Browsing The News Today by Subject "aquaculture"

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    • Aquaculture business forum set October 16-17 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (The News Today, September 25, 2007, on page 4)
      An Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer (ABOT) Aquaculture Business Forum will be held on October 16-17 at the Philippine Social Science Center in Diliman, Quezon City. With this, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • Aquaculture Week 2001 

      (The News Today, July 6, 2001, on page 7)
      Rationale: Aquaculture Week is a yearly activity of Fish World that builds understanding among school children and teachers on the importance of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity and the research and development programs ...

    • A beginner's guide to aquaculture 

      (The News Today, February 18, 2001, on page 17)
      Like the introductory collegiate courses, this issue would be our Aquaculture 101. It has just enough information for beginning aquaculturists to take note of the intricacies of a fish farming business. Fish farming usually ...

    • Bingawan never goes dry and here's why 

      Villagracia, Medy (The News Today, September 18, 2000, on page 9)
      More than half of Bingawan is devoted to rice but the fields are rainfed, meaning they are dependent on rain for their irrigation needs, according to Leticia Celeste, the municipal agriculturist. Mayor Ted Peter Plagata ...

    • Capiceños get more gov't help for aqua-marine sector 

      Guillermo, Jemin B. (The News Today, June 5, 2008, on page 5)
      The government has been helping Capiceños to further sustain its aquaculture and marine production, particularly through technical assistance and support. Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia Dela Cruz disclosed that the ...

    • A closer look at Fish World 

      SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture (The News Today, July 6, 2001, on page 7)
      SEAFDEC Fish World is a museum-aquarium-ecopark being built by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department at Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, in response to the need for informal public education so necessary for responsible aquaculture ...

    • Crab culture with a conscience 

      (The News Today, May 17, 2005, on page 11)
      The rapid spread of aquaculture in recent decades has brought riches to some, ruin to many, exclusion to the poorest coastal dwellers, and environmental degradation. Scientists in the Philippines are adapting aquaculture ...

    • Fish be with you! 

      Lagoc, Julia Carreon (The News Today, August 19, 2005, on page 6)
      Fishworld is a dream come true of SEAFDEC scientist Dr. Doris Bagarinao, an environmental activist nonpareil. A museum-aquarium-ecopark, it was built “to promote informal education needed for responsible aquaculture and ...

    • Guimaras fisherfolks get P2.4M livelihood grant 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (The News Today, April 15, 2009, on page 1)
      Fishermen in Guimaras whose livelihood were severely affected by the massive oil spill in 2006 have received a livelihood grant of US$50,000 (around P2.4 million) to help recover from the lingering effects of the disaster. ...

    • Ilonggo heads world-class research center 

      (The News Today, June 24, 2008, on page 18)
      An Ilonggo from Oton, Iloilo gets the nod from President Gloria Arroyo to continue leading the world-class research center in aquaculture that has main offices in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Dr. Joebert Toledo is Chief of the Southeast ...

    • Ilonggo scientist featured by Time magazine 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (The News Today, October 3, 2008, on page 1)
      An Iloilo-based retired scientist and environmentalist have been featured by Time magazine for her work in helping protect the environment. Jurgenne Primavera, senior scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development ...

    • JDV to help SEAFDEC acquire P10M equipment 

      Calubiran, Maricar M. (The News Today, July 19, 2005, on page 3)
      Inspite of the political turmoil in the country, Speaker Jose de Venecia vowed to help the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) to acquire some P10 million worth of facilities ...

    • Misamis Occidental gears up for mariculture after grouper spawning 

      (The News Today, October 28, 2009, on page 2)
      Grouper broodstock in the Misamis Occidental successfully spawned after two months of conditioning, jumpstarting the development of the mariculture industry in the province. The broodstock were conditioned for two months ...

    • Molecular diagnosis for shrimp and fish diseases now available at SEAFDEC/AQD 

      (The News Today, November 23, 2001, on page 10)
      Viruses has been the long-time scourage of the aquaculture industry. The presence or absence of these viruses often spells the difference between profit and loss. The White Spot Syndrome Virus (WVSSV) for shrimp, the Viral ...

    • New hatchery for sea cucumber at SEAFDEC 

      (The News Today, May 14, 2010, on page 7)
      At the price of $180 to 250 per kilogram (Php 12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber are good bets for fish farmers wanting to find the new gold in aquaculture. This has driven South East ...

    • Seafdec AQD launches how-to manuals 

      Catubig, Ariel B. (The News Today, October 1, 2000, on page 2)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (Seafdec AQD) recently launched four new how-to manuals. These are the "Mudcrab production in brackish ponds," "Grouper culture in floating net cages" ...

    • SEAFDEC cites milestones with chief's reappointment 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC); Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region VI; ESS (The News Today, May 4, 2010, on page 7)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) cited its contributions to sustainable aquaculture in view of environment issues and climate change, with the reappointment of its chief, for the third consecutive ...

    • SEAFDEC to regionalize improved fisheries code 

      Joven, May E. (The News Today, December 4, 2000, on page 8)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Special Adviser Dr. Yasuhisa Kato introduced the Regionalization of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and rationale behind the effort of SEAFDEC during ...

    • SEAFDEC's library now on line 

      (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 7)
      The launching of the SEAFDEC Library's on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) on the web leads the series of activities lined for the celebration of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department's ...

    • SEAFDEC's library now on line 

      (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 7)
      The launching of the SEAFDEC Library's on-line public access catalogue (OPAC) on the web leads the series of activities lined for the celebration of the Southeast Asain Nations Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture ...