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What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (part II)
Demolition of all the fish pens/cages in Laguna de Bay is anti-poor. It unnecessarily deprives the poor consumers of Metro Manila and surrounding communities of a significant part of their affordable animal protein supply. ...
- March 5, 2017
₱5M earmarked for Palawan aquaculture
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has earmarked ₱5 million for the development of Palawan's marine fisheries and aquaculture. The money will be used to expand grow-out ponds and procure additional broodstock for the ...
- October 8, 2010
Puerto Princesa-SEAFDEC-AQD-AD Collaboration
The Puerto Princesa City government, the government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- November 8, 1999
BAR, Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture
The Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) and the WorldFish center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialize aquaculture technology. BAR and the Los Baños-based WorldFish Center ...
- February 22, 2012
Payao increases fishers' catch, income
Fishermen from the town of Claveria in the province of Cagayan have found a way to increase their catch and at the same time lessen fishing expenses. For the past couple of months, the fishers were able to have a total ...
- September 25, 2010
Degraded mangrove areas for aquaculture pushed
Researchers of Southeast Asian center her are investigating ways of harnessing degraded mangrove areas for aquaculture with a fresh, environmental-friendly approach. "We are actually developing a blueprint for sustainable ...
- September 5, 2000
Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay
Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...
- December 19, 2002
Weather transition causes fish kill in Dagupan
An aquaculture specialist has warned “bangus” growers in the city to monitor the water in their fishponds, noting how some have already suffered “gataw” – an event when the milkfish surfaces to gasp for air – or, worse, a ...
- May 24, 2017
Mussels disappearing from New England waters, scientists say
The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say. A study led by marine ecologists at the University of California at Irvine found the numbers along the gulf coastline have ...
- September 1, 2016
SEAFDEC cites Petron's milkfish mudcrab tech-livelihood success
A milkfish-mudcrab technology livelihood tie-up of the South East Asian Fisheries and Development Center (SEAFDEC) with private companies like Petron has been reaping success from the high adoption of Aquaculture techniques ...
- October 14, 2009