Browsing by Subject "diseases"
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6 agencies ink pact to boost dev't of seaweed industry
(,September 14, 2007 , on page )A Southeast Asian center based here and five government and private institutions and agencies have joined hands to help arrest the decline of the local seaweed industry. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) along this line ... -
Climate change could hit 76.8% of corals by 2100
(,June 8, 2023 , on page )Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has estimated that 76.8 percent of corals across the world would catch disease by 2100 amid global warming. In their new study published in the Ecology Letter ... -
Climate-related death of coral around world alarms scientists
(,April 14, 2016 , on page )Kim Cobb, a marine scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected the coral to be damaged when she plunged into the deep blue waters off Kiritimati Island, a remote atoll near the center of the Pacific Ocean. ... -
DA suspends farmers’ loan payments
(,March 24, 2020 , on page )The Department of Agriculture is suspending the payment of farmers’ loans for one year as the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is expected to affect their income. DA-attached ... -
DA to use quarantine measures to prevent entry of pests, diseases
(,March 25, 2010 , on page )The Philippine will rely on biosecurity and quarantine protocols to protect Philippine agriculture from pest and diseases that may threaten the country with the implementation and effectively of the ASEAN Free Trade ... -
Deadly disease hits Iloilo prawn hatheries
(,March 29, 1988 , on page )Some 30 newly set up barangay prawn hatcheries in four coastal towns of Iloilo are suffering heavy losses from infestations of a deadly bacterial disease. What makes the disease even more distressing is that it has no known ... -
Dirty sea could delay Boracay reopening
(,May 24, 2018 , on page )Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said it would take longer for the government to reopen Boracay Island to tourists if establishments in the famed island tourist resort will not help fix their sewerage and drainage systems. ... -
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
(,October 31, 2020 , on page )Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ... -
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
(,October 31, 2020 , on page )Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ... -
El Niño seen dampening seaweed, crab production
(,October 6, 2015 , on page )Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures brought about by the prevailing El Niño. Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures ... -
Establishment of seaweeds gene bank here proposed
(,April 29, 2007 , on page )A seaweed gene bank will be put up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) to complement its biotechnology facility that will aid in boosting the country's production of seaweeds which earns $70 million ... -
Estrada warns vs swimming in 'polluted Manila Bay'
(,March 14, 2018 , on page )Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Tuesday warned the public against swimming in Manila Bay to cope with rising temperatures, saying the polluted water body could pose serious health risks such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid ... -
Fighting climate change
(,February 12, 2018 , on page )Intense rainfall persisting over days, droughts threatening the farmlands and the farmers' livelihood, continuously rising sea levels and alarming flashfloods -- these are only some of the negative effects that the mankind ... -
Fighting climate change
(,June 5, 2018 , on page )Intense rainfall persisting over days, droughts threatening the farmlands and the farmers’ livelihood, continuously rising sea levels and alarming flashfloods – these are only some of the negative effects that the mankind ... -
Fish species can fight dengue mosquitoes – expert
(,February 7, 2018 , on page )Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the Fisheries expert at the National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-NIFTDC), advocates for this “biological” ... -
Imported feeds may pose threat to prawn growers
(,January 8, 1990 , on page )Imported feeds may be hazardous to local prawn-growing operations, a study of the Department of Agriculture (DA) indicated. A research paper authored by Ramon Clarete and Angelina Cortez, agriculture department consultants, ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(,July 26, 2007 , on page )Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
PCR test, quarantine for PHL shrimp vs viruses
(,June 27, 2021 , on page )Years before returning travelers were required to quarantine or get polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19, a research center is rigorously requiring the same for the country’s shrimp to ward off viruses and ... -
Pilar Bay still with red tide toxins
(,March 9, 2016 , on page )Pilar Bay in Pilar; Capiz remains red tide-positive, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). On the other hand, Sapian Bay also in Capiz, Batan in Aklan and Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo were ... -
Prawn industry faces threat from Taiwan
(,March 22, 1988 , on page )In its desire to become the world's top prawn producer, the Philippines may yet end up holding an empty bag because of problems faced by the Taiwanese, a source of tiger prawn fry for this country. In a report to the ...