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08/27/2025 (late post) PMDC Technicians harvested ribkungel (T. squamosa) and duadou (H. hippopus) seedlings from raceway tanks E08 & E09. These seedlings were spawned from brood stock in 2021 (ribkungel) and 2022 (duadou). Fisheries Technician William Jr and Fisheries Specialist Lawrence aggregated the seedlings according to size and collected data on shell length. Most seedlingsContinue reading “Giant clam seedling inventory & farmer distribution”

November 17, 2025 |Palau Mariculture Demonstration Center | Bureau of Fisheries PMDC welcomes new Fisheries Technicians Masao Umedip, Emitt Naruo, and Wynona ‘Sayo” Sugiyama. The new technicians dove straight in to operations with conducting inventory of nursery tanks, daily raceway tank cleaning, and harvesting Tridacna maxima (melibes) from the larvae tank to the nursery tanks.Continue reading “Division of Aquaculture welcomes new Fisheries Technicians”

Harvest date: 12/3/2025 |Spawn date: 07/2025 |Larvae count: 4600+ |

December 2, 2025 | Palau Mariculture Demonstration Center Bureau of Fisheries in collaboration with Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation launched the 2025 Giant Clam Seed Production and Distribution Plan. Guests in attendance are Giant Clam farmers, Japan Embassy representatives, PMDC technicians, PNAC technicians and TTM interns, and last but not least OFCF representatives including Director ofContinue reading “OFCF/PMDC Seed Production & Distribution Plan”

On November 17, Sustainable Aquaculture Officer and Acting Chief, Division of Aquaculture Cherelle Williams and KM, M&E, Gender and Communications Officer Silmai Fritz co-facilitated an aquaculture workshop at “Bairusmou” in Ngeruikl Village, Ngchesar with TTM Specialist Carlos Chiu. The community-based organization and NGO, Debdebokel, is a traditional women’s group for Ngeruikl village. The group isContinue reading “Stakeholder engagement & outreach with Debdebokel Women’s CBO @ Ngeruikl, Ngchesar”

On October 16, 2025 The PMU joins the Bureau of Fisheries, in collaboration with Taiwan Technical Mission, to celebrate World Food Day at Ngatpang State. 1000 milkfish fingerlings were released into the Ngerdubch Corporation aquaculture pond. Stakeholder present are members of the Ngaraimis Council of Chiefs, Ngatpang Governor Jersey Iyar, State Legislators, Office of theContinue reading “World Food Day 2025”

This is the initial posting of aquaculture species of importance with regards to Palau’s thriving aquaculture sector. Today we are highlighting dusky rabbitfish (Siganus fuscescens) or ‘meas.’ Typically found in tropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging from India and Southeast Asia and beyond to Samoa. Adult fish tend to feed on algae,Continue reading “Aquaculture species highlight”

The Bureau of Fisheries held its is annual accomplishments day with presentations from the Division of Coastal Fisheries, Division of Oceanic Fisheries, and Division of Aquaculture, as well as the GEF-7 Sustainable Aquaculture Project. The Bureau of Fisheries was able to go over their accomplishment for the past year as well as challenges and recommendationsContinue reading “Bureau of Fisheries Christmas Luncheon 2024”