The two common pathogens in marine and freshwater environments known to scientists as Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas spp. are resistant to antibiotics widely used in aquaculture feeds. This was shown in a survey using bacterial ...

The country's first mariculture park has been established in Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The park was jointly set up by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

A biotechnology laboratory r=that will address the need for advanced aquaculture technology is Southeast Asian has been envisioned to be established here. Negotiations are under way for the setting up of the laboratory at ...

Six agri-business projects in the region availed of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture. The checks were properly turned over at the opening ceremony of the "Agri-business in Focus 2001: in the city on ...

Japan has provided a grant of $6 million (more than P30 million) for the establishment of an aquaculture biotechnology laboratory of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

The launching of the SEAFDEC Library's on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) on the web leads the series of activities lined for the celebration of the Southeast Asain Nations Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is a regional treaty organization established in December 1967 for the purpose of promoting fisheries development in the region. Its member countries are Japan, ...

The introduction of modern fisheries technology in the ASEAN region in the '60s spurred the growth of the industry as one of the most important economic activities in the region. However, this growth concentrated only on ...

Viruses has been the long-time scourage of the aquaculture industry. The presence or absence of these viruses often spells the difference between profit and loss. The White Spot Syndrome Virus (WVSSV) for shrimp, the Viral ...

The country's milkfish industry, saddled over the years by an acute fry shortage problem, can now look forward to much better times. This optimistic outlook stems from the initial headway achieved by a project being supported ...