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Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible
They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ...
- August 3, 2014
Red tide alert up in Bataan, Pampanga
The coastal waters of Bataan and Pampanga have tested positive for red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in Central Luzon. In an advisory, the BFAR said shellfish gathered ...
- November 24, 2018
Fish cage development to boost catch, says DA
The Department of Agriculture and local fish importers have agreed to develop fish cage farming in the country to boost production. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently met with fisheries product importers where ...
- June 16, 2019
Tilapia species protective of eggs
One species of tilapia might be unwanted in some parts of the country and considered as a pest in fishponds for being invasive, but its kind is admirable for being “fatherly” and protective of their eggs, a fishery expert ...
- June 13, 2015
Drawing contest
Budding Filipino artists who are 14 years old or younger are invited to join the Drawing Contest of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Conference on Sustainable Fisheries. Deadline of submission 31 January 2011, send artwork, age-citizenship ...
- December 4, 2010
New PCG ship to patrol Phl Rise
The latest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that is expected to arrive from Japan on Thursday would immediately be sent to conduct patrols in the Philippine Rise to ensure that the country’s rich marine resources ...
- February 24, 2018
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 259, Series of 2018, Subject: Rules and regulations on the importation of frozen fish and fishery/aquatic products for wet markets during closed and off-fishing seasons or during the occurrence of calamities
Whereas, there is significant increase in the price of fish which can be attributed to the increasing fuel prices, presence of unnecessary market layers, adverse weather conditions, inadequate post-harvest infrastructure, ...
- September 14, 2018
Benham trip to push through next week
The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ...
- April 29, 2017
DOST-PCAAARRD provides seaweed farming training
As a form of assistance to Typhoon Pablo- stricken communities of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, DOST’s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) ...
- February 8, 2015
Is new Philippine isle in Chinese hands?
Sandy Cay is a newly formed isle from sandbars three nautical miles off Pag-Asa, the main part of Palawan’s Kalayaan town. A word war rages between Alejano and Cayetano over China’s reported grab of the isle under the ...
- June 20, 2018