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Shrimp production to double in 5 yrs-DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that domestic shrimp production will double in the next five years and that the Philippines will regain its status as one of the world's top exporters of shrimp. Agriculture ...
- July 10, 2008
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
My earliest training was in zoology, and when I began studying the taxonomy of mangroves, I found the diversity of these habitats challenging. On a trip to the Mai Po, Hong Kong, mangroves in 1993, experts from Thailand ...
- August 2, 2007
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
Yap unveils abalone breeding program
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap launched here yesterday a five-year, P15-million program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- July 22, 2007
Prawn sandwich destroys fish nurseries: expert
She helped turn many of the world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipina zoologist, whose ...
- April 11, 2008
Raising ulang in fish cages
It is now feasible to raise ulang (giant freshwater prawn) in fish cages in lakes. The technology was developed and continues to be refined under a collaborative project on the development of a genetically improved strain ...
- March 18, 2007
Study: Philippines' largest lake under threat
Pollution, slums and an invasion of foreign fish species are threatening the Philippines' largest lake, one of the nation's major fish farming regions, according to a study published Tuesday. Laguna de Bay on the outskirts ...
- March 5, 2008
SEAFDEC conducts training on seaweed biotech
To survive, seaweeds need to be tougher too, and the commercially important ones like Kappaphycus and Gracilaria can be made so with the help of research. In comes biotechnology. Not to mess with the genetic make-up of ...
- April 10, 2007
Stuffed 'daing na bangus'
Inihaw na bangus or daing na bangus? Sometimes you wonder which one to choose from these two popular favorites. Here's a dish that combines the best of both recipes.
- September 11, 2008
Marine fish hatchery training course for the Philippines
The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) is pleased to announce the first-in country marine fish hatchery training course for the Philippines. This training course is fully funded by the Australia Centre ...
- February 5, 2008