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    • 180-kilo bluefin tuna sells for $37,000 in Japan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 6, 2015, on page B3)
      A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the threatened fish. The 180.4-kilogram ...
    • 200-Kilogram Bluefin Tuna Fetches $117,000 at Tsukiji Market 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2016, on page B11)
      Kiyoshi Kimura (Center), president of sushi restaurant chain store operator Kiyomura Co., poses for the media with a 200-Kilogram bluefin tuna sold for the amount of 14 million yen (US$117,000), more than three times the ...
    • Aquaculture-wave of the future 

      del Castillo, Butch (BusinessMirror, February 23, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion)
      In the Philippines, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and his deputy-Director Asis Perez of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR-are collaborating with Dr. Jpebert D. Toledo who heads the Southeast ...
    • Back to 'fishing' 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, January 3, 2019, on page 5)
      Studies in the 1970s showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the Eskimos ...
    • Bangrus 

      Jamolo, Runji Rocio (Panay News, October 8, 2018, on page 11-14)
      Mahapos nga indi pagsapakon ang bangrus kapin pa kon kita may pagapilian man. Masami nga ginarason kon ngaa ginasikway ang bangrus sang sa tamudios ang kabukog sini nga isda kag kinahanglan nga himbisan. Apang bisan sina, ...
    • Biggest fish market set for new home 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 2, 2014, on page S1/7)
      As most of Tokyo sleeps, men in rubber boots haggle over tuna in the cavernous halls of Tsukiji market. The clang of a bell around 5:30 a.m. kicks off the action at the world’s biggest fish emporium. Traders flash hand ...
    • Bluefin tuna sells for $37,000 in Tokyo new year auction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2015, on page B6)
      A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the threatened fish. The 180.4-kilogram ...
    • Can bangus from Tigbauan feed the world? 

      (Panay News, November 4, 2017, on page 1, 2, 14)
      Iloilo - Feeding more than nine billion people by 2050 is one of the world’s greatest challenges, according to the United Nations (UN). At the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) - Aquaculture Department ...
    • Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world? 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, August 16, 2017, on page C4)
      Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ...
    • Catfish festival expected to give village in Davao City a marketing, tourism boost 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, October 19, 2015, on page S1/5)
      A village here known for its catfish farms is getting a marketing boost with the declaration of its 10-year-old annual Pantatan Festival as an official tourist event and the area as a Davao City "foodie" destination. The ...
    • Cebu hosts SEAFDEC council meeting 

      Mosquera, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, April 3, 2013, on page 14)
      Asian fisheries executives from 10 countries, including those within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are in Cebu for the five-day 45th council meeting of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ...
    • Chef's big secret: where to buy seafood 

      Yamsuan, Cathy Cañares (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 10, 2016, on page C1-C4)
      The well-kept secret among chefs of high-end restaurants in the central business district is that SM Supermarket Makati's seafood section opens early in the morning with a wide selection of fresh fish, crustaceans and other ...
    • Cold spell raises price of 'bangus' in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2015, on page A20)
      With colder days ahead, expect higher prices of bangus (milkfish) grown in ponds and cages in this city in Pangasinan province. This is because bangus production normally drops during cold months, said Westly Rosario, chief ...
    • DOH warns vs formalin-tainted imported galunggong 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Cervantes, Ding; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, August 23, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Health Secretary Francisco Duque III yesterday warned the public against the consumption of imported galunggong (round scad) from China that are allegedly tainted with formalin. In a press conference, Duque said formalin ...
    • Eel production in Region 2 on the rise 

      Tabangin, Melissa (The Manila Times, August 17, 2015, on page A7)
      Cagayan Valley is experiencing an increase in eel production that can allow the region to ship more to the world market and increase supply to the domestic market. Meanwhile, there is an initiative in Butuan City in Agusan ...
    • Everybody loves galunggong 

      Sol, Vanzi (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2017, on page C-4)
      After many decades of close observation at office cafeterias and sidewalk carinderias nothing what people like to eat, I have concluded that almost everybody loves galunggong, inappropriately termed “the poor man’s fish” ...
    • FIsh farms lure Cargill, Inc. as global demand for seafood outpaces meats 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, August 19, 2015, on page S3/3)
      For the first time, the world is eating more fish from farms than from the open sea, spurring billions of dollars of takeovers as one of the largest food companies seeks to capitalize on rising demand. The latest buyer to ...
    • Fish now smaller, more expensive, says SWS survey 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2018, on page B4)
      Majority of Filipinos believe that fish caught and sold in the market are becoming less and much more expensive, the first ever survey from Social Weather Stations showed. Based on Feasting or Fasting on Fish: Filipino ...
    • Fisher Farms ready to face challenges of regional economic integration 

      Desiderio, Louella D. (The Philippine Star, January 5, 2015, on page B5)
      While the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is on its way to establishing an economic community by the end of 2015 which is seen as a challenge for many businesses, aquaculture food processor and seafood ...
    • Fishers’ group sounds alarm over ‘balikbayan GG’ 

      Ramos, Mariejo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2018, on page A2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas) again called on the public on Saturday to boycott what it describes as “balikbayan GG,” or imported “galunggong” (round scad), citing their ...