Browsing by Subject "cold season"

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    • 2 tons of tilapia lost as fish kill hits Laguna's Sampaloc Lake 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2021, on page A8)
      About two tons of cultured tilapia were lost after a fish kill hit Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna province, last week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. Sammy Malvas, BFAR director for ...

    • 50 tons of tilapia lost to fish kill 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2014, on page A11)
      At least 50 tons of cultured tilapia were lost as fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province, a normal phenomenon that occurs during the cold months, according to experts. Mario Balazon, spokesperson of Taal ...

    • Bangus supply down by 20% due to cold weather 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 31, 2014, on page 5)
      The supply of milkfish, locally known as bangus has declined by as much as 20 percent due to the cold weather, the city agriculturist said yesterday. Emmy Molina told The STAR the volume of milkfish traded daily here usually ...

    • BFAR warns offish kill in Taal Lake 

      Ganzon-Ozaeta, Tina (The Manila Times, December 22, 2017, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned fish pen operators around Taal Lake of a possible fish kill, saying the drop in the temperature could lead to an increase of sulfur in the water. In an advisory ...

    • Cold spell raises price of 'bangus' in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2015, on page A20)
      With colder days ahead, expect higher prices of bangus (milkfish) grown in ponds and cages in this city in Pangasinan province. This is because bangus production normally drops during cold months, said Westly Rosario, chief ...

    • Cold weather affects Bulacan fish production 

      Dangcalan, Danny; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, January 30, 2014, on page 9)
      Low temperatures brought by the northeast monsoon has caused a decrease in fish production in the coastal towns of this province. Fisherfolk here have a hard time catching fish from the open sea while fishpond operators ...

    • Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A-25)
      The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...

    • The cycle of birth, death and rebirth 

      Go, Antonio Calipjo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 2, 2015, on page E3)
      The operculum is a hard and horny structure that exists in many marine and freshwater snails. It is attached to the foot of the mollusk and serves as a trapdoor that closes the aperture of the shell when the soft parts of ...

    • Fish, veggie prices in Cebu double 

      Asutilla, Carine M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2014, on page A10)
      Prices of fish and vegetables in the city’s biggest public market have more than doubled as a result of declining supply because of the cold weather. Fidel Orongan, fish and seafood vendor at the Carbon public market, said ...

    • Heated tanks lead to productive milkfish spawning in cold months 

      (DailyGuardian, February 27, 2021, on page 6)
      A premier fisheries research center in the country is promoting a simple technology to address the perennial shortage of milkfish fry that continues to hound fish farmers in the Philippines during the colder months of the ...

    • Heated tanks lead to productive milkfish spawning in cold months 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) (Panay News, February 27, 2021, on page 13)
      A premier fisheries research center in the country is promoting a simple technology to address the perennial shortage of milkfish fry that continues to hound fish farmers in the Philippines during the cold months of the ...

    • ‘Importing galunggong will not lower fish prices’ 

      Panti, Llanesca; Gomez, Eireene Jairee (Manila Standard, August 24, 2018, on page A3)
      Importing P1.4 billion worth of fish, specifically galunggong (round scad), won’t bring down rising fish prices, Rep. Jose Atienza of Buhay party said on Thursday. “This is a band-aid solution and a poor government ...

    • In the know 

      Inquirer Research (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 4, 2015, on page A14)
      The Northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, usually peaks in January and ends in Ferbruary, bringing cooler days during these months. Baguio City, where the lowest temperature is most often observed, registered a reading ...

    • Int’l body accused of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endangered species 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2019, on page 2)
      Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been accused of economic sabotage for listing Sardinella Tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as an endangered species, stakeholders ...

    • 'No bangus shortage due to cold weather' 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 19, 2017, on page 19)
      There is enough supply of milkfish despite the cold weather, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Ilocos has assured the public. Nestor Domenden, BFAR regional director, said milkfish growers have foreseen the ...

    • SEAFDEC reminds shrimp growers to avoid stocking ponds during cold months 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, February 22, 2020, on page 9)
      To prevent the entry of shrimp diseases, shrimp farmers are advised not to stock their ponds during cold months if their farms are not biosecurity-compliant or fully equipped to prevent the entry of shrimp diseases. Experts ...

    • SEAFDEC reminds shrimp growers to avoid stocking ponds during cold months 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (DailyGuardian, February 22, 2020, on page 7-8)
      To prevent the entry of shrimp diseases, shrimp farmers are advised not to stock their ponds during cold months if their farms are not biosecurity-compliant or fully equipped to prevent the entry of shrimp diseases. Experts ...

    • Sulfur upwelling triggers fish kill in Taal Lake 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A25)
      Sulfur upwelling in Taal Lake has caused fish kill in four barangays in Talisay, Batangas late last week, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Various fish species were found “gasping for ...

    • Tilapia with better genes swims upstream to Cordillera highlands 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, March 23, 2018, on page A2)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and Technology, has approved a P4.1-million grant to determine the best strain of tilapia ...