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SEAFDEC/AQD launches manual on tropical Anguillid eels culture
Dr. MariaLourdes Aralar and her co-authors Dr. Frolan Aya, Dr. Maria Rowena Romana-Eguia and Dan Joseph Logronio launched their Manual on Nursery Culture of Tropical Anguillid eels in the Philippines at Crimson Hotel ...
- May 9, 2019
The importance of aquaculture
As an archipelago, the Philippines is considered to have one of the highest per capita fish consumption in the world. Fish has always been an integral part of the traditional diet for Filipinos, as cited in a study by Dr. ...
- May 29, 2019
SEAFDEC cited for lowering cost of fish farming
A Philippine government committee commended developments in aquaculture research that lowered the cost of aquafeeds for milkfish and tilapia by 30 percent. In a recent meeting, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- October 31, 2019
23 HS teachers train on aquaculture, science research
Twenty-three science high school teachers from 13 public high schools in Iloilo were given the opportunity to take part in a three-day training sponsored by the Government of Japan. In a media release from Southeast Asian ...
- June 3, 2019
BFAR-8 seeks SEAFDEC help on mangrove crab hatchery
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 8 Director Juan Albaladejo sought the help of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo to train BFAR ...
- June 7, 2019
Sandfish: expensive, endangered, and ecologically essential
Sandfish, or Holothuria scabra, is one of the most threatened tropical sea cucumbers because of its high price, reaching up to $1,600 per kilogram (approximately P80,800) when processed and dried into trepang or beche-de-mer ...
- May 29, 2020
W. Visayas' fisheries output up in Q1
Fishery production in Western Visayas posted an overall increase of 3.40 percent or an estimated 2,450 metric tons in the first quarter of this year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-6) indicated. The ...
- July 21, 2023
Japan, SEAFDEC to promote sustainable aquaculture
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo can’t thank Japan enough for continuously supporting the department’s mission to promote sustainable aquaculture. ...
- June 29, 2019
From pollution to profit: Over P3-M shrimp harvested from a hectare
By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over 4 months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ...
- August 17, 2020
Learn aquaculture hands-on snd online!
SEAFDEC/AQD is now accepting applicants for its 2020 training courses.
- January 25, 2020