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Apahap skin good material for shoes
Believe it or not, the skin of the fresh seabass, locally known as apahap, is a good material for shoes, In fact, the apahap skin makes the best fish leather, according to the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- February 3, 1999
Freshwater aquaculture seminar set
Thirty-one fisheries specialists from 14 Asian countries are attending two separate training courses on Freshwater Aquaculture (AQUAFRESH) and Coastal Aquaculture being conducted by the Philippine government-hosted Southeast ...
- September 22, 1996
Sulu
A livelihood project on the net cage culture of grouper (lapu-lapu) is now being implemented for the benefit of members of the Moro National liberation Front (MNLF) in southern Philippines. The project covers selected areas ...
- August 1, 1999
R&D plan to boost seaweed industry
An agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has hammered out a research and development (R&D) program to boost the development of the country's seaweed industry. The R&D program was prepared by the Los ...
- October 15, 1993
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ...
- September 27, 1999
New technologies in aquaculture help Visayas development
Another beneficiary of the mudcrab technology, farmer Fred Magbanua of Puerto Princesa City, gushed: "'ll continue with this mudcrab project, even though small as it may be. This is really another profitable venture for ...
- August 23, 1999
Panther grouper spawns in captivity, finally
For the first time in the Philippines, panther grouper, a fish species locally known as señorita, has spawned in captivity. The feat was achieved at the fish farm of Filiberto Oliveros, chairman of the Honda Bay Foundation, ...
- January 18, 1998
Aquaculture training held
Ninety-seven aquaculture specialists from 10 countries, mostly in Asia, attended the six regular training courses on aquaculture offered last year by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's Aquaculture Department ...
- January 7, 1999
Seahorses a potential big dollar earner
In view of the seahorses' potentials, researchers worldwide, including those of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD), have been studying the development ...
- February 19, 1999
Iloilo
Fifteen nationals of seven Asian countries completed the second regular training course on aquaculture conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan town.
- July 5, 1998