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Aquaculturists discuss best practices in prawn farming
Aquaculture experts from Southeast Asia and Latin America gathered in Bangkok, Thailand on April 20-23 to discuss key issues for sustainable management of shrimp culture. Dan Baliao, TVES head, attended for SEAFDEC to ...
- May 11, 1999
Historical Quote of the Week
"Iloilo is the site of the first research international center in the fishing industry with the establishment of SEAFDEC in Tigbauan, Iloilo."
- February 19, 2019
Shellfish in Aklan safe to eat – BFAR
All shellfish and alamang from Batan Bay are safe for human consumption, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The bay and its tributaries (in Altavas, Batan and New Washington) “continue to ...
- February 2, 2017
WV eyes marine transport research network program
Western Visayas is set to launch its marine transport research network program in response to the government’s drive to modernize the transport sector. “We are very serious in addressing the modernization frustrates of our ...
- October 13, 2019
'Protect Iloilo river'
Specifically, Drilon wanted Benigno Aquino Avenue, or Diversion Road, to be rid of establishments, big and small, selling oysters (talaba) and small oysters (sisi). "I'm asking the barangay captains and the residents to ...
- March 7, 2015
Hong Kong seizes fins from 38,500 endangered sharks
Hong Kong has seized 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city. The record haul was discovered in two containers from Ecuador, ...
- May 8, 2020
Semirara: beyond mining
The continued operation of a coal mining company in the island has allowed the local government to implement various projects and programs beneficial to the residents, according to Mayor Genevive Lim-Reyes. Aside from ...
- June 27, 2015
Fisheries sector not affected by El Niño
The fisheries sector in Western Visayas is not affected by the El Niño phenomenon, said Director Drusila Bayate of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR-6). But despite this, BFAR-6 has been preparing ...
- February 23, 2010
Bantay Dagat catches 'super hulbot' fishers
Thirteen fishermen from San Remigio, Cebu were apprehended off the coast of Barangay Asluman, Carles town for illegal fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Force led by Police Officer 1 Hendrick Bunday and Marvin ...
- June 9, 2018
Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep out viruses
Long before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been serving to regularly quarantine and test ...
- July 25, 2020