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Fisheries industry expected to grow 5%
The fisheries sector is seen to grow by at least 5% this year amid increased presence of pelagic fish on the eastern side of the country as a result of El Niño. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is ...
- January 20, 2010
Dracula fish, lipstick gecko among new Mekong finds
A fish with curving vampire fangs, a gecko that looks as if it’s wearing lipstick and a carnivorous plant more than seven metres (23 feet) high may sound like creatures from a nightmare but they are real. They are just ...
- October 8, 2010
Author details how rainbow trout conquered the world
In the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex fishermen can catch their fill of rainbow trout during the relative cool of the winter months in several stocked dams and at least one stream. Rainbow trout can also be pursued in South ...
- April 23, 2010
Laguna de Bay: A vision for the future
Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface ...
- August 31, 2010
US to decide whether genetically altered salmon is safe to consume
US health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers’ dinner plates. The fish, made by Aqua ...
- September 2, 2010
Sardine industry banking on warmer seas to increase catch
While most businesses in the agriculture sector are bracing for the negative impact of El Niño this year, the Fishery bureau and the sardine industry are banking on the warmer seas in the western Pacific Ocean to bring in ...
- February 2, 2010
Philippines, Brunei explore partnership on sardine processing
The government of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former's halal brand to penetrate the lucrative ...
- February 10, 2010
GenSan eyes 'Tuna Capital of Asia' title
The newly elected mayor of this city hopes to make this city become known as the "Tuna Capital of Asia," a step up from its current moniker of "Tuna Capital of the Philippines." Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, an opposition ...
- July 15, 2010
Tuna firm bullish on salmon venture, Indonesian unit
Alliance Tuna International, Inc. expects both revenues and net income yo grow by nearly a third this year, as expansion activities bear fruit. Teresita S. Ladanga, Alliance Tuna chief operating officer, said in an interview ...
- February 10, 2010