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World aquaculture prod'n dominated by Asian countries
Asia continues to dominate aquaculture production, thus contributing considerably to the sustenance of food security in the region. As it is today, aquaculture, or fishfarming, now offers opportunities as the "last frontier" ...
- December 9, 1998
Fry from the wild
The production of 600 m bangus fry from the wild from a previous 1.2 billion on estimates by the Department of Agriculture resulted in an August 1, 1998-July 31, 1999 study monitored by the Philippine Council for Aquatic ...
- October 31, 1999
17 more complete aquaculture course
Seventeen more Asians completed this month another training course on freshwater aquaculture conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) here. The four-week (Aug. ...
- September 24, 1999
Fisheries research manpower
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its PhilippineCouncil for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD), has boosted the fisheries research manpower of the country with a graduate research ...
- August 2, 1994
AQD for food sufficiency and industry stability
Aquaculture is vital to produce more fish in the light of a decreasing supply from marine fisheries and increasing demand from the expanding population. In response to this need, the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the ...
- July 10, 1996
Fry shortage hits bangus industry
High production costs and the shortage of fry are among the many problems faced by the bangus industry. According to the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD), fry collection from the ...
- May 8, 1997
RP, other SEA countries hit by shrimp import ban
The Philippines is now among those affected by a ban imposed on shrimp import by the United States. The shrimp embargo, which took effect last May 1, stipulates a condition that methods used in shrimp capture in open seas ...
- August 18, 1996
RP milkfish fry shortage hits alarming level of 1.6B
According to supervising aquaculturist Nelson Lopez of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the initial findings done by the BFAR-Aquaculture Division, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ...
- January 11, 1998
Country's fish resources drastically depleting
Fisherfolk families in most parts of the Philippines are catching only about three to four kilos of fish these days, indicating severe stress in the country's fishery resources. Speaking at a fisheries workshop here last ...
- August 7, 1995
Seafdec scientist heads nat'l marine science org
Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera. senior scientist of the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's aquaculture department (Seafdec-AQD), is the new president of the Philippine Association of Marine Science ...
- November 11, 1999