Browsing by Subject "disease control"

Now showing items 1-13 of 13

    • Aquaculture recovery depends on managing bacteria antibiotic resistance 

      S&T Media Service (, February 12, 2001, on page )
      The two common pathogens in marine and freshwater environments known to scientists as Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas spp. are resistant to antibiotics widely used in aquaculture feeds. This was shown in a survey using bacterial ...

    • Bacteria blamed for slump in aquaculture 

      Portal, Tadz (, June 9, 2001, on page )
      For the aquaculture industry of Panay Island to recover and develop, it must first manage the bacteria or pathogens in marine and freshwater environment that are getting more resistant to antibiotics. Two of the common ...

    • China invites Seafdec to training workshop 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) News (, August 18, 1999, on page )
      The ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China is inviting the Tigbauan-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafde) to an International Training Workshop on the Technology in Marine Culture. The ...

    • Fish expert warns fish farmers of fish diseases, advises preventive measures 

      (, October 26, 2018, on page )
      Dr. Leobert dela Peña, SEAFDEC/AQD Research Division Head, warns fish farmers of diseases common in farmed fish. “Preventive measure is still the best approach,” he said. The warning was conveyed by dela Peña during the ...

    • Improving the survival rate of mud crab 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (, April 30, 2018, on page )
      Through the use of formulated feeds and natural food, the survival rate of mud crab from zoea to megalopae and zoea to crab instar has significantly improved. The improvement was realized under a project entitled “Improvement ...

    • Oplan balik sugpo: New AQD chief bares plan for SEAFDEC activities 

      (, October 19, 2017, on page )
      Other than streamlining its Research and Development programs, the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is eyeing to revive the ...

    • Scientists tear Caribbean reefs to stop spread of new disease 

      Reuters (, September 28, 2019, on page )
      Off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a group of scientists is tearing a reef apart in a feverish attempt to save some of its coral. They are battling a fast-moving, lethal disease that researchers say ...

    • SEAFDEC to shrimp farmers: Don't stock during cold months 

      (, February 9, 2018, on page )
      Shrimp farmers are advised not to stock shrimps during cold months (November-February). Mr. Vic Estilo, AQD shrimp pond culture expert said culture may be done during the warmer months from April to October, since shrimp ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD advice: Growers told to avoid stocking shrimps during cold months 

      Subong, Elsa S. (, February 2, 2018, on page )
      Shrimp pond culture experts at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department said growers should not stock shrimps during cold months, especially from November to February. A study done at SEAFDEC/AQD showed that drop of temperature ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD scientists to boost shrimp farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (, December 30, 2017, on page )
      Scientists of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department have a new challenge – to perk up shrimp farming and boost the industry which has been a “risky” business for decades. “The many constraints and problems besetting the ...

    • Shrimp farmers to SEAFDEC chief: Address gaps in shrimp farming 

      (, February 8, 2018, on page )
      As the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) banner program “Oplan Balik Sugpo” is in the offing, chief Dan Baliao echoed the concerns of shrimp farmers to the scientists to ...

    • Shrimp school in Dagupan ushers in new promise for PH aquaculture 

      Riñoza, Jojo (, August 24, 2015, on page )
      "Failures are ingredients to success." This quote holds true for the Shrimp School of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center(BFAR-NIFTDC) in Dagupan ...

    • Tobacco can control fish diseases? 

      (, October 30, 1996, on page )
      Fishery-researchers are now studying the use of tobacco dust in controlling fish diseases. "We are testing tobacco dust because it is organic and biodegradable," chemist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...