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The Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC) was established in 1981/1982 with the assistance of the Government of Japan under a Grant Aid Project and it is operational since June 1982, under the aegis of the Ministry of Fisheries. The AFRC is the technical arm of the Ministry of Fisheries and carries out applied research, development and management activities. The infrastructure has been gradually expanded over the years so as to cope with the increasing diversity of projects being implemented. In 1982, the AFRC had a total floor area of 1300m2 comprising administrative, laboratory, and machine/workshop blocks and a hatchery. In 1987, a marine shrimp culture experimental station was added to it comprising a shrimp hatchery, laboratory block and ponds.

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