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Aquaculture...quo vadis?: (Speech of Dr. William D. Dar, Acting Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, last July 9 in Seafdec's Silver Anniversary Program at Tigbauan, Iloilo: First of two parts
Mr. Udom Bhatiyasevi, SEAFDEC Secretary-General; Dr. Rolando Platon, Aquaculture Department Chief; Mr. Tadokoro, Deputy chief; Mr Hiroshi Gotoh, JICA Resident Representative in the Philippines; Mayor Myrna Torres of Tigbauan; ...
- July 13, 1998
Seafdec to hold training on seed production of catfish
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 ...
- October 7, 1999
Ex-rebels in aquaculture
Rebel returnees construct floating cages for tilapia culture as part of the aquaculture program launched recently in Tapax, Capiz. The project that extends livelihood assistance to former rebels is a collaborative program ...
- November 2, 1999
'Lapu-lapu' can be cultured in ponds
Grouper, or lapu-lapu, can be raised in ponds. This expensive fish is a good candidate for aquaculture or fish farming because it has been induced to spawn in captivity, raised in confined conditions and its culture is ...
- December 29, 1998
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ...
- September 18, 1999
In Tigbauan, Iloilo: Seafdec sets fish broodstock July 9
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (Seafdec AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo will inaugurate an integrated fish broodstock and hatchery pilot demonstration complex when it celebrates its ...
- July 7, 1998
Research projects to save prawn sector launched
Long-term and short-term research projects are now being undertaken to help solve the problems besetting the local prawn industry. "We have embarked on several projects to address the industry problems, "said Dr. Rolando ...
- January 25, 1999
Ganzon to SEAFDEC: Disseminate information to increase adoption of aqua culture technology
"Take a more aggressive stance in information dissemination activities to increase adoption of aquaculture technologies," Presidential Assistant for Western Visayas Rodolfo Ganzon told the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- May 11, 1999
Tilapia project for rebel returnees
A tilapia production project is now being implemented in the San Julian dam in Tapaz, Capiz, for the benefit of local residents, particularly rebel-returnees. The project is a collaborative undertaking of the Tapaz municipal ...
- December 19, 1999
Fish health network set up
A Southeast Asian center based here and two Philippine government agencies have joined hands to organize a national network for aquatic animal health. The network has been worked on by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- August 25, 1996