Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "viruses"
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Gov't ceases multi-million white shrimp research
(Panay News,April 14, 2005 , on page 6)A multi-million peso research on Vannamei, a foreign white shrimp, has been discontinued by the government-owned National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) in view of the controversy surrounding ... -
Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep out viruses
(DailyGuardian,July 25, 2020 , on page 6-7)Long before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been serving to regularly quarantine and test ... -
Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep out viruses
(Panay News,July 25, 2020 , on page 13)Long before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been serving to regularly quarantine and test ... -
Is climate change killing American starfish?
(BusinessWorld,October 2, 2015 , on page S3/5)In recent years, millions of the starfish, also called sea stars, have had their legs curl up and pull away from their bodies, breaking the animals to pieces before they turn to mush, often in a matter of days. Scientists ... -
Molecular diagnosis for shrimp and fish diseases now available at SEAFDEC/AQD
(The News Today,November 23, 2001 , on page 10)Viruses has been the long-time scourage of the aquaculture industry. The presence or absence of these viruses often spells the difference between profit and loss. The White Spot Syndrome Virus (WVSSV) for shrimp, the Viral ... -
Music video cheers China-PH team-up vs COVID-19
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 25, 2020 , on page A1-A4)“Ikaw at ako’y nasa iisang dagat, ang iyong pagmamahal aking kasama. Ang iyong kamay ay di ko bibitawan. Maaliwalas na kinabukasan, ating masisilayan. (You and I are in the same sea, your love keeps me company. I won’t let ... -
New methods could control fish disease
(BusinessWorld,January 28, 2010 , on page S1/8)Scientists at the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have developed methods and vaccines to control the viral nervous necrosis disease in economically ... -
Offensive music video made in China
(The Manila Times,April 30, 2020 , on page A4-A5)And the unkindest cut of all lies in the very title of the music video: “Nag-iisang Dagat,” or one ocean. Unity has always been the dominant theme during times of global calamities which inspired music videos such as “We ... -
Partnership to develop vaccine for tilapia virus
(The Manila Times,October 5, 2023 , on page B5)The Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) and the Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) have signed an agreement for a two-year partnership to develop an oral subunit ... -
PCAARRD’s ‘Kontra COVID-19’ initiative
(Panay News,May 8, 2020 , on page 8)The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) initiated the GALING PCAARRD Kontra COVID-19 Program in response to ... -
PCG, Navy asked to watch Davao coastlines for beach parties during Holy Week
(Manila Bulletin,April 7, 2020 , on page 5)The Regional Task Force 11- coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has requested the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy to conduct regular patrols off the coastlines of Davao Gulf, especially those along Davao City ... -
PCR test, quarantine for PHL shrimp vs viruses
(BusinessMirror,June 27, 2021 , on page A5)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 ... -
Price freeze on fish products
(Manila Bulletin,March 22, 2020 , on page C-4)With the aim to still provide affordable fish to consumers despite the community quarantine, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 8 is urging local chief executives (LCEs) in Eastern Visayas to impose price ... -
Probe on banned 'suahe' shrimp sought
(Manila Bulletin,June 20, 2005 , on page 12)Party-list lawmakers have asked the House of Representatives to conduct a probe into the proliferation in the local market of banned Pacific or western white shrimps, popularly known as "suahe." Warning that the unabated ... -
Reviving aquaculture (Conclusion)
(Panay News,February 28, 2001 , on page 7)Our rivers and streams that used to give us abundant and free tilapia, pantat, kalampay, shrimps, etc. are dying. We can also draw lessons from SEAFDEC under Dr. Rolando Platon and the Iloilo Provincial Government under ... -
Scientist develops detection tool for safer shellfish
(The Daily Guardian,December 11, 2017 , on page B1)Oysters and mussels are among the major aquaculture species of the Philippines with production values of P203.4 million and P273.7 million, respectively, in 2016, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority ... -
SEAFDEC develops vaccine against devastating fish virus
(Malaya,September 9, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Tigbauan, Iloilo - A vaccine is being field tested against a virus that causes one of the world's most lethal fish diseases that wipes out entire stocks. "The emergence of fish diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and ... -
SEAFDEC/AQD now conducts molecular diagnosis for shrimp & fish diseases
(Panay News,December 3, 2001 , on page 16)Viruses has been long time scourge of the aquaculture industry. The presence or absence of these viruses often spells the difference between profit and loss. The White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) for shrimp, the Viral Nervous ... -
Seaside safety in the new normal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 20, 2020 , on page B2-1-B2-2)If you missed the chance to go to the beach because of the pandemic, chances are, you’re itching to go there right after the quarantine. Is there a better way to celebrate months of isolation than to go out for some sun ... -
Virus may cause dolphin deaths
(Manila Bulletin,August 29, 2013 , on page B-9)Federal officials identified a virus Tuesday as the likely reason hundreds of bottlenose dolphins died along the East Coast, but they say there's a little they can do to stop the deaths. More than 330 dolphins have been ...