Search
Now showing items 151-160 of 290
Shrimp harvest in Dumangas lifts hopes for reviving sugpo farming
A recent harvest of almost three tons of tiger shrimp, locally known as lukon or sugpo, lifts hopes for reviving the multi-million dollar industry which had its heydays in the ‘90s. The harvest at the Dumangas Brackishwater ...
- November 13, 2019
Gensan ventures on shrimp farming
The city government is pushing for the entry of more investments and ventures on shrimp farming and production in a bid to develop the industry as among the city’s major economic drivers. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said on ...
- November 20, 2015
Agri chief pushes for creation of national food security council
Agriculture secretary Manny Piñol is proposing to President Rodrigo Duterte the creation of a National Food Security Coordinating Council where all government agencies involved in food production would work closely together. ...
- September 18, 2016
Production and delivery of milkfish, crab seeds unhampered despite lockdowns
Production and delivery of aquaculture seeds remain uninterrupted at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo despite the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Iloilo ...
- April 29, 2020
SEAFDEC and BFAR to step up promotion of shrimp farming
"The best prawn quality so far...we should step up the promotion of this technology," says SEAFDEC AQD Chief Rolando Platon seeing the good result of the prawn harvest of SEAFDEC-BFAR (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- March 21, 2001
SEAFDEC P431 million biotechnology lab operational
The fishery sector of the country gets a big boost in the establishment of the P431 million biotechnology laboratory at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, some 24 kilometers south of ...
- August 19, 2002
Fishers lead in mangrove-friendly mudcrab culture
Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and economically profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly. This was confirmed in a mucrab technology verification ...
- October 30, 1999
Eastern Visayas region targets rebound in fisheries output
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is targeting the restoration of regional fishery production this year back to 2012 levels after more than a year of post-Haiyan rehabilitation activity. BFAR Regional ...
- April 23, 2015
P30-M aquaculture feed mill eyed in WV
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has tapped the expertise of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to develop a P30- million commercial-scale aquaculture ...
- January 21, 2023
Sea cucumber potential 'gold' for fish farmers
At the price of $180 to $250 per kilogram (P12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber is a good bet for Ilonggo fish farmers wanting to find the new "gold" in aquaculture. This has driven the ...
- June 13, 2010