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Seahorses get second life with SEAFDEC, NegOc islanders’ help
The coral reefs north of Negros Island are once more teeming with seahorses after a seven-year partnership between researchers and the local island community successfully protected and replenished their wild population. ...
- September 19, 2020
Fishers, aquaculture farmers to benefit from SEARCA-NACA partnership
Two intergovernmental organizations whose reach extend over Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific have formalized their partnership to assist rural fisherfolk and smallholder aquaculture farmers. The Philippine government-hosted ...
- November 18, 2020
Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed
Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...
- September 30, 2020
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
Lessons on milkfish and crab farming: It’s online learning for PH aquaculture extension workers
Learning online isn’t just for students, it is also for the country’s aquaculture extension workers who listened to lectures and practical sessions on milkfish and mangrove crab culture via an online platform. Forty-eight ...
- October 17, 2020
Online training courses seen to empower aquaculture industry
To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, an aquaculture research center is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. The Southeast ...
- June 24, 2020
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ...
- October 31, 2020
Conservation pushed to save native catfish
The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is now ...
- August 29, 2020
Fisheries center renews call for students to do research, use labs, services
Recognizing the importance of science and research for the country’s future food security, an international research center is encouraging students to pursue research in aquaculture while opening the doors of its laboratory ...
- June 10, 2020
Mysterious deaths in farmed crab linked to bad feed, water quality
High mortalities experienced by crab farmers here have been linked to the high turbidity of Panay River and poor quality of trash fish which is fed to the crabs. An investigation was launched last March by the Southeast ...
- May 7, 2020