AN ALUMNUS of the University of the Visayas has been elected as the new Director General of the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACAP).

Dr. Eduardo Leaño will serve the post for five years, which will commence in May 2024.

He was elected during NACAP’s 33rd Governing Council Meeting in New Delhi, India last week.

Currently, Leaño is NACAP’s Senior Program Officer for the Health and Biosecurity Program, and the Food Security, Safety, and Certification Program.

He was previously a research scientist in the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.

Moreover, he was a research fellow at the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, and a research fellow and adjunct professor at the National Taiwan Ocean University.

Throughout his career, Leaño has successfully published seven books on aquaculture and aquatic animal health.

His track records also include publications of 50 scientific articles in various national journals, proceedings, and book chapters.

Leaño is a graduate of MS in Fisheries at UPV. He completed his BS in Inland Fisheries at Central Luzon State University and earned his PhD in Applied Biology from the City University of Hong Kong.