Browsing by Subject "Ornamental fish"

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    • Aquaculture firms to mount rare setting at Agrilink 2009 

      (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2009, on page B-3)
      Aquaculture-related firms led by Santeh Feeds Corp. will mount a unique setting at the forthcoming Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2009 to entice more and more people to engage in fish farming. This was bared by Agrilink ...

    • Ariel Yanoc: Ilonggo retailer-hobbyist 

      Surtida, M. D. (Daily Informer, July 31, 1999, on page B1-B2)
      Ariel Yanoc is the owner of Aqua Friends Pet Show. Aquarium fish occupy a part of the shot that sells pedigreed puppies, rabbits, and love birds. Several aquariums (36 x 18 x 24 inches) are stocked with marine ornamental ...

    • Café Aquatica: A world’s first 

      Santiago, Cynthia U. (The Manila Times, July 19, 2018, on page D4)
      Kenbert Chua was but a three-year-old-boy when his love for animals began. He had all sorts of pets—from dogs to birds—but found those that swam to be his favorite. And so, as he grew up, Chua also took to developing ...

    • Davao food complex expected to boost agri share of GRDP 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, May 8, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The P1.02-billion Davao Food Complex project, which was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board at the end of April, is expected to boost the agriculture sector’s contribution to the Davao ...

    • Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (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 ...

    • Feature story: Henry Young 

      Surtida, M. B. (Daily Informer, August 2, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      "I started caring for fish when I was 12 years old. Even then I had preferred marine ornamental fish over freshwater ones," declares Henry Young, owner of Aqua Line, a store that sells aquarium, equipment, feeds, tools, ...

    • Fishing ground to open in newly declared sea territory 

      Pacardo, Louie O. (BusinessWorld, May 30, 2013, on page S1/12)
      The government will open a new fishing ground for small fishermen east of the country that has been declared part of Philippine territory, an official said yesterday. Payao is a locally made fish-attracting device. Mr. ...

    • Fishworld 

      Agustin, Felix (Panay News, July 8, 2000, on page 1)
      A father tries to lift his father daughter for her to see the tiger shark on display at Seafdec in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The premier fishery research center celebrated its 27th anniversary yesterday, highlighted with the opening ...

    • Freshwater Fish Culture a 'feather on ASCA's cap' 

      Beup, Glenn (SunStar Philippines, July 5, 2000, on page 4)
      Aklan State College of Agriculture President Helmar Aguilar should be congratulated for entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Regional Office 6, pertaining to the ...

    • From foes to friends of tropical fish 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2018, on page A8)
      Verde Island sits right in the middle of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a strait between Luzon and Mindoro islands that biodiversity experts declared in 2005 the Earth’s “center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity.” ...

    • Gov't addresses bay's knife fish' infestation 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (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' 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (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 ...

    • How to take better care of betta fish 

      Navarra, Ruth L. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 29, 2021, on page C1-C2)
      The Aquarium Channel used to air for free during the heyday of cable television. As the name suggests, all it showed was an aquarium filled with colorful fish and Muzak in the background. During the pandemic, many are ...

    • In Tanay, Rizal, predator knife fish ends up as fertilizer 

      Cinco, Maricar (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 ...

    • Introduced freshwater fishes in Phl: An assessment and recommendations 

      Guerrero, Rafael D. III (The Philippine Star, February 6, 2014, on page B-8)
      Introduced or exotic fishes are those that have been imported from other countries for food, recreation and other purposes. Many introduced fishes have become invasive or harmful for causing ecological damage, economic ...

    • Killing Nemo: Cyanide threat to tropical fish 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2016, on page A17)
      Many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks were caught using cyanide, according to research published Thursday which flagged the toxic threat to already-stressed corals, the creature's natural home.

    • Knife fish newest scourge in Laguna’s fish farms 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (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 ...

    • Maya-maya, sea horse mow grow in captivity, boosting chances for intense breeding in ponds 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2001, on page D-3)
      This time it's red snapper (maya-maya) and sea gorse!. These are the latest marine species whose life cycles have been completed in captivity by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • The 'molmol tilapia'- a food fish 

      Guerrero, Rafael III (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. ...

    • Mysteries of fish 

      Dalisay, Butch (The Philippine Star, September 10, 2018, on page E2)
      The fact is, we’ve lost touch with our marine heritage, which is supremely ironic given how Filipinos have distinguished themselves as seafarers, and how many Filipinos depend on the sea for a living. This was much on my ...