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Fisheries caravan
The Region VIII office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) hosted recently a "Fisheries Technology Caravan." Region VIII BFAR Director Jose Carrido said that he caravan was participated in by 171 people ...
- October 6, 2000
Tilapia hatchery training course set
A training course in tilapia hatchery operations is scheduled to be conducted here by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) from Nov. 6-10. The five-day intensive course will ...
- October 31, 2000
Food leaders back aquaculture drive
Food industry leaders in the Visayas have vowed their full support to a Southeast Asian center here and a government bureau that recently launched a nationwide program to disseminate aquaculture technologies. Implementing ...
- May 31, 2000
Iloilo SEAFDEC sponsors seahorse conservation meet
Let's save the seahorse. This was the eloquent message imparted by two internationally known experts on seahorse in a recent seminar here entitled "Coordinating seahorse conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria." The experts ...
- August 29, 2000
Asia Fisheries Center steps up RP Aquaculture dev't: 4 training courses set in Iloilo
The government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) based here will offer four training courses on Aquaculture in the first half of this year. The courses, which are four ...
- February 14, 2000
Entrepreneurship needed in the countryside
There are actually many opportunities waiting for the enterprising to undertake. Like, for instance, Jose "Lebong" Aralar in Binangonan, Rizal. He used to be a nurse in a hospital many years ago. However, he saw the potential ...
- August 10, 2000
Research breakthrough may revive moribund shrimp industry
A research breakthrough achieved by aquaculture scientists may help revive the moribund shrimp industry. The feat was chalked up by the government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- November 12, 2000
Milkfish bone eyed for 'polvoron': Rich in calcium, protein
Milkfish bone ("tinik") is not only good for cats. It can be ground and made into calcium-rich and protein-packed "polvoron," said Dr. Laurentina Calmorin of the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Estancia, ...
- March 13, 2000
SEAFDEC sets up tidal flats
Tidal flats with existing mangroves are ideal places for raising mudcrab (alimango). Fisheries scientists cite two advantages for producing these highly priced crustaceans in tidal flats, which are low-lying coastal areas ...
- May 23, 2000
Southern Ocean soaks up carbon dioxide
Manmade carbon dioxide is being soaked up by the cold waters of the Southern Ocean and transported to the dep waters of the subtropical ocean, researchers reported. Manmade carbon dioxide makes the water acidic. The acidity ...
- February 3, 2000