Slowly, they are building for their future, a future free from violence and anxiety. The rebel returnees (RR) in Tapaz just so recently put up additional six floating cages in San Julian dam. These cages will be stocked ...

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 ...

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 ...

The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lazera) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation of African catfish in that area. Their produce are sold along the highway of the town for about P90 a kilo. Now That a ...

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 ...

At present, all that the provincial government can boast of is a concrete tank rearing over a thousand fry in a knee-deep water. But eight months from now, those tiny wiggling creatures will serve as brood stocks, the ...

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 ...

The recently-concluded ADSEA 99 (Aquaculture Development in SEA) spawned a food security mission between Seafdec AQD and BFAR. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Chief Dr. Rolando Platon and Dir. Malcolm Sarmiento ...

The awarding of Certificates of Appreciation to Dumangas Mayor Rolando Distura was the highlight of the celebration of the Dumangas Brackishwater Station's first year anniversary last Wednesday, October 27. The Certificate ...

After decades of changing leadership, the Municipality of Tigbauan, a town in southern Iloilo, has finally acquired its own long-dreamed payloader and a dumptruck. As observed, during good weather conditions, the town has ...