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A local company's bayanihan helps push aquaculture industry forward
Meet Santeh, a company specializing in the production of fish feeds. Beginning in 1985 with shrimp feeds under its Tateh brand name, Santeh grew its company by developing other feeds for different fish species like tilapia, ...
- June 7, 2010
Dry spell delays stocking of shrimp, prawn fry
The prolonged dry spell is delaying the stocking of pawn and shrimp fries, but this is not expected to dampen business prospects, an industry leader said during a recent forum here. Stocking may take place in May and the ...
- March 19, 2010
Huge potentials of siganid cited
In the recently concluded National Conference and Workshop on the Biology and Culture of Siganids at the Mindanao State University in Naawan, Misamis Oriental, the promising commercial potential of siganid or rabbit fish ...
- September 5, 2010
Taal Lake fishkill seen likely owing to dry spell
Like in other bodies of inland waters, occasional fish kill may likely occur at the famous Taal Lake this summer because of the recurrence of El Niño phenomenon and the unprecedented changing of temperature in the lake ...
- March 12, 2010
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
Landbank signs agreement with BFAR
The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the promotion of mariculture parks in the country. This tie-up is congruent ...
- March 19, 2010
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
New hatchery for sea cucumber at SEAFDEC
At the price of $180 to 250 per kilogram (Php 12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber are good bets for fish farmers wanting to find the new gold in aquaculture. This has driven South East ...
- May 14, 2010
Research helps bangus industry grow
In technology development, the Iloilo-based research center SEAFDEC or the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center pioneered the artificial propagation of milkfish as far back as 1976, and collaborated with BFAR in ...
- September 2, 2010
Mariculture seen to boost fish industry
Fish production through mariculture technology has become a prospect of hundreds of stakeholders in the fishery industry in Mindanao, following the conduct of a two-day symposium on the said technology here last week. The ...
- August 30, 2010