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    • Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential 

      Alcala, Proceso J. (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2013, on page 11-12)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a crash program for the shrimp sector so it can start to again export this year amid a strong global demand. There is a something market demand for vannamei (white shrimp) ...
    • Phytoplankton 

      (BulletinToday, February 5, 1986, on page 1)
      Making the fish feed on the natural food organisms in the aquatic environment is the least expensive way of rearing. In Laguna de Bay, as much as 4.5 kilograms of algae accumulate in cages after two weeks. Diatoms (navicula, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Prawn farming can be friendly with more rules 

      PNF (The Philippine Star, November 6, 1994, on page 18)
      The country's prawn industry would never be sustainable unless more environment-friendly regulations are put in place. "To achieve long term sustainability, the shrimp industry must seriously consider its effects on 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) ...
    • Prawn's feeding habits 

      (BulletinToday, January 8, 1985, on page 1)
      Unlike fish, prawns are nibblers and slow eaters. They take the food with their pinchers and bring this to their mouth and slowly chew on the food. If the feed is small enough they would throw the whole piece into the mouth.
    • R&D breakthroughs benefit RP aquaculture industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, July 21, 2002, on page B-5)
      A new environment-friendly shrimp farming technology promises to be the silver lining in the dark clouds that have been mantling the country's moribund shrimp industry for about a decade. The technology, which uses the ...
    • Research breakthrough boost fisheries development in RP 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, April 5, 1999, on page 34)
      AQD is one of the four departments of SEAFDEC, a treaty organization founded in 1967 to promote fisheries development in southeast Asia. AQD was established in 1973 to conduct research, develop technologies, disseminate ...
    • SEAFDEC AQD conducts prawn hatch 

      (Panay News, August 17, 1989, on page 11-13)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is presently conducting a training course in Prawn Hatchery/Nursery and Management (PRAWNHATCH). The seven-week ...
    • SEAFDEC AQD conducts training in prawn hatchery, nursery 

      (Daily Business Times, August 16, 1989, on page 9-11)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) is presently conducting a training course in Prawn Hatchery/Nursery and Management (PRAWNHATCH, for short). The seven-week course which ...
    • SEAFDEC to hold aquaculture business gab 

      (The Visayan Daily Star, September 24, 2007, on page 17)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department will hold an Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer Aquaculture Business Forum on October 16 and 17 at the Philippine Social Science Center in Diliman, Quezon ...
    • SEAFDEC to hold forum for business people 

      (The Daily Guardian, August 23, 2007, on page 5-16)
      SEAFDEC's Aquaculture Department (AQD) is inviting entrepreneurs and aquaculture industry stakeholders to the ABOT (Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer) Aquaculture Business Forum which will be held October 16-17 at the Philippine ...
    • SEAFDEC to hold forum for businessmen 

      (Visayan Daily Headlines, August 22, 2007, on page 2-6)
      SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) is inviting entrepreneurs and aquaculture industry stakeholders to the ABOT (Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer) Aquaculture Business Forum which will be held October 16-17 at the Philippine ...
    • SEAFDEC to pursue ‘Oplan Balik Sugpo’ despite uphill battle 

      (Panay News, October 29, 2018, on page B11)
      “OPLAN Balik Sugpo’ will be pursued despite uphill battle,” chief Dan Baliao told Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) representatives who came for a consultation meeting with Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
    • SEAFDEC to shrimp farmers: Don't stock during cold months 

      (Panay News, February 9, 2018, on page 10)
      Shrimp farmers are advised not to stock shrimps during cold months (November-February). Mr. Vic Estilo, AQD shrimp pond culture expert said culture may be done during the warmer months from April to October, since shrimp ...
    • SEAFDEC, MSU cited in 'sugpo' hatchery tech 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 1998, on page 18)
      A Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian center here and a state university in Mindanao have been conferred centennial awards by a sectoral council of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for their pioneering ...
    • SEAFDEC-AQD chief warns against importing shrimp, prawn species 

      Valbuena, Rene T. (BusinessWorld, July 3, 1989, on page 11)
      The entry of any imported shrimp or prawn species, even from places other than Taiwan, should not be allowed by the Government, a top official of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD advice: Growers told to avoid stocking shrimps during cold months 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, February 2, 2018, on page B1, B6)
      Shrimp pond culture experts at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department said growers should not stock shrimps during cold months, especially from November to February. A study done at SEAFDEC/AQD showed that drop of temperature ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD aims to boost fisheries production 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 21, 2017, on page B1)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center- Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is geared towards production-oriented research activities. AQD Chief Dan Baliao believes this will enhance capture fisheries that has ...
    • 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 ...