AQUACULTURE BOOST. Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) chief Dan Baliao (4th and 5th from left, respectively) cut the ribbon during the inauguration of the new broodstock and hatchery facilities in Tigbauan, Iloilo on Thursday (Dec. 9, 2021). The structures are expected to boost aquaculture production in the country. (PNA photo by Pearl G. Lena) ILOILO CITY - The new PHP23-million broodstock and hatchery facilities at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo are expected to boost the supply of aquaculture in Western Visayas and the country as a whole. The facilities composed of a multi-species marine hatchery, multi-species freshwater hatchery and milkfish broodstock tanks were inaugurated by Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar on Thursday. In his message, SEAFDEC/AQD chief Dan D. Baliao said the structures would serve as model facilities