Browsing by Subject "freshwater fishes"

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    • BFAR bans catching of 'ludong' for 45 days 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 3, 2014, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced the start of a ban on catching the high-value species called ludong or freshwater mullet, which is considered as the most expensive fish in the Philippines. ...

    • Carp-raising breakthrough bared 

      Flores, F. T. (BulletinToday, January 14, 1985, on page 14)
      Researchers at the station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) at Tapao Point here have chalked up another breakthrough in fishfarming - the successful spawning of the fast-growing bighead Chinese ...

    • Carp-raising in Laguna Lake 

      Espiritu, Carol E. (The Republic, February 1, 1985, on page 1)
      Atop hill at Tapao Point in Binangonan, Rizal, overlooking the Laguna Lake - the largest in the country researchers are quietly revolutionizing fish production to meet Asia's need for cheap protein. The 45-hectare Binangonan ...

    • River fish kill puzzles Hinoba-an authorities 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, February 22, 2020, on page 2-10)
      After the fish kill in a river early this week, the Hinoba-an municipal government submitted fish and water samples for analysis to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Affected areas covered at least a ...

    • RP on its way to carp aquaculture 

      Espiritu, Carol E. (Metro Manila Times, January 25, 1985, on page 5)
      On top of a hill at Tapao Point in Binangonan, Rizal, overlooking the Laguna Lake, researchers are quietly revolutionizing fish production to fill Asia's lack of cheap protein sources to feed its rapidly growing population. ...

    • 'World's biggest' freshwater fish in Mekong 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 22, 2022, on page A6)
      A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said – a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...

    • 'World's biggest' freshwater fish netted in Cambodia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 22, 2022, on page A1-A9)
      A fisherman on the Mekong River in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said — a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured 4 meters (13 feet) from snout to ...

    • 'World's biggest' freshwater stingray netted in Cambodia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2022, on page 4)
      A fisherman on the Mekong river in Cambodia has hooked the biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, scientists said — a 300-kilogram stingray. The giant freshwater stingray, which measured four meters (13 feet) from snout ...