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Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake
Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has displaced milkfish as the dominant fish species in Laguna de Bay. Latest figures of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (DA-BAS) indicated that bighead ...
- November 17, 2002
Revived hatchery signals major step towards PHL milkfish fry sufficiency
The embattled milkfish industry in the Philippines got a shot in the arm as the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to produce 5 to 10 million bangus fry every year, started its operations ...
- May 8, 2021
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
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
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
Mariculture is the answer
The development of mariculture parks promises to be the answer to the continuing depletion of fish catch in our marine waters that threatens the livelihood of fisherfolks in our coastal communities. That is why the Bureau ...
- September 9, 2010
RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program
The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
- June 2, 2002
Iloilo eyes collab with SEAFDEC to maximize aquaculture production
Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is eyeing an institutional partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) to maximize the province’s aquaculture production. Defensor ...
- July 7, 2023
SEAFDEC set to launch 1st Mariculture park
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is all set to launch the first Mariculture Park in the country on July 5, 2001 at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The project is ...
- June 5, 2001