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    • BFAR assures WV has sufficient fishery production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The News Today, April 24, 2008, on page 4)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drussellah Ong has assured that Western Visayas has sufficient fishery production to meet the daily consumption requirements of the people here. Ms. Ong said ...

    • DENR vows protection of Boracay's freshwater 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The News Today, April 24, 2008, on page 4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has committed to help in the protection of freshwater in Boracay against imminent danger. Raul Lorilla, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • UP prof joins Int'l gab on Fish Aquaculture 

      Ramirez, Anna Razel (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 7)
      Dr. Crispino Saclauso, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture of the College of Fisheries, U.P. Visayas attended he 7th International Aquarium and Fish Accessories Exhibition dubbed as Aquarama 2001 and the 2nd World ...

    • Sustainable fisheries confab set on 2001 

      Joven, May E. (The News Today, December 4, 2000, on page 8)
      To develop a regional policy on the sustainable contribution of fisheries to the food security in the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, the Souhteast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) joins the ASEAN in ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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" ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Guimaras is ideal eco-tourism site 

      Aplaon, A. (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 2)
      Members of a Technical Working Group on Eco-Tourism conducted an inspection visit in Guimaras last week and cited the province as an ideal eco-tourism site. According to Choegyal, the visit will enlighten their understanding ...

    • SEAFDEC-AQD 28th Anniversary: Progress and Prosperity through Environment-friendly Sustainable Aquaculture. 

      (The News Today, July 6, 2001, on page 7)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is a regional treaty organization established in December 1967 for the purpose of promoting fisheries development in the region. Its member countries are Japan, ...

    • DA backs region's agri-biz projects 

      Basco, Lenilyn (The News Today, December 14, 2001, on page 1)
      Six agri-business projects in the region availed of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture. The checks were properly turned over at the opening ceremony of the "Agri-business in Focus 2001: in the city on ...

    • ASEAN-SEAFDEC holds Fisheries Millennium Conference 

      (The News Today, November 23, 2001, on page 10)
      The introduction of modern fisheries technology in the ASEAN region in the '60s spurred the growth of the industry as one of the most important economic activities in the region. However, this growth concentrated only on ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • BFAR launches Coral Garden 

      Newsrepublic Press (The News Today, May 24, 2002, on page 1)
      In order to conserve the dwindling coral reefs in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources along with other national government agencies had launched the first Coral Garden here. According to Malcolm ...

    • Mindset Publishing, Inc.: In focus 

      Laguda, Rommel C. (The News Today, June 28, 2002, on page 3)
      When Mindset Publishing, Inc. was born four years ago, the idea of developing textbooks and other instructional materials that would contribute to the upliftment of the educational standards not only in our region but also ...

    • Region has P821.8 M AFMA funded projects - DA 

      Basco, Lenilyn G. (The News Today, September 13, 2002, on page 2)
      Western Visayas has a share of P821,898,073 to implement its various projects on agriculture and fisheries under the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AF-MA). Department of Agriculture Regional Director Ricardo ...