𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!

The native Asian catfish (𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒔), prized for its superior meat quality, is making a comeback in Palawan. Once declining and replaced by introduced species, recent studies confirmed its remaining populations, strengthening the call for conservation and sustainable use.
Western Philippines University, with funding support from DOST-PCAARRD, is implementing the 2-year R&D project (Feb 2025 - Jan 2027), “𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 (𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒔) 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,” with a total budget of ₱5M. The project focuses on selective breeding, broodstock development, and sustainable seed production to ensure the species’ survival and livelihood opportunities for local communities.
👩‍🔬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 – 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐬
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐋. 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐈: 𝐌𝐫. 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐍. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐬
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐈: 𝐌𝐫. 𝐄𝐢𝐫𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐌. 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐈𝐈: 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐃. 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨
🤝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
• 𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 - 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰-𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐂𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• 𝐋𝐆𝐔 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐳𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 - 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰-𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐂𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐂𝐎-𝐁𝐈𝐌𝐏-𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐀 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐂𝐎-𝐁𝐄𝐁𝐂) - 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐨, 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚
• 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰-𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
• 𝐂𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩./𝐊𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨 - 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰-𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐳𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧
Together, we protect biodiversity, strengthen aquaculture, and support sustainable livelihoods - one fry at a time.
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