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Mud crab production in mangrove areas feasible
It is feasible and economically viable to integrate mud crab (alimango) aquaculture within natural mangroves. Attesting to this are results of a study by Eduard Rodriguez and Avelino Triño of the government-hosted Southeast ...
- March 9, 2003
Search on for aqua project sites to be financed by Landbank
The search is on for appropriate sites in Mindanao where aquaculture projects to be funded by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) will be undertaken. This search was initiated by the West Visayas Technology Promotion ...
- January 26, 2000
Toxin-causing algae behind Laguna Bay fishkills
Researchers of a Southeast Asian center have found a strain of toxin-producing algae that may have caused fishkills in the Laguna Lake. Scientists of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
- August 28, 2000
Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ...
- September 15, 2002
Breakthrough in seahorse breeding achieved
A breakthrough in the breeding of three seahorse species native to the Philippines has been achieved. The R & D headways was chalked up by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- July 6, 2003
Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength
Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ...
- August 11, 2002
Panther grouper spawns in captivity, finally
For the first time in the Philippines, panther grouper, a fish species locally known as señorita, has spawned in captivity. The feat was achieved at the fish farm of Filiberto Oliveros, chairman of the Honda Bay Foundation, ...
- January 18, 1998
'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
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ...
- September 18, 1999
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