This was emphasized yesterday by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Cezar Drilon during the Press Conference held after the anniversary program of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center / Aquaculture ...

Usec Cesear Drilon of the Department of Agriculture appealed to the Ilonggos particularly, Tigbauan, Oton, and Guimbal fisherfolks to protect the Kapis shells (locally known as lampirong) along Panay Gulf. This was addressed ...

The native catfish or pantat (Clarias macrocephalus) is staging a comeback. Pantat has virtually disappeared from the waters of Iloilo, mainly due to high pesticide use in rice farms whose contaminated run-off water flowed ...

SEAFDEC AQD Chief Dr. Rolando Platon inducted the new set of officers of SAEP (Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines) last November 29 during the Society's 13th annual meeting held at the studio visual room ...

The awarding of Certificates of Appreciation to Dumangas Mayor Rolando Distura was the highlight of the celebration of the Dumangas Brackishwater Station's first year anniversary last Wednesday, October 27. The Certificate ...

The country's shrimp production continues to be sluggish due to shrimp diseases brought about by widespread infection by the luminescent bacteria. Quoting data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), shrimp expert ...

Success or failure of any aquaculture venture depends largely on engineering design. Aquaculture has drawn heavily from engineering science the design and construction of farms and so if one desires to make good on ...

Ilongga Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was among the first to dine and taste tilapia fromm the first harvest of Seafdec-CPEU-BFAR (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Central Panay Economic Unification, Inc.-Bureau ...

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is receiving good feedback from the Local Government Units (LGU) for its verification and extension projects. Just recently, Atty. Evelyn Camposano-Jiz, Regional ...

Seafdec/ADQ chief Dr. Rolando Platon stresses that aquaculture research results should be commercialized to achieve more impact on food security and poverty alleviation programs. This was during the First Field Day of the ...