Browsing Panay News by Author "Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos"

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    • Backyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinos 

      Dianala, Rex D.; Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, January 18, 2020, on page 9)
      The simplicity of catfish farming makes it a viable source of income and food for rural households that are willing to stick it out for three to five months during which the native catfish can reach 80 to 150 grams and are ...

    • Fisheries center renews call for students to do research; use labs, services 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, June 13, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Recognizing the importance of science and research for the country’s future food security, an international research center is encouraging students to pursue research in aquaculture while opening the doors of its laboratory ...

    • From pollution to profit: Over P3-million shrimp harvested from a hectare 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, August 15, 2020, on page 15)
      By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over four months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ...

    • Iloilo HS teachers embark on research methodology training sponsored by Japan 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, February 15, 2020, on page 9)
      To enhance the capacity of high school science teachers in Iloilo, a training on research methodology and technical writing was organized with funding support from the Government of Japan. Twenty-two high school science ...

    • Jump-start aquaculture business with coaching from experts 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, February 8, 2020, on page 11)
      Fish farms and hatcheries need proper management for these to prosper, so experts from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) are offering aquaculture trainings with first-hand ...

    • New species of soil-cleaning worm named after Iloilo 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, January 25, 2020, on page B2-B6)
      A new species of mudworm, known to clean the soil in fishponds, was recently identified and named after Iloilo, the province where its eggs were collected and hatched. Now called Marphysa iloiloensis, eggs of this mudworm, ...

    • Popularity of mangrove crabs spurs trainings on crab farming 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, November 20, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      Due to the growing popularity of mangrove crabs, locally known as alimango, aqua farmers and entrepreneurs have recently been busy attending trainings on how to grow the prized seafood. In a span of three months, five ...

    • Sandfish: expensive, endangered, and ecologically essential 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, May 30, 2020, on page 13)
      Sandfish, or Holothuria scabra, is one of the most threatened tropical sea cucumbers because of its high price, reaching up to $1,600 per kilogram (approximately P80,800) when processed and dried into trepang or beche-de-mer ...

    • SEAFDEC lab now ISO accredited 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, December 30, 2021, on page 13)
      World-class quality testing can now be enjoyed by fish farmers and researchers for their feeds and water samples at the Centralized Analytical Laboratory (CAL) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture ...

    • SEAFDEC reminds shrimp growers to avoid stocking ponds during cold months 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, February 22, 2020, on page 9)
      To prevent the entry of shrimp diseases, shrimp farmers are advised not to stock their ponds during cold months if their farms are not biosecurity-compliant or fully equipped to prevent the entry of shrimp diseases. Experts ...

    • SEAFDEC upgrades feed mill to boost production of low-cost aquaculture feeds 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, March 28, 2020, on page B1-B3)
      The quest for low-cost and eco-friendly aquafeeds received a boost with the recent P1.5 million-upgrade of the feed mill of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. SEAFDEC acquired ...