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Bighead carp edges out milkfish in Laguna Lake
Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has displaced milkfish as the dominant fish species in Laguna de Bay. Latest figures of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (DA-BAS) indicated that bighead ...
- November 17, 2002
Cordillera-friendly tilapia developed
A new strain of tilapia suited to the cool-elevated areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been launched for field-testing. Specifically, genetically engineered to withstand the climate in the northern ...
- July 28, 2002
Scientists, fish farmers set plan to save shrimp industry
A good number of aquaculture scientists and researchers and fish farmers from various parts of the country met in this city recently and adopted measures to facilitate the recovery of the moribund shrimp industry. The ...
- August 17, 2002
Clinic for 'sick' fish
And now, a "clinic for sick fish." The facility is the Diagnostic Service Unit set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. To assist the fishy ...
- August 25, 2002
Karpa, the new dominant fish species at De Bay
Milkfish is no longer dominant fish species raised in Laguna de Bay. Bighead carp, locally known as "karpa," has edge out bangus as the preferred fish for stocking in fishpens in the 90,000-hectare freshwater lake, according ...
- December 19, 2002
Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ...
- September 15, 2002
High-value Lapu-lapu spawned artificially
The most-sought after species of lapu-lapu has been spawned in captivity by fisheries experts of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- August 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
Fish cages for research
Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon watches seabass (apahap) as they feed at the Igang Marine Substation in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture ...
- July 25, 2002
New book highlights bangus fry production in ponds
It’s now easier for milkfish growers to manage bangus broodstock (breeders) and produce fry in tanks and ponds. Information about these processes is made available by a manual titled "Milkfish Broodstock Management and Fry ...
- February 10, 2002