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Seafdec helps livelihood project in Nueva Valencia
Residents of barangay Magamay in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have something in common - they need to raise their incomes to beat rising prices of prime commodities. This need prompted them to call on Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- April 13, 1999
Fisheries dep't will end political football
In 1996, we already had a shortfall of about 600,000 tons of fish. With globalization now a reality, we've gone beyond mere processing of imported mackerel to actual importation of bangus and even the lowly galunggong. In ...
- May 25, 1999
Red label pesticides endanger Iloilo's promising aquaculture
Iloilo has a bright future in aquaculture but that might go snafu anytime because highly toxic chemicals, including those banned, are still used here. A farmer leader said Iloilo the past five years managed to revive ...
- October 14, 1999
Tigbauan - a fast growing town in Southern Iloilo
After decades of changing leadership, the Municipality of Tigbauan, a town in southern Iloilo, has finally acquired its own long-dreamed payloader and a dumptruck. As observed, during good weather conditions, the town has ...
- October 11, 1999
Jaen bats for fishery school in Leganes
If Mayor Adolfo E. Jaen would have his way, he wanted to have a school of fisheries in Leganes. In an interview with the Daily Informer, Mayor Jaen said "I have discussed with Congressman Augusto Syjuco three options on ...
- August 21, 1999
Seafdec livelihood tie-ups commended
"This is the kind of project that directly benefits folks," says Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon of the recent tie-up of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), ...
- May 11, 1999
Seafdec helps fishers revive Kapis industry
Tigbauan fishers gathered recently in front of the Tigbauan LGU-SEAFDEC livelihood project to witness the seeding of kapis (locally called lampirong) breeders along Tigbauan coastal waters. The seeding was led by Mayor ...
- September 24, 1999
Thai experts leads Fisheries Dev't Center
A Thai expert in aquaculture development is the new secretary general of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). He is Panu Tavarutmaneegul of the Thai Department of Fisheries. He succeeded Udom ...
- July 6, 1999
Coral-eating starfish infest Boracay waters
A population of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish was found in the reefs of Boracay Island. But the aquaculture research center here said there was no cause for alarm. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- September 2, 1999
SEAFDEC intensifies technology transfer
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Concepcion Polytechnic College of Fisheries and Aquaculture (PCP), responds to the ...
- April 5, 1999