Browsing by Author "Icamina, Paul M."
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Abalone culture now ready for local farms
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,November 11, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Generally, local abalone research and development lags behind other countries like Japan where pioneering R&D started in the 1960s, said Vincent C. Encena III of SEAFDEC's Technology Verification & Demonstration Division, ... -
The effects are maddening as they go viral
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,September 9, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is caused by betanodaviruses, or spherical viruses that targets the nervous system and kills brain cells in fish in order to survive and thrive. When it hits, VNN causes fish to act crazy. It ... -
Filipino savants develop new abalone hybrids
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,November 11, 2011 , on page A9-A10)New hybrid technology for abalone farming has been developed by scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department. The new technology has produced two "presumptive" abalone ... -
High abalone prices open windows of opportunity
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,November 18, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Abalone is one of the most sought-after seafood delicacies in the world. The supply is partly satisfied by the Philippines, one of the world's less-known exporters of mostly frozen abalone to China, through Hong Kong, said ... -
Major shifts in fish feed formulations
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,May 25, 2012 , on page A9)Fish Feed formulations are undergoing major shifts, away from fishmeal and toward the plant, protein concentrates. One reason is the pressure that fish meals and fish oil- for - example, from anchovies, sardines, sprats, ... -
Mangroves not best buffer vs storm surges
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,May 15, 2015 , on page B1-B6)Mangroves hit by strong typhoons are slow to recover, something to think about in the rush to rehabilitate shorelines as a buffer against storm surges. a study before and after a strong typhoon hits mangrove forests has ... -
RP asked to back ban on bluefin tuna
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,March 19, 2010 , on page B1-B6)An official of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) yesterday urged the Philippines to support a proposed ban on the fishing and trade of the Atlantic bluefin tuna. "If we don't support the international trade ban, we might ... -
SEAFDEC boosts survival of dwindling seahorse stocks
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,August 26, 2011 , on page A9-A10)For the first time, saving baby seahorses in captivity is possible with the simple discovery that washing their food with low dose formalin prevents mass mortality. The new research, made by Shela Mae A. Buen-Ursua at the ... -
SEAFDEC develops vaccine against devastating fish virus
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,September 9, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Tigbauan, Iloilo - A vaccine is being field tested against a virus that causes one of the world's most lethal fish diseases that wipes out entire stocks. "The emergence of fish diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and ... -
Tilapia with better genes swims upstream to Cordillera highlands
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,March 23, 2018 , on page A2)The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and Technology, has approved a P4.1-million grant to determine the best strain of tilapia ... -
When sea farming means conservation
Icamina, Paul M. (The Manila Times,June 14, 2009 , on page A1-A2)Only three major exporting countries have no national management or regulatory measures regarding the sea cucumber: the Philippines, Malaysia and Micronesia. Other countries encourages sustainable sea cucumber fisheries ... -
Why abalone
Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya,November 18, 2011 , on page A9)Abalone is a single-shell, herbivorous and nocturnal marine mollusk that thrives under rocks and corals at depths from less than 5 meters to 20 meters. It is unique among shellfish as it is called "sobra-sobra" because the ...