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Captive snappers induced to spawn
Here's another first in local fisheries research: The snapper, locally known as maya-maya, has been induced to spawn in captivity. The feat was achieved by Dr. Arnil Emata, associate scientist of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based ...
- June 13, 1993
Aklan
An aquaculture project on raising mudcrab in tidal flats has been turned over to the Kalibo Aklan Save the Mangrove Association (KASAMA), a fisheries' organization at Barangay Buswang, Kalibo. The project had earlier been ...
- December 12, 1999
World shrimp industry faces uncertain future
The high value and short gestation period of shrimps made them attractive to investors in the Philippines and other shrimp-producing nations starting in the late 1970s up to the later 1980s. "This was the period of the ...
- January 4, 1998
Research projects to save prawn sector launched
Long-term and short-term research projects are now being undertaken to help solve the problems besetting the local prawn industry. "We have embarked on several projects to address the industry problems, "said Dr. Rolando ...
- January 25, 1999
Shrimp hatchery international course
An international training course on "Shrimp Hatchery Operation" will be held starting Oct. 1 at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo.
- September 28, 1996
Prawn farming can be friendly with more rules
The country's prawn industry would never be sustainable unless more environment-friendly regulations are put in place. "To achieve long term sustainability, the shrimp industry must seriously consider its effects on the ...
- November 6, 1994
WWF report: Chemical contamination in the high seas threatens ocean mammals
Chemical contamination is linked to disease, reproductive failure and sporadic die-offs among the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises, according to a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund. "Synthetic chemicals are ...
- December 16, 1999
Iloilo
Three elementary pupils and six high school students from five Iloilo towns won prizes in quiz, design, and essay contest conducted during the recent Aquaculture Week sponsored by a Southeast Asian center based in Tigbauan town.
- July 25, 1999
Tilapia project for rebel returnees
A tilapia production project is now being implemented in the San Julian dam in Tapaz, Capiz, for the benefit of local residents, particularly rebel-returnees. The project is a collaborative undertaking of the Tapaz municipal ...
- December 19, 1999
Capiz
The San Julian irrigation dam in Tapaz town has been chosen as a demonstration center for technologies on cage culture of tilapia and other freshwater fish under a project to be undertaken by three government and nongovernment ...
- June 13, 1999