This study documented the post-harvest handling of glass eel gatherers in Aparri, Cagayan which can serve as baseline information for the establishment of possible management measures to improve the practices of glass eel gathering, conditioning and maintenance for a more sustainable utilization of the stocks and avoid large post-harvest losses in the process. The demographic profile, post-harvest handling practices, and challenges encountered in each step of post-harvest practices were determined. The study was conducted through individual interviews with 165 glass eel gatherers and five local consolidators.

This paper reports an incidence of hermaphroditism in green mussel (Perna viridis) in Inner Malampaya Sound, Taytay Palawan, Philippines, through histology. One hermaphrodite specimen (0.18% of the total samples) was recorded. The sample was macroscopically classified as a male. However, histology showed the presence of both male and female gametes inside the gonad with the dominance of male gametes.