ILOILO CITY — An international aquaculture research center based in the municipality of Tigbauan in Iloilo is working to develop sustainable farming techniques for spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus) and evaluate its viability as a livelihood for coastal fishers in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) has recognized the species, locally known as tiger lobster or banagan, for its potential to strengthen a high-value industry due to its high market demand and abundant seed resources in the country. “Although spiny lobster farming exists across the Philippine archipelago, it still depends on the collection of pueruli and juveniles […]... Keep on reading: Iloilo aquaculture center eyes farming techniques for spiny lobster