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SEAFDEC builds biotech lab
A state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory is now being built in the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) complex in this seaside town situated 25 kilometers west of Iloilo ...
- June 1, 2002
Kapiz shell industry being revived
The country's kapiz (window pane oyster) shell industry, which dwindled to near extinction in recent years owing to overexploitation of this mollusk, is well on its way to being revived. Spearheading the move is the ...
- July 7, 2002
RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program
The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
- June 2, 2002
Reviving seahorse industry brightening
A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- September 10, 2002
SEAFDEC, ASEAN bond to guarantee food security
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have joined hands to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member-countries ...
- October 29, 2002
Modern biotech lab in Iloilo nears completion
The construction of a modern biotechnology laboratory in this seaside town 24 kilometers west of Iloilo City is nearing completion. The Japanese government-funded, P431-million Laboratory for Advance Aquaculture Technologies ...
- December 28, 2002
'Kapis' makes comeback in Iloilo waters
First, the good news: two valuable mollusks, the "kapis" (Placuna placenta) or windowpane oysters and "bay-ad" (Placuna sp.) have made a comeback near the shores of Iloilo province. And now the bad news: they may soon ...
- October 12, 2002
Dumangas coastal dev't gains momentum
Bullish oil players in the country informed Mayor Rolando Distura here of their interest in putting up a depot near the port. Distura informed Panay News on this update yesterday. Three of the oil companies mentioned were ...
- July 4, 2002
"Lampirong will be back in our tables soon" - BFAR
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Sonia Seville advised fishermen along shores where once there were abundant harvests of lampirong (Placuna placenta) or kapis shells to "wait a little bit ...
- June 3, 2002
P431-M modern, biotech lab being built in Iloilo town: Project funded by Japanese government
A modern biotechnology laboratory is being built here. The construction of the Japanese government-funded, P431-million laboratory for advanced aquaculture technologies is a joint initiative of the Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- June 11, 2002