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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
R&D breakthroughs speed up RP fisheries dev't
Years back, grouper (lapu-lapu) used to be caught in the wild or in their natural habitat - the sea. Now, it can be raised in brackish water ponds, thanks to a technology developed by the government-hosted, Tigbauan, ...
- July 4, 1999
'FishWorld' rises in Iloilo
A theme park called "FishWorld" is rising here. The facility is being built by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) along the national road that cuts across its 40-hectare ...
- September 13, 1998
Captive snappers induced to spawn
Here's another first in local fisheries research: The snapper, locally known as maya-maya, has been induced to spawn in captivity. The feat was achieved by Dr. Arnil Emata, associate scientist of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based ...
- June 13, 1993
World shrimp industry faces uncertain future
The high value and short gestation period of shrimps made them attractive to investors in the Philippines and other shrimp-producing nations starting in the late 1970s up to the later 1980s. "This was the period of the ...
- January 4, 1998
Research projects to save prawn sector launched
Long-term and short-term research projects are now being undertaken to help solve the problems besetting the local prawn industry. "We have embarked on several projects to address the industry problems, "said Dr. Rolando ...
- January 25, 1999
Shrimp hatchery international course
An international training course on "Shrimp Hatchery Operation" will be held starting Oct. 1 at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo.
- September 28, 1996
Iloilo
Three elementary pupils and six high school students from five Iloilo towns won prizes in quiz, design, and essay contest conducted during the recent Aquaculture Week sponsored by a Southeast Asian center based in Tigbauan town.
- July 25, 1999
Tilapia project for rebel returnees
A tilapia production project is now being implemented in the San Julian dam in Tapaz, Capiz, for the benefit of local residents, particularly rebel-returnees. The project is a collaborative undertaking of the Tapaz municipal ...
- December 19, 1999
Fish health network set up
A Southeast Asian center based here and two Philippine government agencies have joined hands to organize a national network for aquatic animal health. The network has been worked on by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- August 25, 1996