Browsing Panay News by Subject "catfish culture"
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18 ASIAN technologists complete training
(Panay News,October 8, 1999 , on page 2)Eighteen Asian trainees completed their 4-week training course on freshwater aquaculture at the Binangonan Freshwater station of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), September ... -
African tap SEAFDEC on aquaculture woes
(Panay News,September 19, 2000 , on page 3-12)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) continues its aquaculture training mandate by serving the needs of aquaculturists from near and far. Recently, two nationals from Kampala, ... -
Antique still red tide-free
(Panay News,December 10, 2015 , on page 5)Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ... -
Aquaculture forum set Oct. 16
(Panay News,September 23, 2007 , on page B1)An Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer (ABOT) Aquaculture Business Forum will be held on October 16-17 at the Philippine Social Science Center, Quezon City. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) - Aquaculture ... -
Backyard catfish farming, an accessible source of income for Filipinos
(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 ... -
Capitol, Seafdec release native catfish at Tigum
(Panay News,September 8, 1999 , on page 7)Governor Arthur Defensor and officials from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) had released some 1,500 native catfish fingerlings at Tagum River last September 4, to launch the program to restock ... -
Climate change takes toll in Davao Gulf: High temperature prompts fish catch decline
(Panay News,July 1, 2018 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 11 raised concerns on the decreasing fish catch in the Davao Gulf. The decline in the number of catch was seen even BFAR’s implementation of the annual closed ... -
Conservation urged to save native catfish
(Panay News,August 29, 2020 , on page 13-11)The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species, was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is ... -
A hard problem with a soft solution; Catfish farm’s production surges after easy fix
(Panay News,February 20, 2021 , on page 13)There are not enough catfish in the “Catfish Country” of Zarraga, Iloilo, but recent findings in one farm may just be the catalyst that could catapult the fish into abundance. Zarraga Pantat Fingerlings was one of the many ... -
'Intercrop' rice with pantat, farmers urged
(Panay News,December 3, 1999 , on page 7-6)Freshwater fishes can be "intercropped" with rice, increasing a farming family's income and at the same time, the protein and energy intake of its members. That's possible, reads a primer distributed by the Technology and ... -
NegOcc town eyes multi-species marine hatchery
(Panay News,May 18, 2023 , on page 14)The municipality of EB Magalona, dubbed the “Blue Crab Capital of Negros Occidental,” is proposing the establishment of a multi-species marine hatchery to ensure the sustainability and growth of its aquaculture products. ... -
Pototan eyed as native catfish dev't center
(Panay News,October 1, 1999 , on page 7-6)If the town Zarraga is known as the African catfish center, Pototan would like to be known as the native catfish center. The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lareza) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation ... -
Program to boost catfish industry
(Panay News,September 4, 2012 , on page B2)The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) has formulated a program aimed at conserving and increasing the production of the native catfish. The fish locally ... -
'Red label' endangers Iloilo's aquaculture
(Panay News,October 15, 1999 , on page 6-2)Iloilo has a bright future in aquaculture but that might go snafu anytime because highly toxic chemicals, including those banned, are still used here. A farmer leader said Iloilo the past five years managed to revive ... -
Retired SEAFDEC couple continues to promote aquaculture in Mindanao
(Panay News,March 5, 2018 , on page B11, B7)Once an aquaculturist, always an aquaculturist. This may just be a cliche, but this is how Mr. and Mrs. Rito Bombeo, retired researchers of SEAFDEC/AQD are doing now as they continue to promote aquaculture in Barangay ... -
Rice-fish culture center in Cabatuan
(Panay News,February 28, 2000 , on page 1-8)A fish hatchery will be set up by the provincial government in Cabatuan town, 20 kilometers north of Iloilo City to promote the "appropriate technology" in "rice fish culture." The Lowland Technology Development and Multiple ... -
School, Seafdec out to save endangered pantat
(Panay News,September 5, 2019 , on page 2-9)The Aklan Stae College of Agriculture (ASCA) has joined the movement of government entities in Western Visayas in taking a second look at the endangered native catfish or pantat, admitting that it is, after all, tastier ... -
Seafdec projects get positive feedback
(Panay News,August 18, 1999 , on page 2-12)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is receiving good feedback from the Local Government Units (LGU) for its verification and extension projects. Just recently, Atty. Evelyn Camposano-Jiz, Regional ... -
Seafdec projects get positive feedback
(Panay News,August 18, 1999 , on page 2-12)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) is receiving good feedback from local government units (LGU) for its verification and extension projects. Just recently, Atty. Evelyn Camposano-Jiz, regional manager ... -
SEAFDEC sets efforts for catfish production
(Panay News,August 5, 2003 , on page 9-8)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) here is taking strides to restore the freshwater catfish, Claria macrocephalus. Dr. Josefa Tan-Fermin leads the said endeavor to revive ...