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    • Dagupan-Bonuan 'bangus' goes global. 

      Vistro, Arsenio J. (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2004, on page B-3)
      This vision must have been in the mind of Mayor Benjamin S. Lim even before he was elected into office. A preliminary step was needed though - place the famous Dagupan-Bonuan Bangus in the world map! Thus the attempt of ...

    • Shrimp technology advancement for sustainable aquaculture 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2004, on page 1)
      The Shrimp Congress 2004, bearing the theme: "Shrimp Technology Advancement for Sustainable Aquaculture", commences today and concludes on April 1 at the Cebu Grand Convention Center, Cebu City. The congress will have ...

    • Send milk to endangered baby 'dugong' in Iloilo: Expert say young sea cow needs Enfagrow to survive 

      Lena, Perla G. (Manila Bulletin, May 22, 2004, on page I-3)
      Far beyond its weaning stage, the survival of a female baby dugong (sea cow) that was fished out from the seashore of Igang, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is now at the public's mercy. Information gathered at the Office of the ...

    • Baby dugong appeals for help 

      Lena, Pearl G. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2004, on page B-13)
      Far beyond its weaning stage, the survival of a female baby dugong that was fished out from the seashore of Igang, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is now at the public's mercy. Information gathered at the Office of the Protected ...

    • Private investors eye fish hatchery in Tawi - Tawi 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 25, 2006, on page F-3)
      Representatives of private companies have been visiting Luuk Pandan and Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi, lately because a ₱5-million mariculture park will be built there soon. USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) program ...

    • SEAFDEC to raise specialty marine products 

      Aguiba, Melody (Manila Bulletin, July 3, 2006, on page B-6)
      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has embarked on a ₱5.4-million aquaculture program that aims to boost the country’s stock for specialty products such as abalone, grouper (Lapu Lapu) giant clam, and ...

    • Scientists, academics attend biotech confab 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2006, on page G-3)
      Scientists and representatives from the academe and related government agencies and industries gathered here Tuesday for a two –day National Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Biotechnology held at Southeast Asian Fisheries ...

    • SEAFDEC developing high-yield seaweed 

      Aguiba, Melody (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2006, on page B-1-B-3)
      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is developing high-yielding and “ice-ice” disease-resistant seaweed strains in an aim to meet expanding industrial use and raise some $100 million in seaweed-carrageenan ...

    • Gov't outfits provide small firms with commerciable technologies 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 26, 2006, on page D-3)
      Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness. Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural ...

    • Mussel farming eyed in coastal barangays 

      Colmo, Edith (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2006, on page 19)
      The local government here plan to develop about 17 kilometers of its coast from Banago to Punta Taytay into mussel farm. ‘Big opportunities await residents of coastal barangays of Bacolod City who would go into mussel ...

    • First mud crab hatchery to be put up in Iloilo to meet big demand 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2006, on page B-3)
      The Philippines is putting up its mud crab hatchery in Iloilo in an aim to meet local and export demand for the delicacy which can be marketed to Japan, Europe, and US. Using a seed fund of ₱1 million, the University of ...

    • Capiz, BFAR to launch studies on aquaculture 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2006, on page 14)
      The Capiz Government, the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD), and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will conduct three research projects to boost the ...

    • SEAFDEC helps RP expand crab program 

      Aguiba, Melody (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2006, on page B-1-B-4)
      The Philippines is continuously expanding its capacity to serve the growing mud crab market as the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has enabled crablets distribution in Luzon, Panay, and Mindanao ...

    • Extraction of Solar 1 oil set: Foreign group hired for job; 2 M liters of bunker fuel still in tanker 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2007, on page 14)
      After almost six months of waiting, Petron will soon start the extraction of remaining bunker fuel inside three cylinders of the vessel, Solar 1, which wrecked havoc on the environment when it split oil after it had sunk ...

    • SEAFDEC makes initial seabass harvest 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2007, on page B-1-B-6)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has made the first harvest of 200 pieces of seabass in Hamtic, Antique as part of a P5.4-million capacity building "dream project" to boost the country's beaming ...

    • No significant amount of oil recovered 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 28, 2007, on page 9)
      No significant amount of oil has been found in the retrieval operations by Sonsub vessel Allied Shield from the sunken tanker Solar 1 off Guimaras Island. No oil was found in port tank No. 2 and starboard tank No. 2, the ...

    • Establishment of seaweeds gene bank here proposed 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2007, on page B-4)
      A seaweed gene bank will be put up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) to complement its biotechnology facility that will aid in boosting the country's production of seaweeds which earns $70 million ...

    • National abalone breeding program to address shortage in world market 

      Ison, Lilybeth G. (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2007, on page 14)
      Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...

    • ₱3-M project for Guimaras fisherfolk set 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, August 16, 2007, on page 13)
      A ₱3-million mariculture project in Guimaras is set to kick off sometime this August to further empower the province's fisherfolk affected by the oil spill. Serving at the front of the project is the South East Asian ...

    • Abalone seeds now produced locally 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 29, 2007, on page F-4)
      Rey Acap of Oton, Iloilo is a successful adopter of the abalone hatchery technology developed by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. He can ...