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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
Milkfish aqua feeds study launched in Eastern Samar
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and partner agencies have launched on Wednesday a milkfish aqua feeds research center in Guiuan, Eastern Samar to address the high cost of commercial feeds for the ...
- August 15, 2020
A local company's bayanihan helps push aquaculture industry forward
Meet Santeh, a company specializing in the production of fish feeds. Beginning in 1985 with shrimp feeds under its Tateh brand name, Santeh grew its company by developing other feeds for different fish species like tilapia, ...
- June 7, 2010
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ...
- June 2, 2011
Chemicals in tilapia feeds, Changes in temperature cause lake buhi fish kill; town state calamity
A state of calamity was declared in this municipality because of the occurrence of a fish kill over the past few weeks, delivering a big blow to almost a thousand fish cage owners and operators. The initial estimate of ...
- November 26, 2016
Pototan chosen as native catfish development hub
The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lazera) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation of African catfish in that area. Their produce are sold along the highway of the town for about P90 a kilo. Now That a ...
- October 2, 1999
Scientific laboratory now available to fish growers
A modern scientific laboratory was recently established at the Brackishwater Station here to better serve locals engaged in the aquaculture industry. The project was a collaborative effort of the Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- September 19, 2003
BFAR adopts 4 strategies to boost aquaculture
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has launched four strategies to promote aquaculture in the country and ensure fish sufficiency for the burgeoning population through improved inland fish production. BFAR ...
- October 1, 2000
Extreme weather hits tilapia output
“The major tilapia producing regions in the Philippines are now experiencing significant impacts from the progressing negative effects of climate change,” according to a report prepared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- March 28, 2017
Tolentino, Mangudadatu vow agricultural reform
Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial bets former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino and Rep. Zajid "Dong" Mangudadatu vowed to prioritize agricultural reform legislation and called for measures that would immediately ...
- March 28, 2019