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'FishWorld' opens in Iloilo seaside town
An environment park constructed here is now open to the public. Officially called "FishWorld," the facility was constructed by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
- July 19, 2000
Over-fished species go into evolutionary overdrive: study
Relentless commercial fishing can trigger rapid evolutionary changes when only smaller, younger fish are left behind, a study released Wednesday shows. Moreover, those changes among fish populations -- a desperate bid to ...
- April 18, 2008
Asean, Seafdec hold ministerial level conference on fisheries
Two Southeast Asian organization have agreed to convene a ministerial level conference on sustainable fisheries late this year. To be held on Nov. 7-12 in Bangkok, Thailand, the week-long conference will be organized by ...
- February 19, 2001
European Union funds 'alimango' project
The European Union (EU) is now funding a project on mudcrab (alimango) involving four institutions worldwide, among them a Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian center. Titled "Culture and Management of Scylla ...
- June 23, 2002
Banned shrimp variety being smuggled into RP
A banned shrimp is being smuggled into the country. The crustacean is called western white shrimp, also Pacific white shrimp, and scientifically named Penaeus vannamei. P. vannamei is said to be affected with the Taura ...
- June 18, 2000
Iloilo town set to regain 'Alaska of RP' tag
Time was when the Iloilo town of Carles was dubbed the "Alaska of the Philippines". The northernmost town of Iloilo's fifth district situated 147 kilometers north of Iloilo City, Carles has the longest coastline in the ...
- September 8, 2000
Modern biotech lab in Iloilo nears completion
The construction of a modern biotechnology laboratory in this seaside town 24 kilometers west of Iloilo City is nearing completion. The Japanese government-funded, P431-million Laboratory for Advance Aquaculture Technologies ...
- December 28, 2002
SEAFDEC AQD develops new seaweed strain
A new strain of seaweed has been developed. The improved strain of Eucheuma denticulatum, developed by the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD), grows ...
- May 25, 2003
Iloilo
A Southeast Asian center based in Tigbauan town has embarked on an aquaculture textbook writing program. The government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) ventured into ...
- October 6, 2000
Shrimp congress set in July
Scientific advances in shrimp culture technology and the establishment of diagnostic laboratories for shrimp diseases by the government provide hope that the Philippine shrimp industry can still recover after a series of ...
- June 2, 2002