Browsing by Scientific Name "Kappaphycus"

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    • Seaweed farming face dilemma with ice-ice disease 

      Tumampos, Stephanie (BusinessMirror, June 9, 2019, on page A6)
      Carrageenan, a food enhancer which has been used in processing food, such as in thickening sauces, emulsifying and preserving, and even used in cosmetics, is sourced from a vegetable that grows in the sea—the seaweed. The ...

    • Seaweed farming keeps flourishing 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 24, 2003, on page 13-14)
      Sustaining seaweed Kappaphycus is one item in the aquaculture industry that continue to provide bright opportunities for business and investment. Dr. Anicia Q. Hurtado of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • Studies raise hope amid declining fish catch 

      Offemaria, Rodel G. (BusinessWorld, March 18, 1998, on page 9)
      Meanwhile, Dan Baliao of the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center said recent studies in milkfish fry production showed an encouraging 95.5% to 99% survival rates in brackish water ponds for a culture ...

    • Zamboanga puts up 1st seaweed gene bank, nursery 

      Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program (The Philippine Star, April 1, 2007, on page B-5)
      Seaweed farmers in Western Mindanao will soon have a regular source of quality seedlings because of the establishment of a seaweed gene bank and nursery at the Rio Hondo campus of the Zamboanga State College of Marine ...

    • Zamboanga stakes claim as RP’s top seaweed producer 

      (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2008, on page C-6-C-7)
      In the face of declining seaweed harvests in the country’s traditional major seaweed production centers, the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region IX has taken bold steps to ...