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SEAFDEC eyes mangroves as food source
Mangroves are now being harness as potential food source by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) that initiated a Mangrove-Friendly Aquaculture (MFA) Project in 1997. ...
- October 18, 2003
Microalgae paste: A potential feed for hatcheries
As an alternative, a potential feed for hatcheries during the La Niña phenomenon is microalgae paste, which is concentrated microalgae cells used as feed for larval fish, shrimp, and other aquaculture species. According ...
- July 14, 2016
SEAFDEC paper wins Dr. Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards
The "Domestication of the mud crab Scylla serrata" of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department's 9SEAFDEC-AQD) is this year's winner of the Elvira O. Tan Memorial Awards for Aquaculture and ...
- January 26, 2012
Illegal fishing
Illegal fishing is rampant in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. What should be done? The country already has a strengthened law against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) ...
- August 6, 2016
Scientist invents new hatchery tech to save endemic ayungin
The declining population of the native freshwater fish ayungin, also known as silver therapon,is set to get a boost after a scientist devised a new system of growing its larvae in captivity. The hatchery technique was ...
- December 14, 2019
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ...
- October 31, 2020
Tilapia culture gives 49% ROI
Data from harvest of tilapia cultured in freshwater ponds, pens and net cages showed a return on investment (ROI) of 49% with a payback period of two years. The system was done in a natural or man-made water impoundment. ...
- November 21, 2000
'Ulang' culture take strides
If there is one thing Ilonggos have to learn to earn profit, it would be the farming of "ulang" or the freshwater prawn, macrobrachium rosenbergii. Old folks said that ulang used to thrive at the Jaro River way before the ...
- August 6, 2003
SEA aquaculture experts to discuss in Iloilo code of conduct for responsible fisheries
Aquaculture experts from the Southeast Asian countries will gather to discuss to region code of conduct on responsible fisheries-aquaculture development (RCCRF-AD) on July 31 to August 2 this year at the Days Hotel in ...
- August 2, 2000
Oceana: 'Prioritize fisheries protection'
International organization Oceana urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize fisheries management and ecological protection to promote food and nutritional security. The group cited the need to ensure resiliency of ...
- April 1, 2022