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The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), and SSU in collaboration with DOST-PCAARRD, improves local production and ensures safe and quality oyster harvest. The pouch and tray methods produce uniform weight, quality meat, and meat yield of 27ā29% higher than that of the traditional method that produces only 14.5ā 18.9% meat yield. These methods result in an increase in survival fromĀ 80-85% to 96-99%.