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Fishery experts map out ways to protect aquaculture industry
About a hundred aquaculture scientists, environmentalists and other fishery experts from Southeast Asia and other parts of the World met here recently and mapped out measures to counter threats to the aquaculture industry ...
- March 15, 1999
Aquaculture seminar set Jan 11-15
An international seminar-workshop on mangrove-friendly aquaculture will be held on Jan. 11-15 at the Days Hotel in Iloilo City.
- January 11, 1999
International fisheries body cites RP
The Thailand-based secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, through its top official, has lauded the Philippine government for its continued support to SEAFDEC, particularly its Aquaculture Department ...
- July 26, 1999
'Fishworld': Soon to rise in Iloilo
It's simply called "FishWorld." It is a theme park now being constructed inside the complex of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in this scenic seaside town 24 kilometers ...
- September 5, 1999
Experts hasten 'sex change' of lapu-lapu
Yes, it is a hermaphrodite, but of the "protogynous" kind. It does not have both the male and female sexual organs, but instead, the female becomes a male after two to six years. For years, the "protogynous hermaphrodism" ...
- March 22, 1999
Apahap skin good material for shoes
Believe it or not, the skin of the fresh seabass, locally known as apahap, is a good material for shoes, In fact, the apahap skin makes the best fish leather, according to the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- February 3, 1999
Sulu
A livelihood project on the net cage culture of grouper (lapu-lapu) is now being implemented for the benefit of members of the Moro National liberation Front (MNLF) in southern Philippines. The project covers selected areas ...
- August 1, 1999
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ...
- September 27, 1999
New technologies in aquaculture help Visayas development
Another beneficiary of the mudcrab technology, farmer Fred Magbanua of Puerto Princesa City, gushed: "'ll continue with this mudcrab project, even though small as it may be. This is really another profitable venture for ...
- August 23, 1999
Milkfish probe urged
Sen Robert Jaworski expressed alarm yesterday on the entry of "mestisong bangus" (imported milkfish) from Taiwan which is threatening its local counterpart which happens to be the country's national fish.
- March 27, 1999