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SEAFDEC-AQD's 2050 challenge: Feed 9B people
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, has accepted the global challenge to help feed 9 billion people by 2050.
SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao said that ...
- November 4, 2017
DOST trains sights on slumping mussel sector
Although mussel farming requires little capital investment, is suffers from laggard production because of low value, little market demand, poor sanitary quality, and occurrence of red tides. Based on the website of Mussels ...
- November 1, 2018
Fish industrialist to address 2019 graduates of UP Visayas
Francisco Tiu Laurel, president of Frabelle Fishing Corp, will address the 40th Commencement Exercises of UP-Visayas on June 27, 2019, 1:30 pm, at the UP Visayas Miagao campus. Candidates for bachelors, masters, and PhDs ...
- June 26, 2019
FIsh farms lure Cargill, Inc. as global demand for seafood outpaces meats
For the first time, the world is eating more fish from farms than from the open sea, spurring billions of dollars of takeovers as one of the largest food companies seeks to capitalize on rising demand. The latest buyer to ...
- August 19, 2015
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
Krill fishing restricted in Antartica
Five major krill fishing firms on Tuesday agreed to halt operations across huge swathes of the Antarctic to help protect wildlife in a move hailed as “bold and progressive” by conservationists. The vast frozen continent ...
- July 11, 2018
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
Ulang farmers target global shrimp market
There’s a new shrimp on the block – and it might soon claw its way from the rivers of Asia to groceries and restaurants worldwide. The Giant River Prawn or Ulang is well-known to most aquaculturists. One of the biggest ...
- October 6, 2019
SEAFDEC/AQD addresses constraints in aquaculture production
Three major constraints in aquaculture are lack of sufficient fry supply, high cost of feed and skilled manpower to keep aquaculture ventures running. SEAFDEC has been conducting research using indigenous materials that ...
- January 4, 2019