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Pollution of prawn farms eyed
Sen. Heherson Alvarez said recently the regulation and control of prawn farms is adequately provided for in Senate Bill No. 1259, the New Pollution Control Law, now up for second reading in the Senate this week. Alvarez, ...
- April 2, 1990
Seabass culture feasible
The highly-prized seabass, locally known as "apahap," has been identified by the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development as a commodity wherein the country enjoys a comparative advantage or a ...
- January 16, 1990
Solon urges transfer of fish agencies
Senator Agapito 'Butz' Aquini, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, has filed a resolution recommending the transfer of all fishery agencies and programs to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
- December 13, 1992
Iloilo short of bangus fry
One of every two hectares of fishpond in Iloilo province today is idle. There is a serious shortage of fish fry here. Only half of the 16,000 hectares of the province's fishponds is stocked, said Fernando de Castro, Iloilo's ...
- July 21, 1995
SEAFDEC training vessel launched
The new training vessel, SEAFDEC, of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was launched recently at the Miho Shipyard in Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- December 14, 1992
Thai experts leads Fisheries Dev't Center
A Thai expert in aquaculture development is the new secretary general of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). He is Panu Tavarutmaneegul of the Thai Department of Fisheries. He succeeded Udom ...
- July 6, 1999
Country's fish resources drastically depleting
Fisherfolk families in most parts of the Philippines are catching only about three to four kilos of fish these days, indicating severe stress in the country's fishery resources. Speaking at a fisheries workshop here last ...
- August 7, 1995
Aquatic potential of Panay cited
The topography and rich aquatic resources pf Panay island qualify the area for exploitation of its aquatic potential, according to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, some 22 ...
- March 24, 1990
Important researches given awards
The discovery of new local tanning extracts, a system for increasing yield of milkfish (bangus) and a method for carbonizing rice hulls are among the researches that will receive award this week from Agriculture Secretary ...
- August 14, 1990
'Lasang gili' or lasang putik' no more: 'Lambanog' can remove that 'awful' taste from lake-grown fish!
Now, the good news is that finally, scientists have discovered why fish raised in some bodies of water can have a certain off-flavor called "lasang gilik" or "lasang putik" when cooked, anyway one wants it. This problem ...
- March 30, 1993