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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
Seafdec Develops Organic Aquaculture Products
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center( Seafdec) is collaborating with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) in developing organic aquaculture products with robust market demand. According to BFAR, ...
- April 23, 2012
Mussel farming made easy with bamboo tray module
Among the many forms of aquaculture here in the Philippines, mussel farming is one of those which is a very promising industry. Specifically in some areas in Samar, mussel farming is now in commercial scale, providing ...
- September 8, 2012
Catfish industry
An officer of the City Agriculture Office welcomed the full recovery of the catfish industry in Barangay Los Amigos, Davao City a few years after several fishponds in the area were destroyed due to a flash flood in 2009. ...
- October 7, 2012
The government and state universities and colleges promote 'Philippine aquasilviculture'
The government is launching a project that will promote aquasilviculture and, at the same time, rehabilitate Mangrove areas. Aquasilviculture (from the Greek word “aqua,” meaning water, and “silvos,” meaning tree), involves ...
- January 5, 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
Sustainability -- key to man's survival
Protection of the environment now includes strict regulation of the introduction of foreign species. A good example of why we need this restriction is the proliferation of janitor fish in Laguna Bay, Marikina River, and ...
- September 9, 2012
SEAFDEC welcomes as new Chief
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo recently welcomed its new director in the person of Dr. Felix G. Ayson. A career fisheries scientist specializing ...
- July 25, 2012
DA allots P1.9B for fisheries
The Department of Agriculture has allocated P 1.9 billion this year to implement in integrated, pro-poor and community-based fisheries and aquaculture program. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the program aims ...
- January 10, 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