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Title AQD Matters 2006 June - July
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Issue Date 2006
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SEAFDEC/AQDunites for a
quest:responsible and
sustainableaquaculture
development
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n July 7, 2006, abrief and simpleinstallation ceremony
was presided over byUndersecretary SalvadorSalacup of the Department ofAgriculture.
Usec Salacup started withrecognizing Dr. JoebertToledo’s 24-years of“committed and dedicated
service to SEAFDEC/AQD”and his “invaluablecontribution to the pursuit ofresponsible aquaculture in thePhilippines and the rest ofSoutheast Asia.” UsecSalacup noted Dr. Toledo’snumerous published researchpapers, awards, and effortstowards extendingtechnologies to the private
sector, which, he said,“undeniably speak of a personwho adheres to excellence,scholarship, and concern forthe industry and theenvironment. His unselfishsharing of his work is amanifestation of his sense ofservice and love of hisprofession.”
“With great expectation,”Usec Salacup continued, “theSEAFDEC Council and therest of the SEAFDECcommunity in BruneiDarussalam, Cambodia,Indonesia, Japan, LaoPeople’s Democratic Republic,Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Singapore,Thailand, and the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam all lookforward to Dr. Toledo’sleadership as the Chief ofSEAFDEC/AQD.”
As representative of theDepartment of Agriculture inthe Philippines, the hostcountry of SEAFDEC/AQD,the Undersecretary thenvested Dr. Joebert Toledo allthe prerogatives andresponsibilities of the Chief ofSEAFDEC AquacultureDepartment. “In recognition ofyour high office and greatresponsibility,” Usec Salacupconcluded, “I present you thismace, the seal of SEAFDEC,symbol of authority of youroffice, and symbol of honorand great scientific tradition ofSEAFDEC.” Usec Salacup wasassisted by AQD DeputyChief Dr. Koichi Okuzawa.
Dr. Joebert Toledo, accepting the SEAFDEC mace, makes his pledge topursue AQD's mandates on research, training and info dissemination. Tohis right is Usec Salacup with Dr. Okuzawa behind him. Partly hiddenare Dr. Toledo's father and son. For the full text of his speech, see ourwebsite www.seafdec.org.ph
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iscovery is not thedifficulty,” says Dr.Evelyn Grace de
Jesus-Ayson as she summedup the 2-day nationalsymposium on fisheries andaquatic biotechnology. Thesymposium was held at TMSfrom 5 to 6 July and wasjointly organized bySEAFDEC/AQD and UPV’sNational Institute ofMolecular Biology andBiotechnology.
The symposium aims tocontribute to the PhilippineRoadmap for Agriculture andFisheries BiotechnologyProgram (2006-2016) and tothe National Research andDevelopment Agenda forFisheries and AquaticBiotechnology, specifically,by identifying research gaps,developing strategies toaddress common concerns,and enhancing collaborationCONTINUED ON PAGE 5
In-house newsletter of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, Tigbauan, Iloilo
AQD Matters June.July 2006 2
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A
The new AQD Chief, Dr.Joebert Toledo, accepted themace and took his pledge. “Iaccept this mace and pledgeto devote myself to thepursuit of the three mandatesof SEAFDEC/AQD – research,training, and informationdissemination - entrusted tome as the Chief of SEAFDEC/AQD. I likewise pledge tohave SEAFDEC/AQD pursue
responsible aquaculture forthe betterment of theaquaculture industry in thePhilippines and the rest ofSoutheast Asia, theenvironment, and futuregenerations. So help me God.”
Witnessing the installationceremony were the HonorableCongresswoman Janette Garinof the First District of Iloilo,the Honorable Congressman
INSTALLATION .... FROM PAGE 1
QD held a 1-dayworkshop on June27 to determine
technologies developed fromits Research Division thatcould already be verified inpilot- or commercial-scale withthe private sector. Attendedby program leaders and seniorstaff, this joint RD-TVCD-TIDworkshop produced a matrixof candidate technologies andplans for technologydissemination (thru farmdemonstration, training, ormanual-writing).
Most of the transferabletechnologies are in the area ofmarine fish hatchery,especially that of milkfish,rabbitfish, grouper, snapper,and seabass. AQD hasdeveloped artificial larval andweaning diets for these fishes,and there are plans todemonstrate the goodperformance of these diets in
AQD production hatcheriesand in interested privatehatcheries. After which, AQDwill write a multi-specieshatchery manual for SoutheastAsian fish hatchery operators.
AQD is also ready todisseminate its mudcrabhatchery technology.Refinements in the protocolwill be incorporated in therevision of the mudcrabhatchery manual, and in thecurrent training syllabus.
For shrimp, the mostwelcome development is theuse ofindigenousprobiotics thatwill combatluminousbacteria. For thegiant freshwaterprawn, a lake-based nursery
AQD determinesAQD determinesAQD determinesAQD determinesAQD determinestransferabletransferabletransferabletransferabletransferabletechnologiestechnologiestechnologiestechnologiestechnologies
Exequiel Javier of Antique,previous Chiefs of AQD (Dr.Efren Ed. Flores, Dr. FlorLacanilao, Dr. Rogelio Juliano,and Dr. Alfredo Santiago),various representatives fromthe private sector and theacademe including UPVChancellor Dr. Glenn Aguilar,the Toledo family and friends,and the SEAFDEC/AQDemployees.
As a result of the June 27workshop and division meetings,
TVCD will implement, startingAugust, eight verification studies
on the culture of white shrimp,mudcrab, grouper, seabass andmilkfish using AQD-formulateddiets. Another eight production
studies will be done at TMS,DBS and IMSS
THE PAST AQD CHIEFS SPEAK: Dr. Efren Ed. Flores remembers contented employees who enjoyed government-granted benefits and much more. Dr. Flor Lacanilao notes that "money is not the cause of performance but thatperformance alone can get AQD much-needed funds." He believes there is no substitute for science and technologyand that the country without science can not be saved. Dr. Rogelio Juliano recalls the budget problem in his timeand that, from his vantage point now, "everybody looks new and everybody is young." Dr. Alfredo Santiagoreminisces about AQD's "'bloody' and colorful" past and recalls a shooting incident at the old LeganesBrackishwater Station
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t went without a hitch,”reports Training SectionHead Kaylin Corre,
describing the conduct of the4th training in a series ofactivities under the ASEANHuman ResourcesDevelopment Project forSustainable Fisheries inBIMP-EAGA. The thrust ofthe training-workshop wasenhancing the capability ofgovernment officers to adviseshrimp farmers on goodaquaculture practices todecrease disease risks andincrease profits.
The training was heldMay 22-25 at the RiverviewHotel, Bandar Seri Begawan,Brunei Darussalam. Therewere 22 participants, 18officers of Brunei’sDepartment of Fisheries (DOF)and 4 farm operators. Thenumber is 12 more thanplanned for, and, at therequest of the DOF Director,the per diem of the original 10were spent instead on teabreak for all.
The AQD contingent werecomposed of (1) Dr. CeliaPitogo who lectured on theselection of good qualityshrimp fry, impact of diseasedevelopment, and detectingdisease signs at the farm level;(2) Dr. Fe Estepa whodiscussed penaeid biologyand fry identification; (3) Dr.Leobert de la Pena who talkedabout containing shrimpdisease outbreaks, pond siteselection and construction,pond preparation, and soil/water management; and (4)Ms. Kaylin Corre whocoordinated the training withthe help of DOF’s ActingDeputy Director Abdul HalidiMohd Salleh (also theSEAFDEC NationalCoordinator for Brunei) andFisheries Officer/Fish HealthLab Head Dyg Wanidawatibinti Awg Tamat.
After the technicallectures, three of theparticipants presented casestudies of shrimp farms, their
operations, cultured species,problems encountered andothers.
There was also a field tripto two farms and to thegovernment water pumpingstation supplying seawater to6 farms that cover 92 ha. Thefirst farm visited was an 18-hafarm culturing Penaeusstylirostris and P. monodon.The second had 27 units of3,000 m2 compartments alsowith the same shrimp stock.The AQD researchersdemonstrated in situ themethod for detecting signs ofdisease and how to tell thetwo species apart. Theparticipants took notes of thediseases they observed andlater used the list in theworkshop determining needsand requirements for farmlevel disease diagnosis.
Lastly, Dr. Pitogo briefedthe participants on the code ofpractice for sustainable shrimpfarming.
QD coordinated the5-day, 3-countrystudy tour of the
Cavite State University(CvSU) – Naic faculty as partof the mutual agreement totrain the CvSU faculty onfisheries R&D. On May 30, thefirst stop for SuperintendentDr. Hernando Robles,instructors Weeny Tandang-
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Escobar and Jocelyn Robles,and AQD Training SpecialistRuby Bombeo was BARC, theBrackishwater AquacultureResearch Center in JohorBahru, Malaysia.
BARC has a very similarmandate with AQD. It isheaded by KathamuthuSubramaniam, a NACA-SEAFDEC alumnus. Its
research officer, Fadzilah bintiYosuf, was a participant of theUNESCO-MAB SeaBrNet
BARC facilities: Raceways forgrowing seabass and grouper(left); biomass culture of Artemiain raceways [RUBY BOMBEO PHOTOS]
AQD Matters June.July 2006 4
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OCabuyao andBacolod:
AQD shows offits products
June 21-23 had AQDexhibiting its R&D programsat the 5th National PrawnCongress organized by thePhilippine Shrimp IndustryInc. in Bacolod City. Thecongress may have seen itsmost number of participants,more than 600 from industry,academe and research sectors.
AQD Chief Dr. JoebertToledo, who was invited todeliver a message, explainedAQD's current programs onshrimp (the focus is still ontiger+white shrimps and ontesting indigenousprobiotics). Dr. Toledo alsoinvited the shrimp industry toavail themselves of servicesoffered by AQD, most notablythat of the test for residues of
n May 23-25, AQDmade its presencefelt in the
countryside by providing freetechnical advice to practicingfish farmers and neophyteaquaculturists attending anagri-trade fair in Laguna. Thefair was organized by theCabuyao LGU. The exhibitorsalong with AQD wereSchering Plough, UPLBBiotech, and PhilRice.
As AQD scientist Dr. Ma.Rowena Eguia noted, the fairwas a chance to advertise andpromote AQD’s R&D, training,and other activities. Theinvitation came because someCabuyao farmer-residents hadcome to know of AQDthrough their attendance tothe training course onfreshwater aquaculture.
TPartnershipsPartnershipsPartnershipsPartnershipsPartnershipswith Antiquewith Antiquewith Antiquewith Antiquewith Antique
and Capizand Capizand Capizand Capizand Capiz
Bacolod shrimp congress: Mercedes Maceren andDr. Emilia Quinitio (above) volunteered to man theAQD booth with Dr. Fe Estepa and Lillian Gustilo.They sold a record P80,300 and U$200 worth ofAQD books [FD ESTEPA PHOTO]
Cabuyao trade fair: Local mayor Nila Aguillo
(in green) poses with her staff and with AQD
researchers[BFS PHOTO]
antibiotics and pesticides. Nota few shrimp farmers hadthought that this test is notavailable in the country.
Most of the congressdiscussions were on the exoticPacific white shrimp Penaeusvannamei, and covered theadvances in hatchery andculture and the results of thebreeding and culture tests inthe Philippines. Many of theparticipants were apparentlyvery pleased to hear thatBFAR is recommending thelifting of its import ban. It was,however, made clear that thewhite shrimp should be takenfrom accredited specific-pathogen-free facilities.
The congress also took upthe regulations on importationrecently adopted by theEuropean Union and Japan.
o bring itstechnologies to poorvillages and townswith troubled aquatic
resource management, AQDhas conceived of a 3-yearproject on Institutionalcapacity development forsustainable aquaculture andstock enhancement (ICD-SASE). The goal is toempower stakeholders tobecome efficient resourcemanagers and prudentresource users through
enhancement of theirknowledge and skills inaquaculture and coastalresources management.
The first to sign on theproject was the Congressmanof Antique. The honorablelawmaker Exequiel Javierimmediately allocated P500,000for projects in his district, andsigned an agreement with theAQD Chief on June 29 in SanJose, Antique. AQD is taskedto consult and plan withindividual towns the projects
appropriate to their respectiveareas.
Under the guidance of TIDhead Renato Agbayani, amulti-disciplinary team hasgone to Antique twice, thefirst on June 29-30 to meetwith key informants, thesecond on July 18-19 toconsult with the big threegroups of LGUs. Thesegroups are LIPASECU whichcovers the northern end of theprovince; CAM-CRAME, the
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n June 9, Dr. SiriEkmaharaj made hissecond visit to AQD
as Secretary-General. In ageneral assembly of AQDemployees, Dr. Siri warmlywelcomed the new AQD Chief,Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, to theSEAFDEC family and said thatAQD employees should beproud of their Chief as he is arecognized expert in
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aquaculture in Southeast Asia.Dr. Siri also noted thatSEAFDEC needs moresupport from nationalorganizations though hostcountries have already giventheir full support (people andfacilities) to the departmentsin their care. He wished agood future for AQD and itsemployees.
Dr. Toledo, on the otherhand, spoke briefly aboutAQD’s plans on regionalnetworking and joiningresearch consortiums. Henoted that Dr. Siri is not astranger to AQD, havingattended aquaculturemeetings as the Thaigovernment’s representative,and lauded his work on
mangrove-friendlyaquaculture.
Both gentlemen are oldschoolmates at HiroshimaUniversity in the early 2000swhen Dr. Siri was completinghis Doctorate in AquaticEcosystems Management andDr. Toledo his Doctorate inAgriculture.
Later in the day, Dr. Sirihad a meeting with AQDdivision heads who presentedsummaries of research,technology verification,training and informationdissemination activities.
The Sec-Gen wasaccompanied by Mr. SomnukPornpatimakorn, theSecretariat’s administrationand finance coordinator.
QD scientist Dr. Ma.Lourdes Cuvin-Aralarappeared in a new
science textbook series writtenfor Filipino high schoolstudents. Dr. Aralar is featuredas an aquaculturist in Chapter16 Water for a Thirsty Worldof the Integrated Science (YearI) volume of the series. Thebook also featured howscientists work as a team (theway they do at SEAFDEC).The textbook andaccompanying laboratorymanual are published byPhoenix in the Philippines.
Scientist inScientist inScientist inScientist inScientist ina booka booka booka booka book
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among the different R&Dunits from governmentagencies, universities,research institutions andindustry.
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There are several groupsfrom state universities andgovernment or regionalresearch units working onseveral areas of fisheries andaquatic biotech in thePhilippines. AQD, however, isat present mainly focused onfour areas: molecularmicrobiology (rapid diseasedetection and diagnosis),molecular endocrinology andgenetics (growthenhancement and geneticcharacterization of wild stocksof freshwater prawns), algalproduction (strainimprovement in seaweeds andhigh density production ofalgae used as food for fish,crustacean and mollusklarvae), and fish feedtechnology (nutrientenhancement anddevelopment of low-pollutingdiets).
“The difficulty ofbiotechnology research anddevelopment in thePhilippines is in bringinglaboratory results to pilot- orcommercial-scale as thisrequires investors with a lot ofmoney and foresight,” Dr.
Ayson, RD Head, continues.“Then there’s the problem ofmarketing ‘biotech’ productsespecially with the stronglobby of those groups againstgenetic modification of anykind.” But whatever futureaquatic biotech will hold forthe Philippines, the expertspresent in the symposium allagree that it is much better tocontinue working to fulfill thebiotech potential and be readywhen the biotech industrywould eventually start takingoff in the country.
The controversial geneticmodification is still a long wayfor fisheries and aquaticbiotechnology. Efforts instock management andconservation are currentlyfocused on the developmentof breeding and culturetechniques for target speciesfor stock enhancement like thegiant clam, sea urchin, seacucumber, top shell, abalone,capiz shell, seahorse, andangel wings, as well as geneticcharacterization of wild andhatchery-bred stocks and
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TMarfishMarfishMarfishMarfishMarfishtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingtraining
at TMSat TMSat TMSat TMSat TMS
he internationaltraining on marinefish hatchery was
attended by 8 participantsfrom Australia, Cambodia,Vietnam, Federated States ofMicronesia, Indonesia, andthe Philippines. Four of themwere funded by theGovernment of Japan (GOJ)while the rest went by privatefunds. The Australianparticipant, Kenneth GabrielChow, opted to extend hisstay at AQD under theinternship program.
Ms. Myleen Magistrado,the class chair, thanked theAQD lecturers, practical
instructors, and training stafffor what she calls “excellentlectures, perfect practicals,comfortable stay.” She saidshe and her classmates wereimpressed with the patienceand quality time spent bythose involved in the course.
The AQD Chief andDeputy Chief distributed thetraining certificates, enjoiningeach trainee to share andapply their newly gainedknowledge in promoting theirrespective countries’aquaculture industry.
Dr. Joebert Toledo notedthat seed production is one ofthe basic aspects of fish
culture in the same way thatrice needs seed to sow. Heurged the trainees to showtheir social responsibility byfollowing the code of conductfor responsible aquacultureand fisheries. Dr. KoichiOkuzawa, on the other hand,was happy to note theattendance of 4 additionaltrainees from Vietnam and ofanother trainee working in theMiddle East who was in a pastsession. AQD has welcomedmore and more countries to itsdoors.
Marine fish hatchery is a45-day course. This year’sbatch trained May 3 - June 15.
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Training at AQD hasnever been easy, whatwith 80% practicals(at left, the marfishtrainees did inducedbreeding and netinstallation exercises)and only 20% lecture.Getting a certificate oftraining is a happyocassion
central part; andCOASTHAVEN, the southernend.
The second 2-dayconsultation was attended byabout 70 fisherfolk,government technicians, SBs,and mayors. AQD presentedits experiences in Malalison(by RF Agbayani) and howthe lessons learned there wereused by Pandan Bay's fourtowns to organize themselves(D Baticados). AQD alsotalked about its transferabletechnologies (Dr. NSChavoso), stock enhancement
(A Fermin), training (K Corre)and information (M Castanos)programs. Dr. E Amardiscussed biophysical impactassessment while D Baticadosthe socioeconomic impacts ofproject intervention. The LGUgroups on the other handintroduced their organizationsand discussed their problems.Lack of technical know-how(aquaculture for alternativelivelihood) heads the list.
As a result, AQD will firstput up a demo seabass culturein Hamtic and training 11 pondworkers at the same time. Thiswill be done August 2-4.
In addition, the Chief,Deputy Chief, RD and TIDHeads signed a separateagreement with LIPASECU forthe stock enhancement ofgiant clam and abalone inMalalison. This was July 12.
Meanwhile, GovernorVicente Bermejo of Capiz hasasked AQD to prepare asimilar MOA as Antique. TheAQD team visited thegovernor, the provincialagriculturist and other keyinformants in Capiz onJuly 13.
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AQD's 33rd yearAQD's 33rd yearAQD's 33rd yearAQD's 33rd yearAQD's 33rd yearcelebrationcelebrationcelebrationcelebrationcelebration
at TMSat TMSat TMSat TMSat TMST he celebration week ~
July 3 to 7 ~ startedwith treeplanting on
Monday, a modest medicalmission for the neighboringcommunity on Tuesday, a2-day national biotechsymposium Wednesday andThursday, and anniversarymass (officiated by Rev. Fr.
Sinforoso Padilla Jr) and mainprogramme on Friday.
Friday saw the blessing ofthe refurbished TID lecture-conference rooms; the AQDChief formally installed in hispost by Philippine governmentrepresentative Usec SalvadorSalacup; the book Seaweeds ofPanay launched; Dr. JHPrimavera and Dr. FP Pascual
honored by AQD for theircontribution to science andindustry; and Dean DomicianoK. Villaluz Memorial Lectureheld in the afternoon.
The week-long celebrationended with parlor games(employees played bingo fourtimes, a mudcrab messagerelay, and an improvised"pinaka" game) and a get-together dinner party.
Kudos to the anniversarycommittee chaired by Ms.Kaylin Corre for the fun andmeaningful celeb.
Ten mango and 100 langka trees were plantednear the elevated freshwater tank at TMS. Theemployees were joined by a UPV economicsclass, and both groups joyfully sang thrice JoyceKilmer's tree poem during the snack break.The poem goes "I think that I shall never see,a poem lovely as a tree... A tree that looks atGod all day, and lifts her leafy arms to pray..."
A total of 57 residents (38 children+19 adults) of Buyu-an, the barangaywhere TMS belongs, were served bythe medical mini-mission. Theresidents were examined by twodoctors (Dr. Lygeia Gilongos andDr. Sylvia Gepes), a midwife (NinfaTorreto), and brgy. health workers(Carmelina Maglocot and DelilahTaton). They were accompanied by
Authors Dr. Anician Hurtado, Ma.Rovilla Luhan and Dr. NicolasGuanzon Jr. handed over the first 30copies to industry and academeguests. The 50-page second editionSeaweeds of Panay lists 112 speciesof seaweeds, 27 of which are newrecords to Panay.
Two other2-page flyers wereintroduced to theaudience: (1)Living with susoin bangus pondsand (2) Cageculture of thegiant freshwaterprawnMacrobrachiumrosenbergii in lakes
brgy. kapitan Mor Miranda.AQD gave away mostlyvitamins, headache med, andcough syrup as the childrenhad colds, were febrile, andexhibited loss of appetite
Honored with plaques ofrecognition for exemplaryachievement wereDr. Jurgenne HonculadaPrimavera (in the fieldspenaeid shrimp aquaculture,environment-friendlyaquaculture and mangroveecology) and Dr. FelicitasPascual (in the field ofshrimp and fish nutrition)
This year's Dean Domiciano K. Villaluz Memorial Lecturewas given by Dr. Aklani Rose Hidalgo, Director of UPV'sInstitute of Fish Processing Technology. She spoke on"Processing and market potentials of aquacultureproducts". Above, the Villaluz sons Tony and Nitoy gaveDr. Hidalgo a token of appreciation
Happy 33rd!Happy 33rd!Happy 33rd!Happy 33rd!Happy 33rd!
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development of molecularmarkers. The University of thePhilippines’ Marine ScienceInstitute and SEAFDEC/AQDare active in this front.
In health management ofshrimp and fish, AQDresearchers continue todevelop techniques for rapiddisease diagnosis especiallyfor viruses using biotechtools, explore the use ofindigenous probiotics andimmunostimulants, anddevelop vaccines. These arepractical tools to help fishfarmers save their crops. Ofcourse, the occurrence ofdiseases in fish farms may beprevented by good husbandrypractices, but this may notalways be the case. Diseaseagents are, after all,ubiquitous in theenvironment, and the rapidtransport of people andproducts adds to the risk.
Perhaps closer to mostpeople’s imagination of GMOs(genetically modifiedorganisms) may be the R&Don controlled breeding. Butlike stock management,breeding programs are as yetfocused on broodstockmanagement includingbroodstock nutrition,development of molecularmarkers and molecular
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COMMUNITY .... PAGE 10
Dr. Flor Lacanilao, retiredUP Diliman Professor of MarineScience and ex-AQD Chief andex-UPV Chancellor: Publicunderstanding of science [July28]
Dr. Ralph Turingan,Associate Professor at theFlorida Institute of Technology:Experimental design andstatistical analysis [July 10 toNovember, every Monday, 4-6PM]
Food should not only taste good,it should be safeIt is rather scary to hear of the hazards in eating cultured fish. Dr. AklaniRose Hidalgo of UPV, this year’s DKV lecturer, lists them as: food-bornetrematode infections, bacterial diseases, viruses; residues of agro-chemicals like the banned Brestan, veterinary drugs and heavy metals.Hence, the successful marketing of aquaculture products globally nowhinges on food quality and safety. This food safety should start from the(farm) gate to the (dinner) plate, and compliant with HACCP or the HazardAnalysis Critical Control Point to name one.
To increase marine product exports and maintain the viability of theaquaculture industry, Dr. Hidalgo suggests selling innovative (unique,desirable) foods to niche markets like the halal, kosher, organic, and qualityethnic food markets.
Fish by itself is already considered halal or permitted under Sharia lawwithout the prayer ritual for slaughtering animals by an Imam. The globalhalal trade is estimated at US$150 billion with the major markets found inSoutheast Asia (Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country), Indiaand China. The supply of halal products worldwide is considered low.
Kosher means proper, in conformity and clean, with the dairy, meat,and cereal ingredients separated in a product. Kosher-certified consumersinclude Jews, lactose-intolerant persons, vegetarians, and Muslims.
Organically-farmed products must be produced and certified as such,the organic process beginning in pond preparation to feeding untilprocessing.
The traditional or ethnic products are produced employing basicingredients using simple, traditional methods and unsophisticatedequipment. Southeast Asian countries are known for fermented fish (patis,bagoong, burong isda or rice-fish ferment), salted fish (binuro), dried fish(daing), and smoked fish (tinapa).
In addition to HACCP, food producers must have Good ManufacturingPractices (GMP), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), foodstandards (microbial, chemical, sensorial), and traceability of all the rawmaterials used.
Course on ResponsibleAquaculture last April 2005.Yosuf also heads the Geneticand Molecular BiologyLaboratory while Azmi binRani, also a research officerand participant of theMangrove Friendly ShrimpAquaculture in October-November 2004 heads theFish/Shrimp Health Unit.
BARC has a total area of252 hectares and is one of thebranches of the FisheriesResearch Institute (FRI) underthe Department of FisheriesMalaysia. It has operatedsince 1978, and has a tidalpond system and modernpond facilities. Personnel
complement is about 90, anddistributed into the fish/shrimp unit, feed and nutritionunit, fish/shrimp health unit,biotechnology unit, geneticsand molecular biology unit,and extension services. Eachof the 6 units covers researchto technology transfer.
The achievements ofBARC include development ofan intensive culture systemfor tiger shrimp, a nurserysystem for seabassfingerlings, patented tigershrimp feed formulation,which was adopted by a localfeed miller, development offeed formulation for bananashrimp and seabass, designfor a feed spraying machine toease workload, design for a
CvSU-NAIC .... PAGE 3 prawn grader to handle largevolume of shrimp, increase inshrimp production from 2 to 6tons/ha/cycle in 110 days,increase in the survival rate ofseabass fingerlings from 20%to 70% using the racewaysystem, development ofculture technology for severalnew species of marine fish,development of a round pondwith plastic lining and centraldrainage system to increaseshrimp production andsuccessful incorporation ofsoybean meal to partiallyreplace fishmeal.
Next stop, next issue:Next stop, next issue:Next stop, next issue:Next stop, next issue:Next stop, next issue:Batam Island, IndonesiaBatam Island, IndonesiaBatam Island, IndonesiaBatam Island, IndonesiaBatam Island, Indonesia
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(and grow-out) system isbeing disseminated to theprivate sector.
AQD is also ready toembark on the transfer ofabalone hatchery technology.A manual for abalone hatcheryoperations will be writtenwhile the training coursescontinue. Nursery and grow-out techniques for abalonewill be refined for later pilot-testing in private farms.Hatchery-reared abaloneseedstock are planned to bedispersed in marine protected
areas under Agreements withPhilippine local governmentunits, and will be initiallyimplemented in the provinceof Antique.
In the case of grow-outculture, the transferabletechnologies include anintegrated culture system forshrimp involving oyster,tilapia and seaweeds to cleanup shrimp effluent. Similarly,the bacteria and algae derivedfrom the green water culturesystem will be tested asprobiotics in shrimp ponds.This is after laboratory studies
tagging. Conventionalbreeding and seed productiontechniques have been usedfor fishes (milkfish, grouper,snapper, seabass, rabbitfish,tilapia, catfish, bighead carp),crustaceans (shrimp, crabs),and mollusks (abalone,trochus shell, capiz shell).Most, if not all, of thesespecies have their life cyclescompleted or closed incaptivity. Most of the workhas been done by AQD.Selective breeding forimproved traits (e.g. fastgrowth and salinity tolerance)has been done mostly ontilapia. BFAR’s NationalFisheries Research andDevelopment Institute hasalready some success inbreeding a fast-growing salinetilapia they call molobicus.This new strain is a crossbetween Oreochromismossambicus and O. niloticus.
The strain improvementof seaweeds is an industrynecessity. The stocks have
been deteriorating in qualitybecause most of the farmedseedstocks in the country arebranch offs from early 1970sstocks. Seaweed farmers arefaced with “ice-ice” orwhitening of seaweeds bywhat may be agar-digestingbacteria. Seaweeds may alsobe of use in bioremediation asthey can absorb organic,heavy metal, and otherpollutants. To safeguardoriginal seaweed strains andpreserve biodiversity, UP-MSIhas started a seaweedseedbank. AQD likewiseplans to put up a seaweedseed bank initially for speciesendemic in Panay but willcollaborate with UP-MSI,other research institutions andother seaweed industrystakeholders to establish arepository of all Philippineseaweeds.
AQD has interest indeveloping less pollutingfeeds, too. The tool is
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necessarily biotech becausethe alternative to animal feedsources is only plant sources,and nutrients from plants arenot readily available unlessthese undergo furtherprocessing (like addingenzymes).
R&D initiatives ofuniversities including UP’sNational Institutes ofBiotechnology and MolecularBiology, the Marine ScienceInstitute, and others, focus onmicrobial enzyme production;isolation and characterizationof bioactive compounds fromalgae, sponges, coelenterates,tunicates and microbes;isolation and characterizationof marine toxins andproduction of antibodies fordrug development, etc. Someresults, like microbial enzymeproduction systemsdeveloped at UPLB-Biotech,are ready forcommercialization.
The biotech symposiumwas attended by about 100participants from research,academe and government. Itwas sponsored by DA, BFAR-NFRDI, PCASTRD andPCAMRD of DOST,Intellectual PropertyPhilippines, Tateh Aquafeeds,Oversea, Cargill Purina,Feedmix, and GentAquaculture Technologies.
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have proven that thesebacteria and algae havemetabolites with inhibitoryeffects on the luminousbacteria. Polyculture withtilapia, rabbitfish, seabass,snapper, milkfish, or grouperwill also be verified since astudy has shown that mucusfrom the skins of these fishesis bactericidal.
AQD-developed artificialdiets for grow-out culture ofgrouper, white shrimp,mudcrab and milkfish will beverified and extended.
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August-DecemberAugust-DecemberAugust-DecemberAugust-DecemberAugust-DecemberAUGUST is the official start of thebiometric system of recording attendanceby having the computer recognize theemployee identification card code andthen impressing one's thumb print on thepad. Employees at TMS have beenpracticing since July 17. AQD stationswithout the system will be using thebandyclock.
KPMG, the external auditor ofSEAFDEC, has been tasked to conduct ahuman resource study beginning July.The package includes a capacity buildingseminar, staffing, performance monitor /rewards by point system, and a manual ofoperations as a last output. The newpolicies on human resource managementcould take effect in 2007. For starters,KPMG has distributed a jobanalysis / position questionnaire to befilled up by all.
JOURNAL CLUB and the RDresearch seminar series are good venuesto hear about as-yet unpublishedresearch or just about anything. They arelively and interesting. Held at the RD AV-Room, both are open to all. This Junethrough July, we have heard from:
Dr. Michael Rice, Professor ofFisheries and Aquaculture of the Univer-sity of Rhode Island: Reproductivesuppression in the quahog clam in highdensity protected fishery areas in RhodeIsland [June 8]
Dr. Felix Ayson, AQD scientist, Howto present an oral paper duringscientific meetings [June 22]
AQD Matters is published by theDevelopment Communication Unit
TID, Tigbauan Main Station
For contributions / feedback, email:[email protected]@aqd.seafdec.org.ph
Thanks toDr. EG de Jesus-Ayson for reviewing the
biotech article and Dr. MR Eguia, Dr. FD Estepa, Ms. KG Corre,
Ms. RF Bombeo for the travel reportsand the pictures.
2-4 AugustOn-site training on seabass culture forfisherfolk, Hamtic, Antique
3 AugustRD seminar at TMS: Enhancing diseasemonitoring in shrimp through GISby Dr. CL Pitogo
4 AugustJournal Club seminar at TMS:A crowded house- the plight of the Europeanseabass on stress responses andbioenergetics by RE Mamauag
Stock enhancement by Ronald Maliao
Mid-AugustBrowse our newly reconstructed website
15-29 AugustSpecial training course on abalone hatcheryseed production and culture, TMS
21-24 AugustAQD exhibit to ICEMAN (InternationalConference-Exhibition on Mangroves ofIndian and Western Pacific Oceans)c/o Dr. JH PrimaveraLegend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
12-15 SeptemberTraining on farm-based feed preparation forfreshwater aquacultureIndonesia [AQD+BIMP-EAGA]
30 days in September-OctoberTraining course on crab seed production
4 September - 12 FebruaryE-Learning: AquaHealth
5-7 OctoberAQD exhibit at the AgriLink / FoodLink /AquaLink, World Trade Center, Manila
9-29 NovemberSpecial training course on abalone hatcheryseed producion and culture, TMS
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AQD Matters is the newsletter of all employees.We would thus love to hear from you, in your own
words ... the only limitation being the space, so pleaselimit write-ups to a single page and that would
include 1-2 pictures already. Together, let us cover more ofthe social aspects of the AQD community and getto know each other more. SSSSSEAFDEC/AQD unites
for a quest: sustainable andresponsible aquaculture development
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