Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "seaweed culture"
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₱3-M project for Guimaras fisherfolk set
(,August 16, 2007 , on page )A ₱3-million mariculture project in Guimaras is set to kick off sometime this August to further empower the province's fisherfolk affected by the oil spill. Serving at the front of the project is the South East Asian ... -
Bamboo, seaweed producers seek ₱2.2-B gov't budget
(,September 5, 2022 , on page )Local bamboo and seaweed producers are asking the government for P2.2 billion budget allocation to achieve the full economic potential of these products, especially in the exports market. In a press conference by the ... -
BFAR aids seaweed farmers in Leyte
(,November 7, 2022 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 8 distributed fiberglass boats and propagules totaling P5 million on Thursday, Nov. 3, to seaweed farmers in Dawahon Island, Bato, Leyte, the seaweed capital of ... -
BFAR boats
(,March 18, 2018 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 has committed fiberglass paddle boats for mariculture practitioners in Samal Island, Davao del Norte in a bid to boost the sector's production. Agriculture Secretary ... -
BFAR Director Dennis Araullo: Balancing fish production with conservation
(,October 22, 1997 , on page )The emphasis of BFAR's programs today, however, is not only on conservation but also on sustained production. "We are thinking of two things," says Director Araullo. "First is to produce enough for the present generation ... -
BFAR partners with energy firm for seaweed farming project in Zambales
(,June 7, 2018 , on page )Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has partnered with Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), the developer of a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to allow several ... -
BFAR, LBP to sign pact on seaweed production and mariculture parks
(,February 15, 2010 , on page )An agreement to expand production of seaweeds and the establishment of marine culture (mariculture) parks is being entered by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to ... -
Bright prospects seen for seaweed industry
(,October 5, 2010 , on page )Bright prospects for the rapid growth of the seaweed industry in the Davao Region were cited during a recent meeting of coastal seaweed farmers, government aquatic experts, and local officials with Rep. Antonio Lagdameo ... -
Crab and abalone production pushed
(,February 27, 2010 , on page )The DepartmentT of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up the production of blue crabs and abalone to commercial quantities this year and eventually export them overseas, where these marine products are in high demand at a high ... -
Eastern Samar promotes seaweeds farming
(,September 7, 2013 , on page )The mayor of this town is pushing seaweeds culture as an alternative livelihood for fishermen in his municipality. Guiuan Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales told to reporters in a press conference at his office here that he ... -
Establishment of seaweeds gene bank here proposed
(,April 29, 2007 , on page )A seaweed gene bank will be put up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) to complement its biotechnology facility that will aid in boosting the country's production of seaweeds which earns $70 million ... -
Fisherfolk seek urgent government help on fish kill
(,July 9, 2015 , on page )Hundreds of fisherfolk from the coastal town of Manjuyod and Bais City in this province are asking government for a thorough investigation of the fish kill in waters here, which they claim has gravely affected their source ... -
Fisheries projects in Agrilink 2013
(,August 29, 2013 , on page )The latest fisheries projects of the bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will be showcased at the 2013 edition of Agrilink which will be held on October 10 to 12 at the world trade center at the corner of Puyat ... -
The future of seaweed industry
(,April 29, 2017 , on page )Oca Monzales now 71 years old has been engaged in the seaweed industry for 52 years now, starting way back in 1965. He has made it mission to propagate seaweed farming and is well-respected and well-loved in the rural areas ... -
The future of seaweed industry (Part II)
(,May 6, 2017 , on page )Those in the seaweed industry have had their share of international intrigues when at one time in the past there were foreign groups who were peddling the idea that the Philippine carrageenan is carcinogenic. Earlier, ... -
High-value seaweeds recommended
(,May 15, 1990 , on page )The seaweed Gracilaria isn't as popular as Eucheuma, Sargassum and Caulerpa, but it's a high-value commodity if properly harnessed for processing. A well-known derivative of processed Gracilaria is agar, a hydrophilic ... -
Increased fish production
(,July 23, 2018 , on page )The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (AQD) (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in southern Iloilo is pushing for the increase of the country’s fishery production through rigorous research and development ... -
Leyte extends aid to seaweed, organic vegetable farmers
(,January 8, 2017 , on page )The office of Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla has extended financial assistance to 27 farmers in this barangay who are into organic vegetable and seaweeds farming projects. The governor also extended financial ... -
Livelihood project
(,February 5, 2015 , on page )The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) allotted P83.5 million to finance the cultivation of high quality seaweeds in at least eight towns in the first congressional district of Sulu province. Sulu Rep. ... -
New technologies pushed for sustainable fisheries in Asia Pacific
(,October 4, 2015 , on page )The 11-member countries comprising the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC) is pushing for new technologies that will ensure sustainable fisheries in member economies of the Asia-Pacific ...