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    • Aquaculture sector needs new blood 

      (The Daily Guardian, August 24, 2018, on page 10)
      Aquaculture experts are aging and the young generation seems not attracted at all towards this field. Although the Philippines is far from having an aging population as the country is expected to get a boost from a “young ...
    • BFAR chief says PHL gov't 'hungry for results' 

      (The Daily Guardian, November 20, 2018, on page 7)
      To secure a sustainable fish supply for the country, Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested SEAFDEC/AQD to put all aquaculture research and development plans into fruition. “The Philippines’ ...
    • BFAR exec pushes aggressive techno transfer activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 8, 2019, on page 7-13)
      To secure a sustainable fish supplyfor the country, Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested SEAFDEC/AQD to put all aquaculture research and development plans into fruition. “The Philippines’ ...
    • DA points to Russia as "exciting" market for shrimp products 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 22, 2017, on page B1)
      Russia is an “exciting” market for shrimp products, according to the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol made the statement during the Opening of the National Shrimp Congress held at the ...
    • Oplan balik sugpo: New AQD chief bares plan for SEAFDEC activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 19, 2017, on page B1, B6)
      Other than streamlining its Research and Development programs, the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is eyeing to revive the ...
    • PHL allots over P10M for multi-species hatcheries studies 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, March 2, 2018, on page B1)
      The Philippine Government has allotted P10.5 million for the conduct of studies on the establishment of 15 multi-species hatcheries nationwide. The amount coursed through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
    • SEAFDEC Malaysia requests PHL to join AQD activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 3, 2018, on page 3)
      The Program Committee Member of Malaysia expressed their interest in the technical development of aquaculture at AQD in the Philippines and requested AQD to allow Malaysian researchers to join the research activities of AQD.
    • SEAFDEC-AQD's 2050 challenge: Feed 9B people 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 4, 2017, on page 3)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, has accepted the global challenge to help feed 9 billion people by 2050. SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao said that ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD addresses constraints in aquaculture production 

      (The Daily Guardian, January 4, 2019, on page 10-13)
      Three major constraints in aquaculture are lack of sufficient fry supply, high cost of feed and skilled manpower to keep aquaculture ventures running. SEAFDEC has been conducting research using indigenous materials that ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD advice: Growers told to avoid stocking shrimps during cold months 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, February 2, 2018, on page B1, B6)
      Shrimp pond culture experts at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department said growers should not stock shrimps during cold months, especially from November to February. A study done at SEAFDEC/AQD showed that drop of temperature ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD aims to boost fisheries production 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 21, 2017, on page B1)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center- Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is geared towards production-oriented research activities. AQD Chief Dan Baliao believes this will enhance capture fisheries that has ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD has new chief 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 18, 2017, on page B7)
      Dan D. Baliao has been appointed to head the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo effective 7 September 2017 to serve a two-year term. A former ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD scientists to boost shrimp farming 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, December 30, 2017, on page B1)
      Scientists of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department have a new challenge – to perk up shrimp farming and boost the industry which has been a “risky” business for decades. “The many constraints and problems besetting the ...
    • SEAFDEC/AQD to offer free training for fishery graduates 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, January 25, 2018, on page B1)
      Graduates of Fisheries are invited to a free training in the culture of shrimps, marine fishes and tilapia on top of the different species. The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department is offering the training under its program ...
    • Tilapia, crablets dispersed in Iloilo River 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 21, 2017, on page 2)
      The Iloilo City Agriculturist’s Office and City Environment and Natural Resources Office dispersed 10,000 Saline Resistant Tilapia fingerlings and 4,000 crablets or mud crab juveniles along Zone 4 of Iloilo River on Oct. ...