, H. asinina.

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Rose Margaret Albacete,22, is a Research Assistant1 at RD and a licensedchemist. She is a BSChemistry graduate of UPVisayas. She is currentlyassisting Dr. NS Chavosoon her study Environmen-tal capacity of HamoraonCove and Bugang Riverfor aquaculture activities.

ON-THE-JOB Dr. Felix Ayson of the Marine Fish Programdemonstrates induce spawning techniques on rabbitfish at theAQD fish hatchery.The students are from Bohol, taking on-the-job training at AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo from Aprilto May

s u m m e r s t u d e n t ss u m m e r s t u d e n t ss u m m e r s t u d e n t ss u m m e r s t u d e n t ss u m m e r s t u d e n t s

Fredson Huervana is aResearch Assistant 1 atTVCD. He finished BSAquaculture (cum laude) atUP Visayas.

He assists Mr. EliseoConiza and Dr. MaeCatacutan in their studieson (1) Verification ofgrouper and snapper dietsin grow-out cages in pondand (2) Verification ofseabass grow-out diet inponds. He also assistsTVCD Head Dr. NSChavoso on her study onmilkfish formulated diet formarine cages.

Previously, Fredsonworked at ShrimpIntegrated System,Singapore as a hatcherytechnician from Sept 2006to Jan 2007.

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Twenty more students fromthree schools were at AQD’sBinangonan FreshwaterStation in Rizal for 2 to 5weeks to learn about catfish& carp breeding, feeddevelopment & natural foodproduction, tilapia & ulanggenetics & ecology. Thestudents were from UPVisayas (13 of them), DonMariano Marcos MemorialState University (6) and theUniversity of Rizal System(1). They worked withresearch staff Ms. AntonietaEvangelista, Mr. Ruel Eguia,Dr. Ma. Lourdes Aralar, andMr. Manuel Laron


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TTTTThis year’scommencement

Kimberly DianneCaumban, AdminAssistant 1 at theOffice of the Chief,graduated April 25from UP Visayas with aMasters degree inManagement

Gwen Anuevo, Chemist 1at the Biotech Lab,finished her Master ofChemistry at UPVisayas

Stephen Christian Lio-Po, son of Dr. GildaLio-Po, Fish HealthSection head, finishedBS Nursing at CentralPhilippine University(CPU), March 25. Hereceived CPU’s YoungNurse ResearcherAward and The Jovitoand Nora CarnajeGierza Award

Ryan Francis Pacino,son of Ms. Luisa

Pacino, Informa-tion Associate

at theLibrary,

finishedBSNursing

at CPU,March 25.

He was aLoyalty

awardeeTherese Anne and

Elaine GraceTresvalles, twindaughters of Ms. Ma.Antonia Tresvalles,Admin Assistant III of

RD, finished BSNursing at theUniversity of SanAgustin on March 24

Rolie Torreta, son of Ms.Fely Torreta, ResearchAssociate at theDiagnostic/Microtech-nique Lab, graduatedwith honors his BSNursing at theUniversity of SanAgustin

Eileen Marie Garibay,daughter of Ms.Paciencia Garibay,Admin Assistant III atTID, graduated fromSt. Paul’s University -Iloilo with a BS degreein Nursing on March24

Corina Marie Tendencia,daughter of Ms.Eleanor (ResearchSpecialist 2 of FishHealth) and Mr. Isidro(AV Technician ofDevcom) Tendencia,graduated from UPVisayas with a degree

in Broadcast Communication, April 25Rodolfo Jr, Maria Gien,

and RitchelMaceren, siblings ofMs. Mercy Maceren,Research Assistant 1at Breeding & SeedProduction Section,graduated respectivelywith degrees in BS

Architecture, BSComputer Science, andfrom high school inCagayan de Oro City

Ms. Nitzie Ann de laCruz, daughter of BFSdriver Nestor “Bong”de la Cruz, graduatedhigh school withhonors from the RizalNational Science High

School (RNSHS),Binangonan, Rizal

Erin Maryse and ChadAralar, children ofBFS Head Dr. MalouAralar and Engr EmilAralar, graduatedrespectively from RizalNational Science High(with honors) and fromChild Jesus of Prague,Binangonan, Rizal

Aileen Jeanelle Fermin,daughter of MolluscProgram Leader Mr.Armando Fermin andVisiting Scientist Dr.Josefa Tan-Fermin,graduated from thePhilippine ScienceHigh School, IloiloCity, March 31. Aileenwill proceed to U.P.Diliman to start her BSChemical Engineeringdegree

Congratulations,dear parents

and deargraduates!

ceremonies saw happygraduates and still prouderparents (and siblings andcousins). Congratulationsto one and all!

Ryan Francis,Therese Anneand ElaineGrace, and Rolie

Eileen Marie surrounded byfamily, and Gwen with friends


AAAAAQD’s Manila Office (MO) has startedoperating from its new PSSC location

Manila Officehas moved!

Contributions fromAQD employees

are always welcome!Please send text separately from your jpeg

photos (if any, and of 300 dpi quality ifpossible). Devcom also uses some of these

materials to update the AQD website andas SEAFDEC Newsletter articles. Having the

original text and photos would give usmore flexibility

AQD Matters is published by theDevelopment Communication UnitTraining and Information Division

Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo

For contributions / feedback, email:[email protected]@aqd.seafdec.org.ph

Editors this issue:JE Salamida & MT Castanos

Thanks to Dr. MRR Eguia for the newsabout BFS; Dr. ND Salayo for ABOT; TVCD

for the data and photos of fish harvests;Ms. N Bantillo for notes on the GOJ-TF

meetings; Mr. R Pagador for the ICD-SAactivities; Dr. TU Bagarinao for the

FishWorld contribution; and our othercolleagues who provided facts, images, and

support. Salamat din sa mga reviewers!

Sa uulitin po ! ;+>

Pinky and CarmelloCabanilla, siblings ofMs. Irene Cabanilla,Research Technician atthe Finfish Hatchery,graduated from highschool and elementary

respectivelyCherylou and Paul Brian

Tabaldo, cousins ofChristine Joy Tabaldo,Admin Assistant 1 at

HRMS, graduated withthe degree BS Nursingfrom the University ofIloilo and from highschool respectively.Also, Christine Joy’saunt, Merlinda Tucar,finished her Doctoratein Education (HomeEconomics) degree atWVSCST in Iloilo City

Khrista MariaEvangelista, daugh-ter of BFS researcherMs. AntonietaEvangelista, graduatedvaledictorian from theBinangonan Garden ofLearners, Rizal

new addressSEAFDEC Manila Office

Room 102, Ground FloorPhilippine Social Science Center

Commonwealth Ave.(corner Central Ave.)

Quezon City

Tel +63 2 455 0981; 927 5542 / 5501Tel/Fax +63 2 927 7825

Enrico de Jesus-Ayson,son of Dr. Felix (SeniorResearch Specialist ofthe Marine FishProgram) and Dr.Evelyn (Head ofResearch) Ayson,graduated from

Kindergarten at SJMAin Tigbauan, Iloilo

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The inauguration was graced by AQD seniormanagement led by the Chief, Dr. Joebert Toledo, andsenior staff from the Binangonan Freshwater Station.

The occasion, although simple, was a happy affair as itturned out to be a reunion with some friends and

former staff of AQD. The former AQD ChiefDr. Flor Lacanilao, Dr. and Mrs. Luis Ma. Garcia,

Dr. Melchor Tayamen (BFAR) and Ms. Nieves Toledo(UPV) were also present

on the first of May (address and contact numbersin box at right).

MO now operates in a one-room 116 m2

space. The new office is just a few minutes driveaway from BFAR’s headquarters in the PhilippineCoconut Authority (PCA) Building and theDepartment of Agriculture.

AQD staff working closely with UP-MSI andother UP Diliman units would also find thelocation convenient. There may be opportunityto work or collaborate with the co-tenants in thePSSC building which are mostly NGOs.

The new MO allocates three work desks fortransient staff and consultants.

AQD can also avail itself of the amenitieswithin the PSSC building such as auditorium,training & meeting rooms, coffee shop andcanteen. The PSSC, built in 1983, was a donationof the Government of Japan to the PhilippineGovernment as a token of friendship andcooperation. - B Acosta

Fr. Bryan Steele of

St. Benedict Parish in

Quezon City performed the

blessing rite late afternoon onMay 2

Facade of the PSSCbuilding; the SEAFDECManila Office is on thefront ground floor


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Goodbye,Ponso

QD extends itsdeepest sympathy toAAAAA

the family of Mr. AlfonsoGernade, Pump Operator atTigbauan Main Station, who diedApril 17 in a motorcycle accidentin Buyu-an, Tigbauan.

Here are words from Ponso’sfriends emailed through RD HeadDr. EG Ayson.

Dr. Flor Lacanilao (FJL):Ponso’s death has brought sadness not only to mebut Melinda and four of our children, who met himduring our Holy Week vacation. He was with us atBoracay, Tigbauan, and Igang for 9 days. He was oneof the truly loyal employees of AQD.

I have known him since I was a researcher from1979-1980. We have been friends since then and whenI was the AQD Chief (1981-1982 and 1986-2002). Henever failed to see me whenever I visit Tigbauan afterthose years.

Ponso was also a truly loyal friend and drinkingbuddy. We used to have happy hours at thepumphouse, together with Billy Boy, Aurelio,George, Dodong, and few others whose names I can’trecall. Aurelio and Dodong always entertained us withtheir guitar and local songs. My favorite was “WhenMagellan discovered the Philippines.” I treasure thosedays.

In memory of Ponso, I raise my glass:

“I have drunk to your health in taverns;I have drunk to your health in my home;I have drunk to your health so damn many times;That I have almost ruined my own.

My deepest sympathy to Ponso’s family -- FJL

Dr. Weegee and Ms. GraceGarcia:Ponso will always be regardedin our family as the “gentlegiant.” We had a very longpagsasama together at AQDsince 1979 pa from crossing theGuimaras Strait to Igang andback to TMS via many AQDpumpboats many, many times,many happy hours with FJLand company, basketballintramurals, pakikibaka toresearch, atbp, kayahanggang ngayon aynalulungkot kami sa kanyangmadaliang pagpanaw.

Please extend our verydeepest sympathies to hisfamily.

Ms. Remia Travinia,Research Associate atthe Fish Health section,whose husband Vicentedied of throat cancer,Feb 7

Mr. Jerry Babiera, ResearchTechnician at the Feed

AAAAA QD staff seems tobe filling not a few

donation envelopes in thelast months. Gladly, wemust say, as our littlesupport helps ease the painof colleagues whose lovedones passed away; butalso quite sadly, for theloss of not a few goodpeople.

To the following, ourmost heartfelt condolences:

Mr. Ramy Depaclayon,Technician at Eng’gSection, whose motherNelida Baseca died ofpneumonia, Apr 17

Ms. Ma. Thesa Billena,Research Assistant atthe Biotech Lab, whosegrandmother Lilia diedof asthma secondary topneumonia, Feb 26

Mrs. Lucena Mallo, Eng’gSection, whosegrandmother Ma.Concepcion Aguilar-Sulit died of massiveintestinal bleeding,Mar 7

Development Section,whose daughterJesadith passed awayafter a battle withovarian cancer, Feb 27

Ms. Annie Franco,Research Assistant atthe Larval Food Lab,whose brother Allandied of sudden cardiacarrest, Feb 18

Dr. Mae Catacutan, VisitingScientist at the FeedDevelopment Section,whose father died

Mar 5Ms. Gregoria Pagador,

Research Specialist II atthe Fish Health Sectionwhose father Ramon Srdied of massive heartattack, Feb 15

Mr. Renato Agbayani,Head of Training &Information, who losthis mother-in-law

Dr. Anicia Q. Hurtado,Program Leader ofSeaweed StrainImprovement Program,who lost her sister-in-law

Ms. Didi Baticados, HRMSHead, whose brother-in-law Miguel Biter,aged 64, died of cardiacarrest, Mar 12

Mr. Armando Fermin,Program Leader ofIntegrated MolluskProgram, who lost hisuncle Juanito, Mar 11

C o n d o l e n c e s

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We’ll be inuniform!

elongingness toAQD. Pride in AQD.BBBBB

Representation of AQD.These are the three reasonswhy AQD employees willbe wearing uniformsstarting June 4.

An Ad Hoc Committee(chaired by Ms. MaritoneTresvalles) which wascreated by the AQD Chieflast Feb 17 hadbrainstormed four designsand coordinated with thesuppliers.

Powder blue is to beworn on Mondays, beigeon Tuesdays, avocadogreen on Wednesdays, andpeach or yellow onThursdays. No uniform onFriday, considered washday.

Lady employees canchoose to wear blouses orpolo shirts and pants or

skirts. Gentlemen can wearpolo barong (two types) orpolo shirts and pants orshorts.

In addition, 4-metergala cloth made of hablonwas provided to eachdivision/section heads andsenior staff. The hablon isintended for the creation ofa special occasion attire.

Ms. Tresvalles saidthat the committee got twosuppliers ~ Collezionneand ECCE Fashion.

The men’s Collezionneshirts costs between P432to P483 each depending onsize, while the women’scosts P390 to P432 each.Employees were given 15%discount but paid anadditional P16 for theembroidery of theSEAFDEC logo.

The first type of polobarong (gusot mayaman)for senior managers fromEcce Fashion costs P830each, including embroidery.The second one (rinahcloth) costs P750. Thepants (Armani) costs P600per cut.

A P5, 000 uniformallowance had been givenMarch 31 to regular andfixed-term employees whoare in active service as ofMarch 10. AQD directlypaid the suppliers anddeducted the amount fromthe uniform allowance.

The committee membersinclude Ms. Nancy Acdol,Mr. Stephen Alayon, Ms.Paciencia Garibay, Ms.Josette Gonzaga, Mr.Gerald Gonzaga, Ms. SalveGotera, Ms. Nira GraceLlona and Mr. ReynaldoTuburan.

A Q DA Q DA Q DA Q DA Q Da community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiencesa community sharing experiences

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Early birds get their picturestaken! Below, Cheche Bautistaand Kim Caumban model theoffice attire while at right, the

lab guys led by Marget Arnaizprefer the tees. All for

Wednesday

Padug-antradition HHHHH

appy are the tanks that have been gracedby the traditional rite of padugo, and

may the milkfish fry raised there be healthy andthrive :+> The marine fish program team led byDr. Felix Ayson invited researchers, techniciansand on-the-job trainees on May 11 to witness therite and have lunch afterwards. The eight newtanks at AQD’s Integrated Fish BroodstockHatchery Complex are 10-ton larval rearing tanksintended for year-round production of milkfish fry.

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