Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Avicennia rumphiana"

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    • Abandoned fishpond is now mangrove sanctuary 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 10, 2018, on page 13)
      A formerly abandoned fishpond is now teeming with Miyapi (A. rumphiana) mangrove trees. In November 2017, the town of Leganes, Iloilo has planted 15,000 trees in the 7.5-hectare area in Sitio Panus-on, Brgy. Nabitasan. It ...

    • Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability 

      Primavera, Jurgenne H. (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 ...