The country's shrimp production continues to be sluggish due to shrimp diseases brought about by widespread infection by the luminescent bacteria. Quoting data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), shrimp expert ...

Success or failure of any aquaculture venture depends largely on engineering design. Aquaculture has drawn heavily from engineering science the design and construction of farms and so if one desires to make good on ...

The native catfish or pantat (Clarias macrocephalus) is staging a comeback. Pantat has virtually disappeared from the waters of Iloilo, mainly due to high pesticide use in rice farms whose contaminated run-off water flowed ...

Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon Jr. has encouraged intensified efforts in promoting sustainable and environment-friendly aquaculture technology in the countryside. Keynoting the opening ceremonies ...

The UPV delegation, headed by its Chancellor Dr. Ida M. Siason and Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Dr. Arnold Naldoza, attended in full force the First Field Day on Fishery Technologies of the Western Visayas ...

Women work longer hours. A case study conducted by researchers of the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's aquaculture department (Seafdec/AQD) showed that women in a flashing village work longer ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is receiving good feedback from the Local Government Units (LGU) for its verification and extension projects. Just recently, Atty. Evelyn Camposano-Jiz, Regional ...

SEAFDEC AQD Chief Dr. Rolando Platon inducted the new set of officers of SAEP (Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines) last November 29 during the Society's 13th annual meeting held at the studio visual room ...

Oplan Erap can significantly raise the living standards of and provide more access to food by not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. This was revealed by two international aquaculture scientists in a keynote ...

One needs not cut mangroves to give way to aquaculture. Fish and crabs can be cultured with mangroves. This was what Mr. Dan Baliao told the audience when he reported the development of pen and cage culture in the Philippines ...