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    • Age-old practice finds new meaning in Asian fisheries 

      Depthnews Asia (The Journal, March 24, 1988, on page 12)
      When the sun sets on this sleepy Thai fishing village, groups of fishermen sit with a guitar sipping Mekong whiskey. The songs they sing reflect their daily exploits, but they also reveal the sad times that have arrived. ...
    • AQD for food sufficiency and industry stability 

      Interior, Liza Julie (The Philippine Journal, July 10, 1996, on page 11)
      Aquaculture is vital to produce more fish in the light of a decreasing supply from marine fisheries and increasing demand from the expanding population. In response to this need, the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the ...
    • Aquaculture output seen normalizing with import ban lifted on fish feed raw material 

      Talavera, Sheldeen Joy (BusinessWorld, May 8, 2023, on page S1/2)
      The admission of a pork-based raw material used in the manufacture of fish feed is expected to lead to a normalization of aquaculture production, after the raw material was subject to a temporary import ban following an ...
    • Aquaculture seminar set in Naga 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 28, 1994, on page 19)
      A seminar on productivity enhancement technologies in fishpond and other aquaculture systems in Bicol will be held on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Social Hall of the Bicol College of Arts and Trades (BCAT) in Naga City. The ...
    • Aquaculture...quo vadis?: (Speech of Dr. William D. Dar, Acting Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, last July 9 in Seafdec's Silver Anniversary Program at Tigbauan, Iloilo: First of two parts 

      (Daily Informer, July 13, 1998, on page B4)
      Mr. Udom Bhatiyasevi, SEAFDEC Secretary-General; Dr. Rolando Platon, Aquaculture Department Chief; Mr. Tadokoro, Deputy chief; Mr Hiroshi Gotoh, JICA Resident Representative in the Philippines; Mayor Myrna Torres of Tigbauan; ...
    • BFAR opens marine hatchery in Quezon 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 20, 2022, on page B7)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has opened a new multi-species marine hatchery in Alabat, Quezon to boost aquaculture production in the province. Sammy Malvas, DA-BFAR ...
    • Fish output up 0.4% in Q3 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 6, 2022, on page B12)
      The country’s fish production increased to 1,003.10 thousand metric tons in the third quarter of 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. In its quarterly Fisheries Situation Report, PSA noted “minimal increases” ...
    • Fisheries output falls flat in Q2 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, August 18, 2019, on page B4)
      The country’s fisheries production slightly improved in the second quarter amid better output in the municipal sector. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that total volume of fisheries went up 0.4 ...
    • Fisheries output hits one million metric tons in Q3 

      Ceballos, Xander Dave (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2023, on page 5)
      The output of fisheries products slightly increased in the third quarter as it posted a 2.1 percent jump, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report. Based on the PSA data, fisheries production was posted ...
    • Guimaras' fish yield down by 29.67% in 2022 

      (DailyGuardian, May 2, 2023, on page 6)
      Fish catch in Guimaras decreased by 29.6 percent from 7,844.53 metric tons in 2021 to 5,517 metric tons in 2022, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida ...
    • Iloilo eyes collab with SEAFDEC to maximize aquaculture production 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 7, 2023, on page 3)
      Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is eyeing an institutional partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) to maximize the province’s aquaculture production. Defensor ...
    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra (DailyGuardian, November 5, 2022, on page 1-11)
      Aklan’s thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...
    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra G (Panay News, November 4, 2022, on page 16-15)
      Aklan's thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...
    • New fish feed to address rising input costs - DA 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, June 15, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The government is developing a sustainable and low-cost feed for milkfish and tilapia to address rising aquaculture production costs. The new feed uses by-products from corn and poultry abattoirs and copra meal to replace ...
    • PH fishery output up 0.4% in Q3 

      (The Manila Times, December 6, 2022, on page B2)
      Philippine fishery production in the third quarter of this year inched up by 0.4 percent to 1.003 million metric tons (MT) from the 998,930 MT logged in the same period last year, according to the Philippine Statistics ...
    • Prawn culture leads Negros' diversification 

      Orig, Thor S. (Manila Bulletin, April 5, 1988, on page 14)
      Negros, downed a couple of years back by a major slump in world sugar trading is back on the agribusiness scene again, this time with a flourish. Likened to the pliant and sturdy Philippine bamboo, hardworking Negrenses ...
    • Projects on shrimp and 'ludong' set to boost PH inland aquatic production and management 

      Obrero, Genevic R. (DailyGuardian, August 19, 2022, on page 7-10)
      The shrimp and ludong industry in the country will benefit from the accomplishments of the four completed projects aimed at improving the production and management of these two inland aquatic commodities. These projects ...
    • Rice and fish 

      Chanco, Boo (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2022, on page B3)
      There was this story of a school girl whose baon every school day was a cup of rice sprinkled with patis or fish sauce. That was all her parents could afford, the story on social media said. The basic Filipino diet is rice ...
    • Rice-fish farming system boosts profit in Region 2 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, November 4, 2019, on page A7)
      A rice-fish farming technology demonstration project here by the Cagayan Valley (Region 2) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has shown that it could significantly boost farm productivity and income of farmers. ...
    • Seizing the El Niño advantage in aquaculture 

      Armada, Nyra (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 12-15)
      While the El Niño phenomenon brings about a cascade of environmental changes, such as extreme heat and below-normal rainfall, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) says it also ...