BFAR opens P5-M seaweed laboratory in Pangasinan

ALAMINOS CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) inaugurated on Thursday (July 16) a two-story, P5-million seaweed culture laboratory here to strengthen seaweed production in the Ilocos Region. Built under BFAR’s Enhanced Philippine Seaweeds Development Program, the facility is expected to produce up to 54 metric tons of seaweed propagules annually—a significant