Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Talavera, Sheldeen Joy"

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    • Aquaculture output seen normalizing with import ban lifted on fish feed raw material 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, May 8, 2023, on page S1/2)
      The admission of a pork-based raw material used in the manufacture of fish feed is expected to lead to a normalization of aquaculture production, after the raw material was subject to a temporary import ban following an ...

    • Bangus fingerling output growth target set at 6% 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, July 7, 2023, on page S1/3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it set a growth target for bangus (milkfish) fingerling production of 6% a year until 2027. The target implies fingerling output of about 413,000 metric tons (MT) ...

    • Cloud seeding planned for Magat Dam, Bohol province 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, July 13, 2023, on page S1/2)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) said it is preparing to conduct cloud seeding around Magat Dam in northern Luzon to counteract the effects of El Niño. In a virtual briefing on ...

    • First-quarter fishery output rises by 2% 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, May 17, 2023, on page S1/4)
      Fisheries output rose 2% year on year in the first quarter, led by the marine municipal fisheries and aquaculture segments, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its fisheries report, the PSA said output was ...

    • Fisheries output seen rising in Q3 as El Niño boosts plankton growth 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2023, on page S1/4)
      Fisheries production could continue to improve in the third quarter, with the weather favoring the growth of plankton that fish depend on for food, a former fisheries official said. “That is the trend that I am seeing with ...