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Lanao
A government center in Lala, Lanao del Norte had been chosen as demonstration site for environment-friendly shrimp culture technologies. This is stipulated in a memorandum of agreement signed between the Department of ...
- July 30, 2000
New technology boosts revival of 'hito' industry
The native catfish (hito) industry, which appears headed for extinction, may yet be revived. Basis pf this optimistic outlook is the development of a technology for the mass production of Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) ...
- September 10, 2000
'Dead' Iloilo river turned into freshwater reservoir
A once "dead river" in Iloilo is now throbbing with fish life, thanks to a government-hosted Southeast Asian research center located in Tigbauan town. Actually, the "dead river" in Dumalag town was a stream that naturally ...
- December 3, 2000
'Code of Practice' urged for seaweed industry
"Code of Practice" for the local seaweed industry should be formulated to minimize industry mal-practices and sustain its vantage position in the international market. This was the consensus arrived at by participants in ...
- November 11, 2001
Iloilo
Thirteen more local government unit (LGU) officials in Western Visayas completed recently a training course on Sustainable Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Management (SACRMA). The training program is being implemented by ...
- July 16, 2000
Bangus industry headed for much better times
The country's milkfish industry, saddled over the years by an acute fry shortage problem, can now look forward to much better times. This optimistic outlook stems from the initial headway achieved by a project being supported ...
- March 25, 2001
DA mulls bigger fisheries budget
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allocate a hefty P1 billion budget for the fisheries subsector, particularly aquaculture, next year. As part of moves to develop aquaculture industry, two DA agencies have partnered ...
- December 27, 2009
Mariculture parks soon to be fixtures in RP's coastal areas
It’s but a matter of time before mariculture parks become fixtures in some selected coastal areas in the country. A program to set up such facilities has been set in motion by government instrumentalities to help boost ...
- February 24, 2002
New technology reviving RP shrimp industry
Gradually but consistently, a new technology is paving the way for the revival of the country’s moribund shrimp industry. Called Environment-Friendly Schemes in Shrimp Farming, the technology was developed through the ...
- June 1, 2003