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DA-BFAR project opens wider access to skills and knowledge in fish farming
Interested groups or individuals may now avail of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (DA-BFAR) collection of aquaculture technology as the agency made it more accessible during its ...
- February 9, 2021
Fish hatcheries needed in every province to boost supply — BFAR
Every province in the country should have at least one fish hatchery to improve the country’s fish fry supply and boost the local aquaculture sector, the top official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- June 17, 2021
Cordillera-friendly tilapia developed
A new strain of tilapia suited to the cool-elevated areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been launched for field-testing. Specifically, genetically engineered to withstand the climate in the northern ...
- July 28, 2002
SEAFDEC hunt for hatchery sites on 2nd leg
Tigbauan, Iloilo – The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) continues to scout for ideal sites for multispecies hatchery. For the second leg of the search, a SEAFDEC feasibility study team is presently ...
- April 26, 2018
SEAFDEC/AQD welcomes Dr. Ayson as new Chief
SEAFDEC/AQD, with its mandates and trust programs for the next two years, is now in the hands of the new Chief Dr. Felix G. Ayson. Based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, SEAFDEC/AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture ...
- July 29, 2012
MinDA gearing up to increase offshore milkfish farming output
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it will train aquaculture farmers starting this week to build up milkfish and white shrimp output, with a target of 10,000 offshore fish cages within two years. Secretary ...
- March 2, 2020
SEAFDEC-BFAR collaboration strengthened
Representatives of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have agreed to strengthen their collaboration. Director Corazon ...
- February 26, 2001
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
Dagupan’s ‘Bangus King’ leads way for others
If there is someone who deserves to be called “Bangus King” here, it is Eduardo Maramba, who belongs to four generations of milkfish growers. “My great grandfather, Franciso, my grandfather, Cipriano, and my father, Rufino, ...
- February 10, 2013