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'Kapis' shells disappearing; gathering banned
The gathering of world-class kapis shells and other similar species of shells is now banned in Capiz. The ban came after Mayor Antonio del Rosario signed into law an ordinance passed by the city council to save the famous ...
- September 29, 1999
Apahap skin good material for shoes
Believe it or not, the skin of the fresh seabass, locally known as apahap, is a good material for shoes, In fact, the apahap skin makes the best fish leather, according to the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- February 3, 1999
Crude protein, pond catfish good tandem
Feeding pond-cultured Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), the native, "hito" or "pantat" in Ilonggo with a formulated diet containing 34% crude protein (CP) is profitable. This was revealed in a recently concluded study ...
- December 14, 1999
Ex-rebels in aquaculture
Rebel returnees construct floating cages for tilapia culture as part of the aquaculture program launched recently in Tapax, Capiz. The project that extends livelihood assistance to former rebels is a collaborative program ...
- November 2, 1999
Aquaculture technology transfer
Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon has stressed the urgency of transferring Aquaculture technologies to fisherfolk to achieve food security and poverty alleviation in Southeast Asia. Drilon was keynote speaker at ...
- November 28, 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
Pototan chosen as native catfish development hub
The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lazera) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation of African catfish in that area. Their produce are sold along the highway of the town for about P90 a kilo. Now That a ...
- October 2, 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
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ...
- September 18, 1999
Aquaculture training held
Ninety-seven aquaculture specialists from 10 countries, mostly in Asia, attended the six regular training courses on aquaculture offered last year by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's Aquaculture Department ...
- January 7, 1999