Browsing by Subject "pathogens"
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Aquaculture recovery depends on managing bacteria antibiotic resistance
(BusinessWorld,February 12, 2001 , on page S1/1)The two common pathogens in marine and freshwater environments known to scientists as Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas spp. are resistant to antibiotics widely used in aquaculture feeds. This was shown in a survey using bacterial ... -
Bacteria blamed for slump in aquaculture
(Panay News,June 9, 2001 , on page 4)For the aquaculture industry of Panay Island to recover and develop, it must first manage the bacteria or pathogens in marine and freshwater environment that are getting more resistant to antibiotics. Two of the common ... -
Coming soon: Biosensor to detect pathogenic shrimp
(The Philippine Star,December 31, 2015 , on page B-4)The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development and research partners the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, University of ... -
DA hopes to double shrimp output in 5 years
(Manila Bulletin,July 10, 2008 , on page B-2)The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to double the country's shrimp production in five years and thus regain its status as a top exporter of Peneaus vannamei of Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus ... -
Detect shrimp diseases
(Panay News,July 22, 2016 , on page 10)Boost the country’s shrimp industry, an alternative to expensive disease detection methods in shrimps was developed. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has developed a technology to detect shrimp diseases, particularly ... -
Eco-friendly tiger shrimp farming pushed
(Panay News,November 23, 2019 , on page 9)With its premium taste and superior economic value, tiger shrimp is being pushed as an alternative species to farm alongside the popular whiteleg shrimp or vannamei. Locally known as lukon or sugpo, tiger shrimp’s potentials ... -
Gov't pressed to lift vannamei shrimp ban
(BusinessWorld,January 19, 2006 , on page S1/3)The fisheries Aquaculture board (FAB) seeks the government’s immediate lifting of the ban on the commercial culture of the vannamei shrimps as initial experimentation showed that it can be bred locally free of disease. In ... -
Gov't sees tripling of shrimp production
(Manila Bulletin,October 16, 2005 , on page B-1-B-2)The government estimates that shrimp production in the Philippines will triple by next year once the study on Peneus vannamei (P. vannamei), also known as Pacific White shrimp, becomes successful. The Department of Agriculture ... -
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
(The Philippine Star,September 4, 2008 , on page A-20)Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
Marine mammals disturbed by warming waters
(Manila Bulletin,April 6, 2017 , on page B-8)The warming of the oceans could also mean diminished reproductive success and increased susceptibility to diseases, according to a Silliman Journal article by Dr. Ma. Louella L. Dolar, a foremost authority on Philippine ... -
PCR test, quarantine for PHL shrimp vs viruses
(BusinessMirror,June 27, 2021 , on page A5)Years before returning travelers were required to quarantine or get polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19, a research center is rigorously requiring the same for the country’s shrimp to ward off viruses and ... -
'PH can be world's largest producer of mud crabs'
(Panay News,November 20, 2015 , on page B1-B3)There is a chance for the Philippines to become the world’s largest producer of mud crabs, an emerging commodity in the domestic and export market, if the remaining gaps in the production aspect will be addressed with ... -
Prawn industry faces threat from Taiwan
(Malaya,March 22, 1988 , on page 10)In its desire to become the world's top prawn producer, the Philippines may yet end up holding an empty bag because of problems faced by the Taiwanese, a source of tiger prawn fry for this country. In a report to the ... -
Scientist develops detection tool for safer shellfish
(The Daily Guardian,December 11, 2017 , on page B1)Oysters and mussels are among the major aquaculture species of the Philippines with production values of P203.4 million and P273.7 million, respectively, in 2016, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority ... -
Scientists: warming making oceans 'sicker' than before
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2016 , on page A15)Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday. "We all know that the oceans ... -
Seagrass in decline, jeopardizing human, coral health- study
(The Manila Times,February 20, 2017 , on page A6)Underwater meadows of seagrass offer important protection against pollution to both humans and coral reefs, but are in jeopardy worldwide due to climate change, sewage and agricultural runoff, researchers said Thursday. ... -
Shrimp production to double in 5 yrs-DA
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2008 , on page B-7)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that domestic shrimp production will double in the next five years and that the Philippines will regain its status as one of the world's top exporters of shrimp. Agriculture ... -
Shrimp school in Dagupan ushers in new promise for PH aquaculture
(Manila Bulletin,August 24, 2015 , on page 15)"Failures are ingredients to success." This quote holds true for the Shrimp School of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center(BFAR-NIFTDC) in Dagupan ... -
Tiger prawn output; more exports seen
(Manila Bulletin,November 11, 2008 , on page B-5)Tiger prawn raising marked a hefty growth in the second quarter to 3,164 metric tons (MT) from only 136.93 MT in the same period in 2007 which should also raise Philippine prawn export to Japan and other countries. The ...