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Study: Helping young fish see at night makes them grow faster
In Asian countries including the Philippines, the culture of pompano has been conducted in open sea cages, brackishwater cages and in ponds. However, a few challenges, such as the high cost of production, still hamper the ...
- March 7, 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
Jump-start aquaculture business with coaching from experts
Fish farms and hatcheries need proper management to prosper, thus, experts from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) are offering aquaculture trainings with first-hand ...
- February 7, 2020
Learn aquaculture hands-on snd online!
SEAFDEC/AQD is now accepting applicants for its 2020 training courses.
- January 25, 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
Tuna farming soon in PH as research project takes off
Japanese technology on farming mackerel tuna, locally known as tulingan, is set to be adopted in the Philippines with a Japanese researcher already procuring breeders to establish a hatchery in Iloilo. Experimental runs ...
- January 8, 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
It’s oil spill déjà vu for Guimaras
It’s déjà vu for the island province of Guimaras as 20 villages claimed to have been affected by the oil spill triggered by an explosion in Power Barge 102 of Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines last July 3, 2020. The term ...
- July 7, 2020
SEAFDEC upgrades feed mill to boost low-cost aquaculture feeds production
The quest for low-cost and eco-friendly aquafeeds received a boost with the recent P1.5 million-upgrade of the feed mill of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. SEAFDEC acquired ...
- March 27, 2020
Virtual forum underscores innovative tech, better practices on aquaculture
The Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI) in partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) conducted the virtual forum presenting the topics on ...
- August 18, 2020