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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One needs not cut mangroves to give way to aquaculture. Fish and crabs can be cultured with mangroves. This was what Mr. Dan Baliao told the audience when he reported the development of pen and cage culture in the Philippines ...

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 ...

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 ...

After decades of changing leadership, the Municipality of Tigbauan, a town in southern Iloilo, has finally acquired its own long-dreamed payloader and a dumptruck. As observed, during good weather conditions, the town has ...

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 ...