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'Kapis' makes comeback in Iloilo waters
First, the good news: two valuable mollusks, the "kapis" (Placuna placenta) or windowpane oysters and "bay-ad" (Placuna sp.) have made a comeback near the shores of Iloilo province. And now the bad news: they may soon ...
- October 12, 2002
Scientists, academics attend biotech confab
Scientists and representatives from the academe and related government agencies and industries gathered here Tuesday for a two –day National Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Biotechnology held at Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- July 8, 2006
Want to know about Lapu-Lapu? Buy this book
A new book on the culture of grouper (lapu-lapu) is off the press. Funded by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the book, titled "Husbandry and Health Management of Grouper," was developed and published by the ...
- December 18, 2001
Mangroves protect coastal areas from tidal waves, says scientist
If your idea of a perfect vacation spot is a stretch of powder-white sand beach, with a few coconut trees swaying in a breeze, think again. This postcard-pretty coastal area, our idea of a romantic tropical paradise, is a ...
- January 8, 2005
Bulacan fish hatchery multiplies common carp
Edmund and Yayan Mercado of Angat, Bulacan are entrepreneurs who are always looking for new possibilities. Sometime back, they became the first accredited producers of native hito fingerlings by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- December 30, 2000
Shrimp congress upholds environment-friendly culture
The national congress for the shrimp industry held here last July 1-3, 2002 presented latest advancements in technology and scientific studies relegated to shrimp farming and disease prevention. The congress attended by ...
- July 4, 2002
Usec Drilon appeals: Guard Kapis shells
Usec Cesear Drilon of the Department of Agriculture appealed to the Ilonggos particularly, Tigbauan, Oton, and Guimbal fisherfolks to protect the Kapis shells (locally known as lampirong) along Panay Gulf. This was addressed ...
- July 12, 2000
Kapis shell industry revival
Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon pledges the support of the Department of Agriculture in the campaign to revive the kapis shell industry in western Iloilo coastal towns. The program is being undertaken ...
- September 1, 2000
Maya-maya, sea horse mow grow in captivity, boosting chances for intense breeding in ponds
This time it's red snapper (maya-maya) and sea gorse!. These are the latest marine species whose life cycles have been completed in captivity by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- January 18, 2001
Want to know about shrimp, tilapia, bangus? Here is Aquatext
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Aquaculture Department has recently launched its Text Info project where information of almost all aquaculture species raised are available through mobile phones. Through text of Shor Messaging ...
- July 10, 2004