Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "aquaculture economics"

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    • Aquaculture expert says low fish supply imperils food security 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 16, 2001, on page D-3)
      Wilfredo G. Yap, an aquaculture (fishfarming) expert, has warned that continuing supply shortfall from capture fisheries would endanger food security and batted for a thorough modernization of production techniques. Yap ...

    • BFAR assures enough supply of bangus amid Pangasinan fishkill 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 8, 2018, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Ilocos region has assured that there is an ample supply of milkfish (bangus) for the region and other regions, despite the recent fishkill in the towns of Anda ...

    • Big prospects for organic aquaculture 

      Abello, Melpha M. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2010, on page B-5)
      Why are organic products getting the consumers' nod in Asia and in other parts of the world? As consumers today are becoming increasingly aware of the issues concerning food safety, there emerges a positive perception of ...

    • Feed made from microalgae to raise aquaculture production 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2014, on page B-2)
      A feed for aquaculture, microalgae, is eyed as both a highly nutritional and environment-friendly feed that can enhance aquaculture production, a sector that accounts for some ₱20 billion in Philippines' gross value ...

    • Fish farming a catastrophe for the environment - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2000, on page C-2)
      Fish farming, promoted as a smart way to help feed the world's surging population, is having a disastrous impact on the environment and on stocks of wild fish according to research published Thursday. Aquaculture is a ...

    • Fish kill rooted in volcanism 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2011, on page 11)
      Taal Lake, a caldera, has an ecology that is closely linked to its cradling Taal volcano, one of the 16 volcanoes of the world that erupts every 10 years. We've been studying this lake since 1989. I propose a paradigm to ...

    • Fish kills spreads to Lipa; 7 towns under calamity state 

      Castro, Freddie G.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2011, on page 6)
      Nine days after several tons of fish died in Talisay and Laurel, another fish kill struck in Lipa City yesterday morning. Edilberto Andal, the city's agriculture supervisor, said a group of fishermen was shocked when they ...

    • Fishkill grips Anda, Bolinao in Pangasinan 

      Iñigo, Liezel Basa (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2016, on page 8)
      A massive fishkill was reported in the municipalities of Bolinao and Anda and affected the price of milk fish in the market. The sudden harvest saw the market price of milkfish plunge from 1110 per kilo to as low as 190 ...

    • Fry from the wild 

      Caoile, Carayo (Manila Bulletin, October 31, 1999, on page B-11)
      The production of 600 m bangus fry from the wild from a previous 1.2 billion on estimates by the Department of Agriculture resulted in an August 1, 1998-July 31, 1999 study monitored by the Philippine Council for Aquatic ...

    • 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 ...

    • Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2002, on page B-8)
      Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...

    • Leyte top fish producer in Eastern Visayas 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2019, on page 11)
      The province of Leyte is Eastern Visayas’ biggest fish producer in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Regional Statistical Service Office (RSSO), reported here over the weekend. Wilma A. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Oyster eyed for commercial culture 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, March 3, 2013, on page B-1-B-5)
      The government is eyeing to culture a previously undiscovered Philippine oyster whos DNA is now under study so as to name it as Surigao Barobo Bay's unique oyster species that could give livelihood and export opportunities ...

    • 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) ...

    • 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 ...

    • Scientist pushes high-value fish for mariculture 

      Gadaingan, Jack C. (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2005, on page G-3)
      Tacloban City - "Research should not end in the writing of technical report, but in the actual implementation of the technology," said Dr. Fred Yap, chief of Research Division of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • Shrimp technology advancement for sustainable aquaculture 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2004, on page 1)
      The Shrimp Congress 2004, bearing the theme: "Shrimp Technology Advancement for Sustainable Aquaculture", commences today and concludes on April 1 at the Cebu Grand Convention Center, Cebu City. The congress will have ...

    • Shrimp to contribute $600 M to PH’s farm exports 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2020, on page B-3)
      Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer said shrimp is poised to contribute as much as $600 million to the country’s total farm exports if its production will be backed by proper technology. In a ...