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Shrimp farmers in the Philippines go for the Pacific white shrimp
Thirty-eight (38) grow-out farms and seven (7) accredited hatcheries might not seem a lot, but their very existence signals the Philippines' entry into white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei aquaculture. Foreign and local ...
- June 25, 2008
Yap unveils abalone breeding program
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap launched here yesterday a five-year, P15-million program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- July 22, 2007
Raising ulang in fish cages
It is now feasible to raise ulang (giant freshwater prawn) in fish cages in lakes. The technology was developed and continues to be refined under a collaborative project on the development of a genetically improved strain ...
- March 18, 2007
SEAFDEC P431 million biotechnology lab operational
The fishery sector of the country gets a big boost in the establishment of the P431 million biotechnology laboratory at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, some 24 kilometers south of ...
- August 19, 2002
Market matching at TESDA food festival this weekend
One of the strategies arrived at during the recent shrimp congress in Bacolod City is for growers to produce antibiotic-free prawns, using environment-friendly culture systems. It was observed that in 1993 to 1996, the ...
- July 18, 2002
When sea farming means conservation
Only three major exporting countries have no national management or regulatory measures regarding the sea cucumber: the Philippines, Malaysia and Micronesia. Other countries encourages sustainable sea cucumber fisheries ...
- June 14, 2009
Fisheries caravan set
A fisheries techno caravan and a series of trainings on fish culture and breeding will be held for fisherfolk starting on April 23. The initial fishery technology training will be conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- April 21, 2001
Pushing the frontiers of aquaculture
The frontiers of the unknown specifically in aquaculture got a push with the installation of the new SEAFDEC/AQD (Aquaculture Department) Chief, Dr. Joebert Toledo, July 7. The AQD main station in Tigbaun, Iloilo was in a ...
- July 21, 2006
Hatchery-bred milkfish fry: A must for fisheries development!
Recognizing the importance of hatchery-bred fry, the national government, through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center–Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD), has, for years, been conducting a research and ...
- May 8, 2000
Fish tagging program starts
Up to 2,400 species of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, tunsoy, tawiles,hasa-hasa, and matangbaka in the waters of Palawan and Manila Bay are targeted for tagging and coding under a joint research program that will ...
- January 16, 2008