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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
SEAFDEC AQD laid the cornerstone for its Enclosed Wet Laboratory
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) held the cornerstone-laying for its Enclosed Wet Laboratory is a component project of the Laboratory for Advanced Aquaculture Technologies. ...
- February 27, 2002
Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
National abalone breeding program to address shortage in world market
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...
- July 19, 2007
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
Seafdec, gov't agencies strengthen cooperation with Isda info caravan
The recent ISDA Fisheries Information Caravan that covered seven regions of the country has strengthened the working partnership of a government-hosted Southeastern Asian center here and two government fisheries agencies. ...
- December 31, 2000
Dust used to sterilize fishponds
The use of chemicals like cyanide in the preparation and sterilization of fishponds nationwide post a threat to both the environment and millions of fish consumers. The promotion of an alternative that is both effective ...
- January 23, 2014
Department for fisheries proposed at Congress
Six members of the House of Representatives are sponsoring a bill that will create a department that will be responsible for developing and securing the country's fishery and aquatic resources. Rogelio Amatorio, a fisherfolk ...
- December 20, 2007
Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean
Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ...
- February 14, 2012
Tilapia culture gives 49% ROI
Data from harvest of tilapia cultured in freshwater ponds, pens and net cages showed a return on investment (ROI) of 49% with a payback period of two years. The system was done in a natural or man-made water impoundment. ...
- November 21, 2000