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RP shrimps exports hurt by US embargo
The embargo on shrimps imports into the United States since May 1 of this year has been hurting Philippine shrimps exports, it was reported by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). The US embargo on ...
- August 11, 1996
From wetlands to wasteland
Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than 1% of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the world in ...
- September 12, 1993
DA to build seafarming center in Antique
The country's first seafarming and searanching center will be built in Culasi town in Antique, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently announced. The construction and operation of the P12-million project will be jointly ...
- October 22, 1990
Marine fish hatchery training opens in Iloilo
A marine fish hatchery training course opened on June 3 at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD), Tigbauan, Iloilo. The course objective is to equip participants with ...
- June 25, 1996
Reduced tariffs seen to boost prawn industry
A reduction in tariffs and duties on prawn farm inputs coupled with a phase out of subsidies given by the Board of Investments (BOI) to prawn exporters will improve the competitiveness of Philippine prawns in the world ...
- August 21, 1990
Red tide swamps Davao Oriental: Local marine exports attribute incidence to improper waste disposal in region
Davao Norte has its mercury woes; this capital town has red tide in its bay. Nine coastal villages, with a population of 55,000, are affected with red tide, said the inter-agency Provincial Red Tide Monitoring Team (PRTMT). ...
- November 25, 1996