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Pangasinan aquaculture practices wow US students
Students of the University of Rhode Island arrived in Pangasinan on New Year’s eve for their 20-day study of the best aquaculture practices in various coastal areas of the province and got wowed. From going to the rivers, ...
- February 7, 2019
BFAR destroys infected white shrimps
About 1,100 pieces of imported white shrimps known as "Peneaus vannamei," costing $35 each, will be "destroyed" today, following a recommendation by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
- April 13, 2005
There's goldmine in ulang - expert
A fishery expert here said there is an unexplored goldmine in the prawn species locally called ulang that growers must pay attention to as it will bring economic fortune to them when tapped. Dr. Westly Rosario, interim ...
- December 7, 2008
Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible
They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ...
- August 3, 2014
2 Pinoy fishery experts honored
Two Filipino fishery experts were honored yesterday in the Giant Steps, similar to the Walk of Fame in Hollywood to immortalize movie stars. Honored were Wilfredo Yap, who conceptualized the Mariculture Park System for ...
- December 18, 2015
Dagupan bangus growers urged to tap export market
Mayor Belen Fernandez is urging bangus (milkfish) growers to tap the export market. Fernandez rallied Dagupan bangus growers to tap the export market during the recent Regional Bangus Summit held April 23 at Star Plaza ...
- April 27, 2014
De Venecia makes strides in aquaculture
Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and a fish scientist were honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) for their outstanding leadership ...
- December 11, 2016
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ...
- September 4, 2008
American students learn from Filipino aquaculture experts
A group of American students are currently in the country to study the Filipinos’ success in fisheries. An American professor from the University of Rhode Island recently brought a group of American students to the ...
- January 11, 2015
P21.9 million milkfish dead in Pangasinan fish kill
Two towns in this province were hit by a fish kill this week, affecting P21.9 million worth of fingerlings and harvestable milkfish. Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste said 61 fish cages along the Kakiputan Channel in Barangays ...
- May 23, 2020