Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "breeding"

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    • Aquaculture lab at SEAFDEC seen paving way for GM products 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2002, on page B-2)
      An aquaculture technology laboratory being set up for South East Asia is paving the way toward the adoption of biotechnology for developing more productive, genetically modified fishery products in the Philippines. Dr. ...

    • Breeding 'bangus' and micro-entrepreurs 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa; Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2013, on page 6)
      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 ...

    • DoT urges implementation of turtle conservation plan 

      Luczon, Nef (Manila Bulletin, May 15, 2010, on page 13)
      The Region 11 office of the Department of Tourism (DoT 11) is planning to adopt a turtle conservation plan along the beaches of Compostela Valley (ComVal) province in order to protect the rare and endangered marine creature ...

    • Fisheries caravan set 

      Roxas, Fred (Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2001, on page 1)
      A fisheries techno caravan and a series of trainings on fish culture and breeding will be held for fisherfolk starting on April 23. The initial fishery technology training will be conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • Fisheries dev't center marks 30th year, research methods cited 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) (Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2003, on page B-14)
      A government-hosted Southeast Asian center here celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, optimistic that it can continue generating technologies that can boost the development of fisheries in the region. The main highlight ...

    • Fishery technology transfer demo set 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2001, on page B-7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is holding technology transfer demonstration that will allow fisherfolks to learn new technologies in fisheries helpful producing higher value-added fish products and ...

    • Fry from the wild 

      Caoile, Carayo (Manila Bulletin, October 31, 1999, on page B-11)
      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 ...

    • '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 folk urged to protect kapis shells 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2000, on page D-3)
      Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon has enjoined Ilonggos, particularly those in the first district of this province, to protect the kapis shells in their coastal waters. Drilon aired the appeal during a ...

    • Iloilo SEAFDEC sponsors seahorse conservation meet 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2000, on page 15)
      Let's save the seahorse. This was the eloquent message imparted by two internationally known experts on seahorse in a recent seminar here entitled "Coordinating seahorse conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria." The experts ...

    • Japanese firm breeds 'sustainable' bluefin tuna from eggs 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2010, on page B-8)
      A Japanese company has started exporting what it calls sustainably grown bluefin tuna, which it says allows sushi lovers to keep eating the species without driving down ocean stocks. Bluefin tuna is either caught in the ...

    • Kapis shell revival off to a good start 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2002, on page B-10)
      A program to revive the country's kapis shell industry is now being pushed through by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department based in this town. SEAFDEC AQD head Rolando Platon initiated ...

    • May Agriculture magazine has a lot of agri info 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2018, on page B-5)
      Make sure to get a copy of the May 2018 issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It contains a lot of informative articles that can be useful to aspiring farmers as well as those who have been farming for ...

    • Maya-maya, sea horse mow grow in captivity, boosting chances for intense breeding in ponds 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2001, on page D-3)
      This time it's red snapper (maya-maya) and sea gorse!. These are the latest marine species whose life cycles have been completed in captivity by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • National abalone breeding program to address shortage in world market 

      Ison, Lilybeth G. (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2007, on page 14)
      Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...

    • Native catfish seminar 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 9, 2019, on page B-16)
      A half-day seminar on the breeding and grow-out operation of the native hito will be conducted by Jojo Baldia on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the old Magallanes theater in Makati. The native hito which has ...

    • Native hito seminar 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2000, on page B-18)
      A half-day seminar on the breeding and grow-out operation of the native hito will be conducted by Jojo Baldia on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the old Magallanes theater in Makati. The native hito which has ...

    • New developments to boost Aurora fish production 

      Abello, Melpha M. (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2011, on page B-9)
      Fisherfolk in Aurora can expect a boost in the province's fishery output with the new developments that can further enhance fish production, especially in the areas covered by the 321hectare Casiguran Mariculture Park. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Of zorses, wholphins and ligers 

      Carroll, Sean B. (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2010, on page 10)
      Trainers at Hawaii Sea Life Park were stunned when a 182-kilogram gray bottlenose dolphin gave birth in 1985 to a dark-skinned calf that partly resembled a 909-kilogram false killer whale she shared a tank with. The calf ...