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Seafdec to hold training on seed production of catfish
The native catfish or pantat (Clarias macrocephalus) is staging a comeback. Pantat has virtually disappeared from the waters of Iloilo, mainly due to high pesticide use in rice farms whose contaminated run-off water flowed ...
- October 7, 1999
The future of RP shrimp industry lies in Palawan
The country's shrimp production continues to be sluggish due to shrimp diseases brought about by widespread infection by the luminescent bacteria. Quoting data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), shrimp expert ...
- December 15, 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
Fishers group in Aklan leads way to mangrove-friendly mudcrab culture
Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and economically profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly. This was confirmed in a mucrab technology verification ...
- October 30, 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
Engineering design spells success or failure of any aquaculture enterprise
Success or failure of any aquaculture venture depends largely on engineering design. Aquaculture has drawn heavily from engineering science the design and construction of farms and so if one desires to make good on ...
- December 29, 1999
Mudcrab production is profitable
Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly, too. This was confirmed in a mudcrab technology verification project ...
- December 14, 1999
Seafdec boosts pen culture of mucrabs in mangroves
The production of mudcrab has traditionally been undertaken only in bamboo or net-fenced brackishwater ponds. Now, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) has been promoting ...
- November 12, 1999
Usec Drilon hits aquaculture technology commercialization
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon Jr. has encouraged intensified efforts in promoting sustainable and environment-friendly aquaculture technology in the countryside. Keynoting the opening ceremonies ...
- October 18, 1999
Seafdec's Panay Gulf Dev't Prog stretches kapis breeding project
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's-Aquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD) is aggressively pursuing a collaborative effort with the Iloilo first district's Panay Gulf Development Program (PGDP) to revive the ...
- November 18, 1999