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SEAFDEC helps RP expand crab program
The Philippines is continuously expanding its capacity to serve the growing mud crab market as the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has enabled crablets distribution in Luzon, Panay, and Mindanao ...
- December 17, 2006
Ex-rebels in aquaculture
Rebel returnees construct floating cages for tilapia culture as part of the aquaculture program launched recently in Tapax, Capiz. The project that extends livelihood assistance to former rebels is a collaborative program ...
- November 2, 1999
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (part II)
Demolition of all the fish pens/cages in Laguna de Bay is anti-poor. It unnecessarily deprives the poor consumers of Metro Manila and surrounding communities of a significant part of their affordable animal protein supply. ...
- March 5, 2017
₱5M earmarked for Palawan aquaculture
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has earmarked ₱5 million for the development of Palawan's marine fisheries and aquaculture. The money will be used to expand grow-out ponds and procure additional broodstock for the ...
- October 8, 2010
Puerto Princesa-SEAFDEC-AQD-AD Collaboration
The Puerto Princesa City government, the government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) and the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- November 8, 1999
Payao increases fishers' catch, income
Fishermen from the town of Claveria in the province of Cagayan have found a way to increase their catch and at the same time lessen fishing expenses. For the past couple of months, the fishers were able to have a total ...
- September 25, 2010
Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay
Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...
- December 19, 2002
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ...
- June 2, 2011
Chemicals in tilapia feeds, Changes in temperature cause lake buhi fish kill; town state calamity
A state of calamity was declared in this municipality because of the occurrence of a fish kill over the past few weeks, delivering a big blow to almost a thousand fish cage owners and operators. The initial estimate of ...
- November 26, 2016
Tobacco dust good for aquaculture
National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Chief Edgardo D. Zaragoza yesterday said research undertaken by the agency showed that tobacco dust battles not only head lice but also decimates snails that inhabit fishponds and fish ...
- January 19, 2012