Browsing by Subject "aquaculture techniques"

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    • Advance mussel farming starts in Palawan under DOST 

      (Panay News, August 5, 2017, on page B5)
      Mussel researchers and extensionists in Palawan were trained on the new methods of mussel culture for better livelihood opportunities recently. The participants were provided with hands-on training on constructing alternative ...

    • Farmed prawn can be a foreign exchange earner 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, June 14, 2017, on page 10)
      Locally farmed prawn could be a vital foreign exchange earner for the country. It is a variety of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean that is commonly caught or farmed for food. Despite the problems confronting the sector, ...

    • Improving the survival rate of mud crab 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, April 30, 2018, on page 10)
      Through the use of formulated feeds and natural food, the survival rate of mud crab from zoea to megalopae and zoea to crab instar has significantly improved. The improvement was realized under a project entitled “Improvement ...

    • New culture technology to improve mussel production 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, July 14, 2017, on page 14)
      Majority of the mussel farmers in the country have been using the conventional stake method for their mussel production. It is said that from this method, which have been practiced locally for many years, could produce up ...

    • New technology seen to boost seaweeds farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (Panay News, December 22, 2017, on page 4)
      The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo has developed a tissue culture technology that is seen to boost seaweeds production. This technology ...

    • Oplan balik sugpo: New AQD chief bares plan for SEAFDEC activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 19, 2017, on page B1, B6)
      Other than streamlining its Research and Development programs, the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is eyeing to revive the ...

    • Pinoy 'Longline:' An innovative and sustainable way to grow green mussels 

      S&T Media Service; Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD); University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) (Panay News, November 23, 2015, on page C5)
      The traditional method of growing green mussels in the Philippines is called the "stake" method where the mussel "spats" or young mussels freely attach to bamboo poles placed in the coastal areas. There is little management ...

    • Pinoy aquaculturists cited at Asian Fisheries Academy 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 3, 2017, on page B4)
      Dagupan City—Two outstanding Filipino aquaculturists were honored at the Asian Fisheries Academy (AFA) by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) ...

    • Prices of fish stable: BFAR 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, May 7, 2023, on page B14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday assured that prices of fish in local markets remain stable despite the threat of the El Niño weather phenomenon. Atty. Demosthenes Escoto, BFAR director, said their ...

    • Reviving ayungin culture in Laguna 

      Dela Peña, Zinnia B. (The Philippine Star, July 16, 2017, on page B5)
      Considered as one of the most expensive freshwater fishes in the country, ayungin or silver perch is a small fish that is classified as among the near-threatened species in the Philippines. It is indigenous to Laguna de ...

    • Science, technology needed to boost WV fisheries sector 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, September 17, 2018, on page 10)
      Science and technology must be used to reinforce the fishery and aquaculture sector in Western Visayas, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional director Rowen Gelonga. “We are asking the University ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD scientists to boost shrimp farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 30, 2017, on page B1)
      Scientists of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department have a new challenge – to perk up shrimp farming and boost the industry which has been a “risky” business for decades. “The many constraints and problems besetting the ...

    • SEAFDEC/AQD to scale up production of seaweeds 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 21, 2017, on page B1)
      The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has developed a tissue culture technology that is seen to boost seaweeds production. This technology involves producing cultivars ...

    • Shrimp farmers to SEAFDEC chief: Address gaps in shrimp farming 

      (Panay News, February 8, 2018, on page 10)
      As the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) banner program “Oplan Balik Sugpo” is in the offing, chief Dan Baliao echoed the concerns of shrimp farmers to the scientists to ...

    • Tilapia growers in Luzon benefit from aquashade technology 

      Lalican, Engelbert R.; Cañada, Eman Noel G. (DailyGuardian, July 15, 2021, on page 8)
      Tilapia growers in Luzon reap the benefits of aquashade technology, which reduces water temperature by more than 3°C and expects to increase spawning rate and seed/fry production by more than 100% in both pond-based and ...