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Laguna de Bae and its knifefish
Laguna de Bae is the largest fresh water lake of all of South East Asia, 12 leagues wide (66 kilometers) and very deep. Centuries past, fishing from this lake was productive, for subsistence fisherfolks, but not anymore ...
- October 20, 2017
Laguna de Bay: A vision for the future
Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface ...
- August 31, 2010
Scientist invents new hatchery tech to save endemic ayungin
The declining population of the native freshwater fish ayungin, also known as silver therapon,is set to get a boost after a scientist devised a new system of growing its larvae in captivity. The hatchery technique was ...
- December 14, 2019
Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean
Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ...
- February 14, 2012
Fish hatchery
The provincial government of Sulu is expected to implement a Natural Fish Hatchery and Nursery by utilizing the many lagoons in the province for culturing and sea-ranching of cultivable "invertebrates" and "finfishes". ...
- June 7, 2013
Shrimp business
Ten years ago, the Philippines used to be the one of the biggest shrimp producers- No. 3- in the world and ten years before that, the shrimp production had emerged as the country's "sunshine industry". Local shrimp production ...
- September 13, 2013
Aquaculture pushes Q3 fish output
The country’s fish production increased by 1.8 percent to 990,140 metric tons (MT) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with improvements noted in aquaculture farming, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its ...
- November 18, 2019
DA chief deems agribusiness industry as cornerstone of inclusive growth
The Philippines corn industry plays a crucial role in ensuring food security being a major feed input to livestock, poultry and aquaculture sectors. Cagayan Valley's capability to produce high quality corn is reflected in ...
- October 18, 2015
SEAFDEC-BFAR to conduct on-site training on freshwater aquaculture in North Cotabato
Responding to the call of Mindanaons, SEAFDEC and BFAR will conduct on-site training of freshwater aquaculture on Feb. 25- 28, 2019 on land-locked areas in North Cotabato. Kabacan, North Cotabato is the first on-site ...
- February 23, 2019
Dagupan fish pen demolition begins
Several fish pen operators have voluntarily dismantled their illegally constructed fish pens as the 15 day grace period given by the city government came to an end last month. Even former Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation ...
- March 3, 2014