OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2006 www.seafdec.org.ph AQDAQDAQD Matters In-house newsletter of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, Tigbauan, Iloilo ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Capiz signs ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ovember 16, a The Capiz project, The Capiz provincial NNThursday, was a however, has three phases: government, on the other on a P2.66M good day for AQD when brackishwater aquaculture hand, will adopt the Chief Dr. Joebert Toledo (November 2006 to October technologies introduced by project signed two separate MOAs 2007), freshwater aqua and AQD, legislate the with Capiz that will bring in marine fish hatchery (Feb corresponding guidelines P2,660,730 in project funds 07-Jan 08), and coastal and standards on resource in the next two years. resource management (Feb sustainability (they had Signed with Governor 07-Jan 08). sought approval from the Vicente Bermejo was the AQD will provide provincial board about this first MOA detailing an technical support systems SEAFDEC project), and institutional capacity- and services; develop appropriate a P2.66 M fund building project on capacities of the province’s which will include payment sustainable aquaculture target beneficiaries such as of AQD’s management- and fishery resources LGU technicians, fishpond administrative overhead management. This may operators and fisherfolk; cost (15% of project cost). sound familiar because this undertake research on The second MOA is is the same concept as the carrying capacity of Capiz tripartite, with Governor Antique project being resources and on breeding- Bermejo and Capiz State implemented with a hatchery of diwal; and University. CAPSU is P500,000 fund from assess project impact. represented by its Congressman E. Javier. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ President, Dr. Rochellir Dadivas. This MOA Governor Bermejo (inset) relates that the Capiz implements phase I of the The two MOAs on technology transfer and project started with his letter of congratulations Capiz project. assistance with Capiz Governor Vicente to the newly installed AQD Chief Dr. JD Toledo, CAPSU will be the site Bermejo (in yellow) and CapSU Vice and, with it, his request for technical assistance. of the training and demo President for Administration Dr. Editha He called the signing a “great development” Magallanes (seated, leftmost) are signed farm on seabass, grouper, because of the short time period between November 16 at the Roxas City Capitol mudcrab and siganid conceptualization and agreement. Building. Witnessing the event are Capiz culture. After the signing ceremony, the AQD mayors, Sanguniang Panlalawigan members, Phase II will be project team meets with the Provincial Agricul- municipal action officers; AQD, BFAR and implemented in a man-made turist Sylvia de la Cruz PCAMRD staff, and members of the media (rightmost) and CapSU lake in Tapaz, and in the representatives to satellite milkfish hatchery discuss starting dates for ran by a cooperative near pond preparation, Roxas City. stocking, and training Like Antique, the Capiz project is jointly handled by three divisions of AQD: Research, Technology Verification- Commercialization, and Training-Information. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ aquaculture specialist ○○○○○○○○○○○○ he what? Yup, commodity leaders (for Dream team would be needed for the there’s a team from marine fish, Dr. FG Ayson; TT freshwater hatchery project in action: RD, TVCD, and TID that’s for abalone, AC Fermin) making the rounds in and key research (for stock in Tibiao with the Poly- Antique Panay and Negros to link enhancement, JL Ramos; technic State College of up with LGUs and extend for stock assessment, Dr. E Antique, and for the man- and Capiz AQD technologies. Amar; for socioeconomics, made dam at Tapaz, Capiz. At first, the team was Dr. ND Salayo and Here’s a glimpse of the jokingly referred to as D Baticados; for cage dream team’s activities AQD’s “dream team” or by culture, A Gaitan), training leading up to the MOA the AQD Chief’s initials (K Corre) and information signing with Governor JDT (Joebert’s (M Castanos) staff. Vicente Bermejo on the Dream Team) Team leader RF project Institutional because of its Agbayani plans to tap as capacity building on multi- many AQD experts as the sustainable aquaculture disciplinary stakeholders would need. and fishery resources composition For instance, a freshwater management. and self- JULY 13: FIRST GRIN & GRIP MEETING OF KEY INFORMANTS imposed mission AT ROXAS CITY of directly reaching out to stakehold- ers. The dream team is now an e-group with the address dream_team@ aqd.seafdec.org. ph to facilitate ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ communication. The team assessed the needs of Capiz by discussing with key The members informants, including Governor Bermejo, the province’s fisheries resources and industry, including the angelwing clam or diwal. are the Heads of A proposal was sent afterwards to the Governor, and, after a RD (Dr. EG month, Capiz requested a second meeting to finalize the project Ayson), TVCD timetable and financial details (Dr. NS Chavoso), and TID (RF AUGUST 24-25: SECOND VISIT TO TAPAZ AND ROXAS Agbayani); the Progress in the Antique project includes a second hands-on training on seabass (above photos) and seaweed culture, this time at Mag-aba Beach House in Pandan from 20 to 22 Sept. A total of 18 participants (two are women) represented the three municipalities of Pandan, Sebaste and Libertad. Of the 18, 12 were coop The team went to see the members, 2 municipal FARMC chairs, 2 agri technicians, a man-made dam at Tapaz municipal agri officer, and a fish warden. first (above) before Mayor Plaridel Sanchez opened the activities. The proceeding to Roxas City to work on the project details resource persons were Mr. Albert Gaitan and Mr. Salvador with Provincial Tan who lectured on biology + culture, and conducted the Agriculturist Sylvia de la seabass cage-making sessions, respectively; Dr. Anne Cruz and her staff. The Hurtado on seaweeds; Ms. Kaylin Corre who shared her team also listened to Mayor recent Indonesian experiences; and Mr. Sonny Pagador Raymundo Locsin (inset) of who discussed the seabass module in Hamtic. the municipality of President Roxas. The mayor showed On the last day of the onsite training, the floating net underwater video of the bays in Capiz. Siltation is a major cages the trainees made were put into the Bugang River continuing threat, and has devastated small-scale fisheries. Capiz may need an integrated upland-lowland approach if it is to after which 1,600 pieces of seabass from AQD’s Tigbauan keep what’s left of its coastal resources. The eastern mountain hatcheries were stocked. ranges in Panay drain to the Capiz bays – PHOTOS AND REPORT BY R PAGADOR 2 AQD Matters October-November 2006 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ What’s up QD has ironed out and helping mitigate the ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ system for manual authors next year’s program impacts of aquaculture on will be studied. AA the environment. for AQD in in a workshop held at the Collaborative efforts with For TID: Dr. Toledo noted TID conference room other institutions will that the website is the 2007? October 30-31 and continue to be pursued simplest way of attended by senior staff. (i.e. University of Eastern disseminating information, At the opening of the Philippines, MSU-IIT, UP and next year, there should workshop, AQD Chief Dr. Visayas) and will be be regular updates, JD Toledo first made a sought for others (e.g. UP including postings of report of the Department Institute of Biology). AQD research results. The Chiefs’ Meeting that he researchers are regular conduct of training attended in Bangkok in encouraged to seek courses will continue, with mid-October. external funding. some courses tailored to He noted that: Dr. Toledo further said the needs of LGUs. For (1) there is a shift in that the emphasis will be instance, the Mayor of funding source from generating science-based Dumangas has requested GOJ, from its Ministry information, so researchers an aqua course for his of Foreign Affairs to its still need to publish in ISI- town’s out-of-school Fisheries Agency (FA). covered journals so AQD’s youths. The GOJ contributes research results will be TID will continue to US $250,000 to 280,000 available to a wider collaborate with academe, to SEAFDEC international audience. In LGUs, NGOs, others for (2) with the Secretariat this connection, the information and needing a yearly Department will review and technology dissemination. allocation of US$0.4 implement hiring or The institutional capacity- million, which includes promotion guidelines building project might be the operation of MV/ based on scientific merit picked up by Negros’ SEAFDEC, the member- points (or the number and Congressman Maranon countries were importance of published and Ilocos Norte’s Cong. requested to allocate a work). Incentive allowance Bongbong Marcos. minimum amount for may be granted for each Information materials the Secretariat’s published paper though will be updated, especially operations. The ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ this will likely be a one- the flyers and those Philippine government time grant. manuals still advocating will contribute the use of trashfish. AQD US$15,000 starting next For TVCD: Like RD, the has also tested its year. Member-countries ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ approach will