Browsing by Subject "Carnivores"
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Animal by-products good as 'lapu-lapu' feedstuff
(The Philippine Star,November 3, 2002 , on page B-3)Animal by-products from slaughterhouses are effective feed ingredients for the culture of grouper (lapu-lapu), one of the country’s most delicious and expensive fish species. This was found in a study done by Dr. Oseni ... -
Aquaculture summit set in Dagupan City
(Manila Bulletin,June 30, 2016 , on page B7)The First National Aquaculture Summit will be held on July 7-8, 2016 at the Leisure Coast Resort in Dagupan City under the auspices of the Philippine Association of Fish Producers, Inc. (PAFPI) together with the Bureau of ... -
BFAR team makes global headlines in fish culturing
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2019 , on page B4)Globally, the culture of carnivorous marine finfish and crustaceans receives the most interest from constitutional investors, with species groups like sea bass, salmon and shrimp showing double-digit growth rates. These ... -
Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 26, 2012 , on page A8)The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay. This was while they were waiting for the ... -
First-of-its-kind Pinoy-made Knifefish leather to debut at Fashion week
(Manila Bulletin,August 18, 2013 , on page B-3)The first-of-its-kind Filipino-made knifefish leather will be exhibited at this year's Fashion Week after its successful development by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) as a prized exotic leather. The knifefish leather ... -
Fish cry for help to escape predators-scientists
(The Philippine Star,October 30, 2015 , on page A-22)Distressed fish caught by predator emit a cry for help to attract other carnivores so they can escape during the ensuing chaos, Australian scientists said yesterday. While researchers had discovered that fish emit a chemical ... -
Gov't addresses bay's knife fish' infestation
(Manila Bulletin,June 25, 2013 , on page B-8)The population of invasive species called "knife fish" in the Laguna de Bay has reached 10,000 kilograms, prompting national and local agencies and private companies to intensify effort to contain the infestation. " For ... -
Gov't agencies declare war on fish 'invaders'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 20, 2013 , on page A18)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has rallied nine other government agencies to intensify the war on clown knife fish infestation at Laguna de Bay. The BFAR ... -
Greenland sharks may live up to 400 years
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 13, 2016 , on page A16)The Greenland shark, a big slow- moving deep-ocean predator that prowls the frigid waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, can claim the distinction of being the planet's longest living vertebrate, with a lifespan perhaps ... -
In Tanay, Rizal, predator knife fish ends up as fertilizer
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 27, 2015 , on page A13)The town of Tanay in Rizal province is turning knife fish caught from Laguna de Bay into organic compost to address the growing population of the predator species that continues to threaten local aquaculture. The knife ... -
Knife fish newest scourge in Laguna’s fish farms
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 17, 2013 , on page A10)If you can’t lick them, eat them. Or feed them to other fish. The knife fish, an ornamental fish whose population has boomed and is harming the aquaculture industry in Laguna Lake, will be converted into fish meal and fed ... -
Lionfish terrorizing Venezuela
(The Manila Times,November 16, 2021 , on page B7)The dazzling, colorful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. "It's beautiful, but you have to kill it," said Mavi Escalona, a ... -
The 'molmol tilapia'- a food fish
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 28, 2016 , on page B5)The so-called "molmol tilapia," reported to be a fishpond "pest" in Pangasinan and the coastal provinces of Manila Bay, is actually the "blackchin tilapia" (BCT) from West Africa where it is regarded as a food fish. ... -
New feed ingredient database aims to help lower cost of aquafeeds
(Panay News,June 30, 2018 , on page B11-B3)Three decades’ worth of research on fish feed ingredients in Southeast Asia will be hosted in an online database that aims to help reduce the aquaculture industry’s reliance on fish-derived meals and oils, as well as ... -
Reviving seahorse industry brightening
(Manila Bulletin,September 10, 2002 , on page B-14)A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ... -
SEAFDEC tries saving native Pantat
(Panay News,March 20, 2001 , on page 1)The freshwater catfish or pantat (Clarias Macrocephalus) is native to the Philippines and a favorite food fish due to it's tender and delicious meat. But the species is fast dwindling in many natural habitats which resulted ... -
Turtle breed menace to fish farms
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 7, 2013 , on page A9)Chinese softshell turtles (Pelodiscus sinensis) have found their way in the waters of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Bataan, preying on bangus (milkfish) and tilapia fingerlings in fishponds there, an environment official said on ...