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World aquaculture prod'n dominated by Asian countries
Asia continues to dominate aquaculture production, thus contributing considerably to the sustenance of food security in the region. As it is today, aquaculture, or fishfarming, now offers opportunities as the "last frontier" ...
- December 9, 1998
Asean, Seafdec join forces to address food security problem in Asia
Two Southeast Asian organizations have pooled their resources to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ...
- October 16, 2002
Kapis shell industry being revived
Kapis is known scientifically as Placuna placenta and locally as "lampirong." It is a bivalve mollusk with translucent shells and a very small body. The only source of this shell is wild stocks that used to abound in some ...
- July 31, 2000
Aquaculture: The wave of the future
Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ...
- December 1, 2002
Iloilo
Four more regular training courses on aquaculture will be conducted for the rest of the year for Asians by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in ...
- May 24, 1998
Success in spawning top shell achieved
For the first time, scientists of a government-hosted Southeast Asian center in Iloilo have succeeded in spawning the economically important top shell. The feat was achieved by Rolando Gapasin, Dr. Clarissa Marte, and Dr. ...
- August 4, 2002
SEAFDEC aqua dep't revolutionizes region's R&D
The Philippine-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) will celebrate 25th anniversary on July 9 confident that it can continue strongly supporting the aquaculture research ...
- July 5, 1998
Iloilo
Fifty-two Asians, 30 of them Filipinos, completed separately three training courses on aquaculture conducted by a Southeast Asian center based in Tigbauan town during the first half of this year. The courses were on ...
- August 1, 1999
Outstanding researchers awarded
Thirteen aquaculture and fisheries researchers won science awards conferred by the Los Baños Science Community (LBSC). The awardees received the 14th Dr. Elvira Tan Memorial awards, which carried cash prizes and plaques, ...
- August 6, 2000
Antique
Even mountains farmers in some areas of Antique will soon have ready supply of fish. This optimistic view was expressed by Gov. Exequiel Javier following the setting up of a tilapia project in Remegio town which can be ...
- June 17, 2001