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Coastal towns welcome aquaculture technologies
The livelihood programs of a number of coastal as well as landlocked towns in the Visayas are now being boosted by aquaculture technologies being transferred to their fishfarming sector. Such technologies include raising ...
- March 31, 2000
Mud crab production in mangrove areas feasible
It is feasible and economically viable to integrate mud crab (alimango) aquaculture within natural mangroves. Attesting to this are results of a study by Eduard Rodriguez and Avelino Triño of the government-hosted Southeast ...
- March 9, 2003
Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ...
- September 15, 2002
Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength
Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ...
- August 11, 2002
'FishWorld' opens in Iloilo seaside town
An environment park constructed here is now open to the public. Officially called "FishWorld," the facility was constructed by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
- July 19, 2000
Asean, Seafdec hold ministerial level conference on fisheries
Two Southeast Asian organization have agreed to convene a ministerial level conference on sustainable fisheries late this year. To be held on Nov. 7-12 in Bangkok, Thailand, the week-long conference will be organized by ...
- February 19, 2001
European Union funds 'alimango' project
The European Union (EU) is now funding a project on mudcrab (alimango) involving four institutions worldwide, among them a Philippine government-hosted Southeast Asian center. Titled "Culture and Management of Scylla ...
- June 23, 2002
Iloilo town set to regain 'Alaska of RP' tag
Time was when the Iloilo town of Carles was dubbed the "Alaska of the Philippines". The northernmost town of Iloilo's fifth district situated 147 kilometers north of Iloilo City, Carles has the longest coastline in the ...
- September 8, 2000
Modern biotech lab in Iloilo nears completion
The construction of a modern biotechnology laboratory in this seaside town 24 kilometers west of Iloilo City is nearing completion. The Japanese government-funded, P431-million Laboratory for Advance Aquaculture Technologies ...
- December 28, 2002
SEAFDEC AQD develops new seaweed strain
A new strain of seaweed has been developed. The improved strain of Eucheuma denticulatum, developed by the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD), grows ...
- May 25, 2003