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DA hopes to double shrimp output in 5 years
The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to double the country's shrimp production in five years and thus regain its status as a top exporter of Peneaus vannamei of Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus ...
- July 10, 2008
UP professors' works on mangroves recognized
The international scientific community recently recognized three UP professors' programs to protect mangroves forests. Professors' Rene Rollon and Maricar Samson's work on mangroves have been widely quoted by several ...
- November 15, 2008
Over-fished species go into evolutionary overdrive: study
Relentless commercial fishing can trigger rapid evolutionary changes when only smaller, younger fish are left behind, a study released Wednesday shows. Moreover, those changes among fish populations -- a desperate bid to ...
- April 18, 2008
Prawn sandwich destroys Philippines 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 Filipina zoologist, whose ...
- April 11, 2008
Whopping fish declared new species
A man-sized grouper that trolls the tropical waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean for octopuses and crabs has been identified as a new fish species after genetic tests. Called the goliath grouper, the fish can grow to six ...
- August 23, 2008
RP mangrove scientist among Time's heroes of environment
As always, Jurgenne Primavera though about her achievements. The retired Iloilo-based scientist has been featured by Time magazine in its Oct. 6 special issue on "Heroes of the Environment." She was among 30 activists, ...
- October 12, 2008
2 Ilonggos succeed on bangus, biscocho
Tomas Hautea began exercising his entrepreneurial skills when he was still a student. At 18, Tomas also ventured into agriculture and leased fishponds, eventually purchasing the now family-owned fishpond in Dumangas, Iloilo ...
- September 7, 2008
DA, SEAFDEC to implement tagging of fishes
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) plan to implement a number coding or tagging of up to 2,400 pieces of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, hasa-hasa and ...
- January 14, 2008
Shrimp production to double in 5 yrs-DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that domestic shrimp production will double in the next five years and that the Philippines will regain its status as one of the world's top exporters of shrimp. Agriculture ...
- July 10, 2008
Ilonggo scientist featured by Time magazine
An Iloilo-based retired scientist and environmentalist have been featured by Time magazine for her work in helping protect the environment. Jurgenne Primavera, senior scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development ...
- October 3, 2008