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SEAFDEC promotes abalone farming in Carles
For the first time in the Philippines, the technology to raise abalone in cages is now being adopted by a local fishing community. This is taking place in a far-flung island barangay of Islade Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo. ...
- April 4, 2003
Pollution decimates marine life
An official of the Capiz State University in Barangay Dayao here warned on how “we’ve abused our environment” that led to the decline, if not extinction, of some marine species. Geronimo, Gregorio, CAPSU’s president for ...
- November 21, 2006
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ...
- August 2, 2007
Fishery projects up in Guimaras
The province of Guimaras, in cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) will set up a collaborative project ...
- May 5, 2000
Crisis becomes opportunity
The oil spill off Guimaras almost two years ago was tragic. For days it hogged the headlines on how bad it was for the environment but most of all, on how it deprived the fishermen of their livelihood. The livelihood project ...
- March 29, 2009
Petron to begin stocking of fish cages in Guimaras
As part of its commitment to give more livelihood opportunities to Guimarasnons, Petron will begin stocking fingerlings in two of the three fish cages it has established at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- August 11, 2007
SEAFDEC delivers new technology to community
Dr. Susan Siar, Ph.D., environmental sociology specialist from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo told Panay News she makes studies and recommendations ...
- May 30, 2003
Netcage culture of hybrid tilapia
Tilapia culture in freshwater ponds, pens and netcages is now widely practices in the Philippines. A tilapia culture system or man-made water impoundment offers a profitable livelihood to farmers and fisherfolks. AQD tested ...
- May 8, 2000
White shrimp farming gains momentum
When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...
- December 2, 2007
Petron Foundation gives P3 million for SEAFDEC/AQD's project in Guimaras
Almost a year after the disaster that was the Petron Solar I oil spill off Guimaras, assistance is still pouring in. In the presence of no less than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Petron Foundation Inc and SEAFDEC/AQD ...
- July 19, 2007