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    • BFAR-6: Fishing ban in oil spill area remains 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, January 21, 2014, on page 4)
      Fisherfolks in Estancia, particularly in oil Spill-stricken Botongon village, still cannot collect, consume and sell fish and other marine products in the affected area. Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • 'Closed season' at Visayan Sea starts today 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 15, 2017, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has declared November 15, 2017, to February 15, 2018, as closed season for sardines, herrings and mackerels fishing, as provided in the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) ...
    • DA points to Russia as "exciting" market for shrimp products 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 22, 2017, on page B1)
      Russia is an “exciting” market for shrimp products, according to the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol made the statement during the Opening of the National Shrimp Congress held at the ...
    • Experts: algal paste makes hatcheries operate easier 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 7, 2017, on page B1)
      Some experts now involved in a training at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) said that the use of algal paste will make it easier for hatcheries to operate without the ...
    • PHL allots over P10M for multi-species hatcheries studies 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, March 2, 2018, on page B1)
      The Philippine Government has allotted P10.5 million for the conduct of studies on the establishment of 15 multi-species hatcheries nationwide. The amount coursed through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
    • Physician now an aquaculturist 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 3, 2017, on page 1, 7)
      A physician by profession, she chose to manage a 31-hectare fishpond rather than run a clinic or hospital. She is Dr. Vernoni Dulalia of Dumangas, Iloilo, whose income from her fishponds inspired her to train at the ...
    • SEAFDEC-AQD's 2050 challenge: Feed 9B people 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 4, 2017, on page 3)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, has accepted the global challenge to help feed 9 billion people by 2050. SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao said that ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD advice: Growers told to avoid stocking shrimps during cold months 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, February 2, 2018, on page B1, B6)
      Shrimp pond culture experts at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department said growers should not stock shrimps during cold months, especially from November to February. A study done at SEAFDEC/AQD showed that drop of temperature ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD scientists to boost shrimp farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 30, 2017, on page B1)
      Scientists of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department have a new challenge – to perk up shrimp farming and boost the industry which has been a “risky” business for decades. “The many constraints and problems besetting the ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD to offer free training for fishery graduates 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, January 25, 2018, on page B1)
      Graduates of Fisheries are invited to a free training in the culture of shrimps, marine fishes and tilapia on top of the different species. The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department is offering the training under its program ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD to scale up production of seaweeds 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 21, 2017, on page B1)
      The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has developed a tissue culture technology that is seen to boost seaweeds production. This technology involves producing cultivars ...