Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "animal diseases"

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    • Aquaculture 

      Manuel, Mark Anthony (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2012, on page 7)
      Fishermen are urged to practice good aquaculture management to protect their stocks from disease outbreaks. An expert from the South East Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) noted that the heavy use of chemicals ...

    • Aquaculture center completed in March 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, December 27, 2002, on page B-3)
      A ₱387-million aquaculture technologies center financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) aimed to help the Philippines keep up with developments in aquaculture biotechnology is set to be completed by ...

    • Aquaculture lab at SEAFDEC seen paving way for GM products 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2002, on page B-2)
      An aquaculture technology laboratory being set up for South East Asia is paving the way toward the adoption of biotechnology for developing more productive, genetically modified fishery products in the Philippines. Dr. ...

    • DA allows imports of black tiger shrimps 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, January 20, 2010, on page B-3)
      Government has allowed the importation of broodstock and post-larvae of black tiger shrimps. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has issued three administrative ...

    • DA hopes to double shrimp output in 5 years 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2008, on page B-2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to double the country's shrimp production in five years and thus regain its status as a top exporter of Peneaus vannamei of Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus ...

    • Fisheries awardees announced 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 18, 2001, on page B-20)
      A medical technologist, a former piggery caretaker, a professor and a chemical engineer-turned-fish scientist were declared winners of the "Fish for Every Filipino Awards 2001" for outstanding fish production and research. ...

    • Global fish supply shortage feared by 2030 

      Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2015, on page 5)
      The world is facing a fish supply shortage of around 50 million metric tons (MMT) annually by 2030 if governments fail to develop conservation measures and improve inland fishing technologies and resources, Rohana Subasinghe ...

    • Gov't sees tripling of shrimp production 

      Ison, Lilybeth G. (Manila Bulletin, October 16, 2005, on page B-1-B-2)
      The government estimates that shrimp production in the Philippines will triple by next year once the study on Peneus vannamei (P. vannamei), also known as Pacific White shrimp, becomes successful. The Department of Agriculture ...

    • 'Hito' production to increase with new techniques: breakthrough achieved to save moribund industry 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 2, 2001, on page D-4)
      A Southeast Asian center based in this seaside town has refined nursery techniques for producing fry of the native "hito" (catfish). The research headway was achieved by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • 'Lolong' died of lung disease 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2013, on page 1-19)
      A serious lung disease may have caused Lolong's death, initial findings from a necropsy performed on the giant saltwater crocodile showed. Citing the preliminary report submitted by a team of veterinarians and biology ...

    • Major causes of Laguna mass fish kill traced 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2002, on page B-10)
      Mass fish kill in Laguna de Bay has been traced to four major causes - dissolved oxygen, pollution, turbidity, and diseases. Eighty percent of reported fish kill incidents occur between May and September. These were the ...

    • Market matching at TESDA food festival this weekend 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2002, on page B-9)
      One of the strategies arrived at during the recent shrimp congress in Bacolod City is for growers to produce antibiotic-free prawns, using environment-friendly culture systems. It was observed that in 1993 to 1996, the ...

    • Mindanao shrimp farmers benefit from eco-training 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2003, on page B-14)
      Thirty-three shrimp farm owners and technicians from two Mindanao provinces attended a training course on environment-friendly shrimp culture methods held in this Misamis Occidental city recently. The training was conducted ...

    • New technology detects early mortality sysndrome in shrimp 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 22, 2018, on page B-5)
      The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has developed a technology to detect acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) or early mortality syndrome in shrimp. The technology is an output of a project funded by the Philippine ...

    • 'PH shrimp farming needs boost' 

      Garcia, Mark L. (Manila Bulletin, November 18, 2017, on page 7)
      Thailand and Philippines are working closely on boosting local shrimp farming to help meet growing global demand, Thai Ambassador Thanatip Upatising said here during the opening of the 11th National Shrimp Congress at the ...

    • Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential 

      Alcala, Proceso J. (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2013, on page 11-12)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a crash program for the shrimp sector so it can start to again export this year amid a strong global demand. There is a something market demand for vannamei (white shrimp) ...

    • Prawn, shrimp producers hit by heat 

      Colmo, Edith B. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2016, on page 17)
      Intense heat resulting from the prolonged dry weather phenomenon, El Niño is causing fear among shrimp and prawn growers in this province about the emerging disease called Early Mortality Syndrome ( EMS) or Acute ...

    • Probe on banned 'suahe' shrimp sought 

      Rosario, Ben R. (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2005, on page 12)
      Party-list lawmakers have asked the House of Representatives to conduct a probe into the proliferation in the local market of banned Pacific or western white shrimps, popularly known as "suahe." Warning that the unabated ...

    • R&D on new technologies undertaken to revive prawn, milkfish industries 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2012, on page 14)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is undertaking research and development ( R&D) on new technologies intended to revive the prawn and milkfish industries in Western Visayas and ultimately, the rest of the ...

    • Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 17, 2002, on page F-3)
      A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The ...