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Gov't ceases multi-million white shrimp research
A multi-million peso research on Vannamei, a foreign white shrimp, has been discontinued by the government-owned National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) in view of the controversy surrounding ...
- April 14, 2005
The dark side of prawn farming
She helped turn many of 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 Filipino zoologist, whose ...
- April 11, 2008
DOST names 50 top pinoys of science
The Manila Times continues the presentation, in alphabetical order, of the great men and women of science, who will be recognized and awarded by President Gloria Arroyo on June 9 in Malacañang. Dr. Primavera is a scientist ...
- June 5, 2008
Gov't sees tripling of shrimp production
The government estimates that shrimp production in the Philippines will triple by next year once the study on Peneus vannamei (P. vannamei), also known as Pacific White shrimp, becomes successful. The Department of Agriculture ...
- October 16, 2005
Prawn farms destroying nation's fish nurseries
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 Filipino zoologist, whose ...
- April 11, 2008
JDV to help SEAFDEC acquire P10M equipment
Inspite of the political turmoil in the country, Speaker Jose de Venecia vowed to help the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) to acquire some P10 million worth of facilities ...
- July 19, 2005