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Freshwater prawn, a sustainable alternative to tiger shrimp?
Growing up to a foot long, three to a kilo, and with a taste very much likened to lobster and tiger shrimp, one would wonder why not more people in the Philippines are farming freshwater prawns. Locally known as ulang or ...
- March 14, 2020
Pushing the frontiers of aquaculture
The frontiers of the unknown specifically in aquaculture got a push with the installation of the new SEAFDEC/AQD (Aquaculture Department) Chief, Dr. Joebert Toledo, July 7. The AQD main station in Tigbaun, Iloilo was in a ...
- July 21, 2006
SEAFDEC develops technology to save endangered seahorse
To save the dwindling population of seahorses in the wild, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo developed a breeding technology. SEAFDEC is currently on a " conditioning experiment" ...
- October 4, 2015
Seafdec celebrates 31st anniversary
Tigbauan, Iloilo - The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) Aquaculture Department (AQD) celebrated its 31st-anniversary last Friday. Among the activities held at the Tigbauan Main Station in Brgy, Buyuan ...
- July 11, 2004
BFAR: Aggressive transfer of aquaculture tech needed vs dwindling fish catch
To ensure fish supply sustainability in the country, the Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) to put all aquaculture research ...
- December 15, 2018
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Second Visayas Forum, April 20-22, 1999
Thirteen Regional Directors from all over the country of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), a newly-reconstituted line bureau of the Department of Agriculture (DA), gathered, April 20-22, 1999, for the ...
- May 25, 1999
LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan
Aklan's thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...
- November 4, 2022
School, Seafdec out to save endangered pantat
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 ...
- September 5, 2019
Marine resources development through biotechnology pushed
The need to identify the research gaps in fisheries biotechnology and developing strategies to address common concerns, and enhancing collaboration among the different research and development units from government agencies, ...
- July 7, 2006
BFAR turns over P33M to cebu for aqua rehabilitation
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 7 has turned over P33 million to the Cebu provincial government as financial assistance for the rehabilitation of seaweed and Aquafarms in northern Cebu towns ...
- March 23, 2014