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Iloilo hosts int'l training on aquatic resource enhancement
Fisheries officers of Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, and the Philippines attended a training in Iloilo towards a move to restore the population of overexploited ...
- May 25, 2018
Revitalization of shrimp industry
Cultivated shrimp is a vital foreign exchange earner for the Philippines, making the country the 6th largest producer of the marine crustacean with an annual production of about 50,000 metric tons. Unfortunately, the ...
- March 16, 2016
Fish farmers to SEAFDEC/AQD: Develop indigenous low-cost feed
Iloilo City - Heeding to the long standing call of fish farmers, SEAFDEC/AQD is now putting the development of alternative feed using local ingredients in its priority list of activities. Feed cost is a major component in ...
- March 24, 2018
Iloilo hosts 1st nat'l mud crab confab
This city was chosen to be the venue of the first National Mud Crab Congress to be held at Diversion 21 Hotel from Nov. 16 to 18. Scientists, industry practitioners, stakeholders, and academe representatives from different ...
- November 12, 2015
Give genetically improved tilapia a try
Primarily due to its simple but appealing taste and affordable price, tilapia is considered as one of the important aquaculture species in the country. Among the best-cultured tilapia species is the “Genetically Improved ...
- September 5, 2018
BFAR assures ample supply of tilapia amid fish kill
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently assured there is sufficient supply of tilapia to meet the market’s demand despite the fish kill in Taal Lake, Batangas. ...
- June 8, 2019
Enrolment in agri-aqua related courses should increase
The Student Teachers Agri-Aqua Ambassador for Innovation and Livelihood (STAIL) program was initiated to boost the interest for agri-aqua related courses among high school students. The program aims to address the decreasing ...
- July 17, 2017
Microalgae paste: A potential feed for hatcheries
As an alternative, a potential feed for hatcheries during the La Niña phenomenon is microalgae paste, which is concentrated microalgae cells used as feed for larval fish, shrimp, and other aquaculture species. According ...
- July 14, 2016
SEAFDEC paper wins Dr. Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards
The "Domestication of the mud crab Scylla serrata" of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department's 9SEAFDEC-AQD) is this year's winner of the Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards for Aquaculture and ...
- January 26, 2012
Illegal fishing
Illegal fishing is rampant in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. What should be done? The country already has a strengthened law against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) ...
- August 6, 2016