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Shrimp farmers in the Philippines go for the Pacific white shrimp
Thirty-eight (38) grow-out farms and seven (7) accredited hatcheries might not seem a lot, but their very existence signals the Philippines' entry into white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei aquaculture. Foreign and local ...
- June 25, 2008
BFAR establishes P1.5-M seabass satellite hatchery in Aklan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently launched its seabass satellite hatchery in Barangay Caano, Kalibo, Aklan. The P1.5-million facility is equipped with an office, artemia laboratory, larval-rearing ...
- May 2, 2008
BFAR assures WV has sufficient fishery production
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drussellah Ong has assured that Western Visayas has sufficient fishery production to meet the daily consumption requirements of the people here. Ms. Ong said ...
- April 24, 2008
Capiceños get more gov't help for aqua-marine sector
The government has been helping Capiceños to further sustain its aquaculture and marine production, particularly through technical assistance and support. Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia Dela Cruz disclosed that the ...
- June 5, 2008
Fish tagging program starts
Up to 2,400 species of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, tunsoy, tawiles,hasa-hasa, and matangbaka in the waters of Palawan and Manila Bay are targeted for tagging and coding under a joint research program that will ...
- January 16, 2008
Tiger prawn output; more exports seen
Tiger prawn raising marked a hefty growth in the second quarter to 3,164 metric tons (MT) from only 136.93 MT in the same period in 2007 which should also raise Philippine prawn export to Japan and other countries. The ...
- November 11, 2008
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ...
- September 4, 2008
SEAFDEC develops early warning system for pollution in mariculture parks
The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is developing an early warning system to guard against the negative impacts of fish cages in mariculture parks. This is certainly ...
- September 30, 2008