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Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake
Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has displaced milkfish as the dominant fish species in Laguna de Bay. Latest figures of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (DA-BAS) indicated that bighead ...
- November 17, 2002
Asia still top shrimp producer
Asia has maintained its lead position as the world’s top shrimp producer. Thailand continues to dominate the trade, followed by China and Indonesia. From No. 3, the Philippines has nosedived to No. 8. This information on ...
- September 1, 2002
SEAFDEC builds biotech lab
A state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory is now being built in the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) complex in this seaside town situated 25 kilometers west of Iloilo ...
- June 1, 2002
'Code of Practice' for sustainable shrimp farming formulated
A "Code of Practice for Sustainable Shrimp Farming" has been formulated. Behind the move were the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- June 16, 2002
Cordillera-friendly tilapia developed
A new strain of tilapia suited to the cool-elevated areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been launched for field-testing. Specifically, genetically engineered to withstand the climate in the northern ...
- July 28, 2002
RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program
The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
- June 2, 2002
Publication on seaweeds now off the press
The local seaweed industry stands to benefit from the publication of the proceedings of the National Seaweed Planning Workshop held last August 2-3 in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Held at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- June 9, 2002
Guimaras
A skills training project on mariculture (growing of marine species) has been launched in Guimaras. The four-month Mariculture Livelihood Skills Development Session (SDS) is being held at the Igang Marine Substation ...
- September 21, 2002
Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry
A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The ...
- August 17, 2002
Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay
Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...
- December 19, 2002