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    • Dagupan fishkill alarms fishpond owners; gov’t action pressed 

      Inigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, October 15, 2015, on page 12)
      Fishpond owners here fear loses amounting to millions after large volumes of dead fish surfaced in mangroves and rivers in another case of fishkill in the city renowned for its bangus and seafood industries. Edwardo Maramba, ...
    • Farmers urged to grow giant gourami 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2011, on page B-6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ...
    • Feed efficiency measure up 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2008, on page 1)
      A feed Efficiency determinant through bioenergetics can be a means of identifying feeds that are most suitable for aquaculture fishing as part of the government's aim of maximizing fish production. Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
    • Freshwater Ulang and free-range chicken discussed this Saturday 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2020, on page B-18)
      Experts will discuss the production of freshwater Ulang and free-range Sasso chicken from France in two seminars this Saturday, March 25, at the Magallanes Weekend Market seminar room in Makati at the corner of EDSA and ...
    • Gentle sea giant 

      Baldicantos, Cheryl (Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2013, on page 14)
      A whale shark feeds on minute marine species, including krill, in waters off Tan-Awan village in the town of Oslob in the southern part of Cebu province. Whale shark watching in the area has become a popular tourism activity ...
    • May Agriculture magazine has a lot of agri info 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2018, on page B-5)
      Make sure to get a copy of the May 2018 issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It contains a lot of informative articles that can be useful to aspiring farmers as well as those who have been farming for ...
    • Maya-maya, sea horse mow grow in captivity, boosting chances for intense breeding in ponds 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2001, on page D-3)
      This time it's red snapper (maya-maya) and sea gorse!. These are the latest marine species whose life cycles have been completed in captivity by researchers of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
    • Native catfish grows fast on high-protein feed 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 23, 1999, on page B-18)
      Experiments at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in Iloilo shows that the native hito grows much faster when fed with formulated feeds with high protein content. After 120 days of culture, the catfish fed with formulated ...
    • Pilot scale seedstock production of delicacy soft-shell crabs now in Iloilo 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, January 1, 2015, on page B-2)
      A pilot scale seedstock production of the delicacy softshell crabs in Tigbauan, Iloilo looks forward to improved Philippine crab revenue which has been depressed in many decades. The pilot site is located at the Southeast ...
    • Raising crabs like chickens 

      Icamina, Paul (Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2012, on page A10-A11)
      Farm technician Butch Juanga made the observation while tending chickens tied to a pole near a mud crab hatchery in Samar back in 2008."When chickens are not allowed to roam, they consume all their feeds and get fat," he ...
    • Shrimp to contribute $600 M to PH’s farm exports 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2020, on page B-3)
      Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer said shrimp is poised to contribute as much as $600 million to the country’s total farm exports if its production will be backed by proper technology. In a ...
    • Some fisheries research findings of interest 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2000, on page B-10)
      Several researches in aquaculture and marine fisheries in the last few years have yielded promising results which could result in improved fish production as well as processing of marine products. One of the latest researches ...
    • Whale shark study team formed 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2012, on page 20)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR 7) has formed an eight-member composite team for a three-month research study on the ecology and feeding habits of whales sharks (Rhincodon typus) in ...