Awardee, 18th Dr. Elvira O. Tan Memorial Award for Best Published Paper in Aquaculture, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, Legaspi City, 25 July 2004 (Primavera, J.H. 2000. Integrated mangrove-aquaculture systems in Asia. Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Autumn edition: pp. 121-130)