Slowly, they are building for their future, a future free from violence and anxiety. The rebel returnees (RR) in Tapaz just so recently put up additional six floating cages in San Julian dam. These cages will be stocked ...

Growing mucrab in net enclosures in a mangrove area is profitable, according to KASAMA, an Alkan fishers' association that collaborated with the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's aquaculture ...

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 ...

The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lazera) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation of African catfish in that area. Their produce are sold along the highway of the town for about P90 a kilo. Now That a ...

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 ...

Feeding pond-cultured Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), the native, "hito" or "pantat" in Ilonggo with a formulated diet containing 34% crude protein (CP) is profitable. This was revealed in a recently concluded study ...

Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly, too. This was confirmed in a mudcrab technology verification project ...

The recently-concluded ADSEA 99 (Aquaculture Development in SEA) spawned a food security mission between Seafdec AQD and BFAR. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Chief Dr. Rolando Platon and Dir. Malcolm Sarmiento ...

Oplan Erap can significantly raise the living standards of and provide more access to food by not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. This was revealed by two international aquaculture scientists in a keynote ...