Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Clarias macrocephalus"

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    • African tap SEAFDEC on aquaculture woes 

      PN (Panay News, September 19, 2000, on page 3-12)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) continues its aquaculture training mandate by serving the needs of aquaculturists from near and far. Recently, two nationals from Kampala, ...

    • Backyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinos 

      Dianala, Rex D.; Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, January 18, 2020, on page 9)
      The simplicity of catfish farming makes it a viable source of income and food for rural households that are willing to stick it out for three to five months during which the native catfish can reach 80 to 150 grams and are ...

    • Conservation pushed to save native catfish 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (DailyGuardian, August 29, 2020, on page 1-7)
      The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is now ...

    • Conservation urged to save native catfish 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (Panay News, August 29, 2020, on page 13-11)
      The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species, was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is ...

    • 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 ...

    • DOST-PCAARRD, UP-Visayas learn from Thai university about native catfish reproduction 

      Almazan, Cynthia V.; Serrano, Augusto Jr E. (DailyGuardian, September 8, 2022, on page 8)
      To gain knowledge on the reproduction of the Philippines’ native catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), the Global Technology Search (GTS) team of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research ...

    • 'Hito' can now be bred in captivity 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 12, 1999, on page 16)
      Those fearing the extinction of the luscious catfish (hito) need not worry anymore. This popular fish, scientifically named Clarias macrocephalus, can now be induced to spawn in captivity. A scientific technique for this ...

    • 'Hito' revival, dev't plan up 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 6, 1999, on page 26)
      The provincial government and a Southeast Asian center here have agreed to work together in bringing back the native catfish (hito) to Iloilo's rivers and farms. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of a ...

    • Iloilo aims to produce native pantat fry in 8-month time 

      (Daily Informer, October 13, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      At present, all that the provincial government can boast of is a concrete tank rearing over a thousand fry in a knee-deep water. But eight months from now, those tiny wiggling creatures will serve as brood stocks, the ...

    • Iloilo Provincial Gov't and SEAFDEC to reestablish native catfish in Iloilo 

      Daily Informer (Daily Informer, September 9, 1999, on page 6)
      The Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) collaborate to reestablish the native catfish in the farms and rivers of Iloilo. The native catfish (C. macrocephalus) ...

    • Introduced freshwater fishes in Phl: An assessment and recommendations 

      Guerrero, Rafael D. III (The Philippine Star, February 6, 2014, on page B-8)
      Introduced or exotic fishes are those that have been imported from other countries for food, recreation and other purposes. Many introduced fishes have become invasive or harmful for causing ecological damage, economic ...

    • New hope for native hito; breading technic developed 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, June 25, 1998, on page B-18)
      The vanishing native hito (Clarias macrocephalus) may once again become available if results of experiments at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) are popularized and commercialized. We just got a ...

    • New technologies in aquaculture help Visayas development 

      (The Philippine Star, August 23, 1999, on page 44)
      Another beneficiary of the mudcrab technology, farmer Fred Magbanua of Puerto Princesa City, gushed: "'ll continue with this mudcrab project, even though small as it may be. This is really another profitable venture for ...

    • New technology boosts revival of 'hito' industry 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 10, 2000, on page 24)
      The native catfish (hito) industry, which appears headed for extinction, may yet be revived. Basis pf this optimistic outlook is the development of a technology for the mass production of Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) ...

    • Pototan chosen as native catfish development hub 

      Surtida, Augusto P. (Daily Informer, October 2, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lazera) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation of African catfish in that area. Their produce are sold along the highway of the town for about P90 a kilo. Now That a ...

    • Pototan eyed as native catfish dev't center 

      PN (Panay News, October 1, 1999, on page 7-6)
      If the town Zarraga is known as the African catfish center, Pototan would like to be known as the native catfish center. The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lareza) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation ...

    • Program to boost catfish industry 

      Ardieta, Lulu D.; Samson, Norida P. (Panay News, September 4, 2012, on page B2)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) has formulated a program aimed at conserving and increasing the production of the native catfish. The fish locally ...

    • 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 ...

    • Red label pesticides endanger Iloilo's promising aquaculture 

      (Daily Informer, October 14, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      Iloilo has a bright future in aquaculture but that might go snafu anytime because highly toxic chemicals, including those banned, are still used here. A farmer leader said Iloilo the past five years managed to revive ...

    • 'Red label' endangers Iloilo's aquaculture 

      PN (Panay News, October 15, 1999, on page 6-2)
      Iloilo has a bright future in aquaculture but that might go snafu anytime because highly toxic chemicals, including those banned, are still used here. A farmer leader said Iloilo the past five years managed to revive ...