Busines Mirror
Date: May 6, 2018
By: Recto Mercene –
For the first time in pisciculture or fish farming history, Taiwan was able to breed in
In Photo: The movie Finding Nemo helped increase the interest of hobbyists in regal blue tang (right), a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish, and in Nemo, the clownfish (second and third from right) among the corrals.
captivity one of Asia’s premium fish, the large-mouth grouper, called in the Philippines as lapu-lapu, and commonly referred to in China as garupa.
This feat was achieved at the Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park (PABP), “the one and only science park dedicated to agricultural biotechnology in Taiwan,” Director General Dr. Susan Chang said.
The rare leopard stingray in an aquarium at Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park in Taiwan.
The Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) invited 13 journalists, including this reporter, recently for a tour. For six days, Taiwan’s Mofa showcased its many achievements in science and technology, among others.
The group toured the PABP complex, a cutting edge of Taiwan’s technical and biological prowess. It is in a 233-hectare area in Pingtung County south of Taiwan. Comprising clusters of low-rise buildings, each structure is dedicated to a particular specialty in agriculture and aquaculture. [FULL STORY]
