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Oyster eyed for commercial culture
The government is eyeing to culture a previously undiscovered Philippine oyster whos DNA is now under study so as to name it as Surigao Barobo Bay's unique oyster species that could give livelihood and export opportunities ...
- March 3, 2013
DBP spearheads lending to 'sunshine' eel industry
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted the first eel grow-out loan to Cacayan Aqua Ventures Inc. (CAVI), a start-up corporation currently in the process of expanding its eel farming and grow-out operations ...
- May 7, 2016
PH eyes more rice fish imports
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Monday he has proposed the importation of an additional 132,000 tons (T) of rice by the private sector to address “very limited” supplies of the staple food in the country’s ...
- August 28, 2018
BFAR on how to deal with fish kill: Check calendar
Watch your calendar. This was the advice of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to owners of fish ponds and pens in Pangasinan to avoid losing their cultured bangus (milkfish) to fish kill. Regino Regpala, chemist ...
- July 3, 2010
BFAR working to modernize, boost PH shellfish industry
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is working on the modernization of the shellfish industry, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center chief Dr. Westly Rosario said. “The ...
- October 19, 2017
Banker cautions Land Bank, BFAR on rent-a-cage plan
A banker formerly engaged in fish cage culture has cautioned the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Bank on its plan to lease fish cages for mariculture parks to groups of small fisherfolk. Manuel ...
- March 15, 2010
Breeding 'bangus' and micro-entrepreurs
Foodies swear that nothing beats the taste of authentic "Bonuan bangus," a milkfish variety grown only in Dagupan City - the so-called "Bangus Capital of the World" - and soon an island not far away in Pangasinan is poised ...
- August 3, 2013
Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential
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) ...
- August 5, 2013
Global fish supply shortage feared by 2030
The world is facing a fish supply shortage of around 50 million metric tons (MMT) annually by 2030 if governments fail to develop conservation measures and improve inland fishing technologies and resources, Rohana Subasinghe ...
- April 11, 2015
Mariculture parks
Three mariculture parks are up for development in Palawan by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in partnership with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for fish culture and other products in the open sea. ...
- May 31, 2018