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Solving major aquaculture woes sought
The aquaculture industry faces three major constraints – lack of fry supply, high cost of feeds and skilled manpower. Upon identifying these constraints, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ...
- October 6, 2018
Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed
Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...
- September 30, 2020
Fish mortality in Region 10 not caused by environmental conditions or infectious agents - SEAFDEC pathologist
Iloilo City – SEAFDEC/AQD fish pathologist was sought by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 10 to determine the cause of mortality of the milkfish stocked in Mariculture Park in Balingasag, Cagayan de Oro.
- April 23, 2018
Science, technology needed to boost WV fisheries sector
Science and technology must be used to reinforce the fishery and aquaculture sector in Western Visayas, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional director Rowen Gelonga. “We are asking the University ...
- September 17, 2018
Baliao lauds Japan’s 50 years of support for SEAFDEC/AQD
The financial support of the Government of Japan to SEAFDEC /AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department) for the last 45 years is very rewarding and gratifying. This was the gist of the message ...
- October 22, 2018
Shrimp industry could net profit of P1M per harvest
Local shrimp producers here could maximize their profit to more than P1 million per harvest should they increase their stocking density range to 15-25 per square meters. This was the result of a study made by Dan Baliao, ...
- August 8, 2003
Iloilo hosts int'l training on aquatic resource enhancement
Fisheries officers of Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, and the Philippines attended a training in Iloilo towards a move to restore the population of overexploited ...
- May 25, 2018
Fish farmers to SEAFDEC/AQD: Develop indigenous low-cost feed
Iloilo City - Heeding to the long standing call of fish farmers, SEAFDEC/AQD is now putting the development of alternative feed using local ingredients in its priority list of activities. Feed cost is a major component in ...
- March 24, 2018
SEAFDEC eyes mangroves as food source
Mangroves are now being harness as potential food source by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) that initiated a Mangrove-Friendly Aquaculture (MFA) Project in 1997. ...
- October 18, 2003
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ...
- October 31, 2020