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    • Aklan SP seeks relief for fishpond operators 

      Bandiola, Odon (Panay News, January 26, 2014, on page 10)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a resolution asking President Benigno Aquino III to grant fishpond operators in Aklan a five-year recovery period by condoning fishpond rentals. In Resolution No. 010 series of ...
    • Alava: from cycling to fish farming 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, August 13, 2017, on page D2)
      Leaving cycling for a moment to focus on fish farming has its ups and downs for former cycling champ Lupo Alava of Barangay Poblacion. Venturing into fishpond farming, he said, was not a walk in the park either. He experienced ...
    • Apahap raising in fishponds 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 25, 2007, on page B-4)
      Apahap (seabass), a freshwater fish species, can now be profitably grown in fishponds. This was proven by a research project involving a technology developed by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture ...
    • Bangus of Davao 

      Navales, Mark (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2015, on page 21)
      The Bangus or milkfish, one of the common fish you'll find in Pangasinan, is also abundant in Barangay Dumanlag, Matina, Davao City where there are numerous fish ponds in the coastal area. Fisherman Dickson Hermoso harvests ...
    • BFAR Cagayan Valley warns against fish kill this summer 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, April 30, 2014, on page A6)
      With temperature reaching as high as 39 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City in recent days, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for Region 2 has warned fish farmers in Cagayan Valley of an imminent “fish ...
    • 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 ...
    • Crude protein, pond catfish good tandem 

      Aquaculture News Service (Daily Informer, December 14, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      Feeding pond-cultured Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), the native, "hito" or "pantat" in Ilonggo with a formulated diet containing 34% crude protein (CP) is profitable. This was revealed in a recently concluded study ...
    • Extreme weather hits tilapia output 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 28, 2017, on page A2)
      “The major tilapia producing regions in the Philippines are now experiencing significant impacts from the progressing negative effects of climate change,” according to a report prepared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
    • Idle fishponds considered for mangrove planting 

      Adiong, Eugene (Panay News, February 12, 2014, on page 16)
      Idle fishponds in negros Occidental were being eyed for mangrove reforestation, non-government organization (NGO) leaders said yesterday. The province has 16,375 hectares (ha.) of fishponds, Josephine Abares of the Zoological ...
    • Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (The Philippine Star, August 2, 2007, on page B-6-B-7)
      My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ...
    • Milkfish research gets Canadian fund support 

      (BulletinToday, June 3, 1982, on page 9)
      The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada has approved a $423,600 grant for the SEAFDEC aquaculture department to implement Phase III of the milkfish research project, starting April 1. Phase III, which ...
    • Mindanao shrimp farmers benefit from eco-training 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2003, on page B-14)
      Thirty-three shrimp farm owners and technicians from two Mindanao provinces attended a training course on environment-friendly shrimp culture methods held in this Misamis Occidental city recently. The training was conducted ...
    • 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. ...
    • Mysterious deaths in farmed crab linked to bad feed, water quality 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (DailyGuardian, May 7, 2020, on page 6-7)
      High mortalities experienced by crab farmers here have been linked to the high turbidity of Panay River and poor quality of trash fish which is fed to the crabs. An investigation was launched last March by the Southeast ...
    • Mysterious deaths in farmed crab linked to bad feed, water quality 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (Panay News, May 8, 2020, on page 9-11)
      High mortalities experienced by crab farmers here have been linked to the high turbidity of Panay River and poor quality of trash fish which is fed to the crabs. An investigation was launched last March by the Southeast ...
    • Physician now an aquaculturist 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 3, 2017, on page 1, 7)
      A physician by profession, she chose to manage a 31-hectare fishpond rather than run a clinic or hospital. She is Dr. Vernoni Dulalia of Dumangas, Iloilo, whose income from her fishponds inspired her to train at the ...
    • Pond planning 

      (BulletinToday, September 2, 1985, on page 28)
      Water supply is the most important factor to consider in determining the sustainability of the fishpond site. It should be adequately supplied and available the whole year round. Water should be moved in and out of the ...
    • Prawn industry gets boost with integrated research, dev't program 

      French, Lilibeth (The Daily Guardian, March 19, 2012, on page 3)
      The Department of Science and Technology has moved to help prop up the prawn industry in the country. DOST 6 information offices Sol Salazar said the Visayas and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (SEAFDEC) ...
    • SEAFDEC graduates 14 trainees on Responsible Aqua Development 

      Surtida, Augusto P. (SunStar Philippines, November 21, 2000, on page 6)
      Fourteen international trainees from Asia and Africa recently graduated from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD). The training course was the Third Country Training Programme ...
    • SEAFDEC recommends grouper culture 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, October 18, 1999, on page 4)
      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) recommended to multisectoral delegates the grouper or Lapu-Lapu culture during a field day Friday at its Western Visayas Technology Promotion ...