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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
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
Fish farmers to SEAFDEC-AQD: Develop indigenous low-cost feed
Heeding to the long standing call of fish farmers, SEAFDEC/AQD is now putting the development of alternative feed using local ingredients in its priority list of activities. Feed cost is a major component in aquaculture ...
- May 21, 2018
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 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
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
SEAFDEC seeks to address problems about MPAs
"Ecological suitability and social conformity need to be highlighted as basic criteria for the establishment of marine protected areas (MPA)," said SEAFDEC/AQD chief Dan Baliao rationalizing the establishments of MPAs in ...
- May 22, 2018
Increase milkfish production
The milkfish is the second top aquaculture species produced in the Philippines. To boost the production of milkfish, a manual was published to tackle the broodstock management of bangus. The manual entitled "Development ...
- February 3, 2016