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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
Tilapia species protective of eggs
One species of tilapia might be unwanted in some parts of the country and considered as a pest in fishponds for being invasive, but its kind is admirable for being “fatherly” and protective of their eggs, a fishery expert ...
- June 13, 2015
'No bangus shortage due to cold weather'
There is enough supply of milkfish despite the cold weather, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Ilocos has assured the public. Nestor Domenden, BFAR regional director, said milkfish growers have foreseen the ...
- December 19, 2017
Dagupan to implement bangus labeling
No more mislabeling, goodbye to misrepresentation of Dagupan bangus (milkfish) from outside sources whose producers make the claim as a marketing strategy. This, as the Dagupan city council recently passed an ordinance to ...
- February 15, 2015
Pangasinan women find livelihood opportunities from milkfish processing
Milkfish processing business has become a profitable source of income for a group of women who used to spend their afternoons playing tong-its, enabling them to earn their first million pesos through sheer hardwork. But ...
- November 15, 2015
Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert
The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...
- January 22, 2014
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
BFAR: Neap tide threat to 'bangus' now over
Bangus (milkfish) growers can now heave a sigh of relief as the threat of neap tide is over and tidal fluctuation is now back to normal, according to the center chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- May 29, 2014
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