Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center
Aquaculture Department
Tigbauan Main Station
The Tigbauan Main Station (TMS) is the AQD headquarters situated right on the beach on the south coast of Panay Island, where brackishwater pond aquaculture has historically been a big industry. The 40-hectare complex includes various research laboratories, hatcheries, and broodstock tanks for experiments in artificial propagation, feed development, and health management. TMS also houses the training facilities, library, FishWorld, administration and finance offices, and medical clinic. On-campus housing and cafeteria cater to resident staff, trainees, and guests.
Igang Sub Station
The Igang Marine Station (IMS) is situated in a coral reef cove in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras Island south of Panay. IMS is home to broodstocks of milkfish, grouper, sea bass, snappers, and other fishes in floating cages. In these cages, fishes mature and spawn spontaneously during the normal breeding seasons. It is a demonstration and training facility for the promotion of sustainable cage farming technology for marginal fishers.
Dumangas Brackishwater Station
The Dumangas Brackishwater Station (DBS) is located about 50 km east of Iloilo City in west central Philippines. DBS is a 16-ha pond area used for verification and demonstration of various farming technologies. It has field laboratories for routine chemical and microbiological analyses.
Binangonan Sub Station
The Binangonan Freshwater Station (BFS) is at Tapao Point along the north shore of Laguna de Bay, the largest freshwater lake in the country. BFS conducts research and training in hatchery and grow-out of tilapia, carps, catfish, and freshwater prawn.
Tigbauan Station Facilities
SEAFDEC has four Departments that focus on different aspects of fisheries development:
The Training Department (TD) in Samut Prakan, Thailand (1967) for training in marine capture fisheries
The Marine Fisheries Research Department (MFRD) in Singapore (1967) for post-harvest technologies
The Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines (1973) for aquaculture research and development
The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia (1992) for the development and management of fishery resources in the exclusive economic zones of SEAFDEC Member Countries
