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SEAFDEC props up small fisherfolk
The Filipino chief of a regional fisheries center is batting for more community-based hatcheries to ensure food security in the country and Southeast Asia. Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- January 16, 2012
Illegal fishing
The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFTF) Team Pukot apprehended five commercial fishing vessels operating in a protected seascape off the municipal waters of a southern Cebu town. Four of the seized ...
- September 6, 2012
World to rely on aquaculture
Dr. Joebert D. Toldeo says the world is relying more and more on aquaculture rather that capture fisheries to feed a population that has grown to 7 billion. Toledo, chief of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- January 8, 2012
SEAFDEC raises fish growth rates
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) has succeeded in raising the growth rates of 10 marine fish species to help bail out the fisheries sector from its current slump. ...
- February 1, 2012
Giant squid (2)
Recent studies showed that giant squid feed on deep-sea fish, shrimps and other squid species. The adult giant squid's only known predators are sperm whales. Scientists have tried to observe sperm whales to study giant ...
- October 29, 2012
Shellfish ban
Shellfish and "alamang" (Acetes sp.) from some areas in Masbate, Zamboanga del Sur. Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental remain unsafe for human consumption due to red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- October 4, 2012