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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
Youth-led initiative sparks hope for sea turtle conservation
There is hope for the sea turtles of Tigbauan in Iloilo province after members of the town’s youth organization spearheaded efforts to protect and conserve the nesting grounds of the olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys ...
- December 16, 2020
Freshwater prawn a sustainable alternative to tiger shrimp
Growing up to a foot long, three to a kilo and with a taste very much likened to lobster and tiger shrimp, one would wonder why not more people in the Philippines are farming freshwater prawns. Locally known as ulang or ...
- March 14, 2020
SEAFDEC stocks up on tiger shrimp breeders
Over 300 breeders of tiger shrimp, locally called lukon or sugpo, were stocked in the new Shrimp Broodstock Rearing Facility of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in ...
- November 14, 2022
Good news for crab farmers: Simple techniques double crablet production
Crab farmers will be happier, and the environment hopefully better, with recent improvements at the mangrove crab hatchery of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, ...
- April 4, 2020
More SEAFDEC laboratory services certified to meet international standards
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department’s (SEAFDEC/AQD) service laboratory has earned accreditation for more of its analytical services that have been accredited by the Philippine Accreditation ...
- August 23, 2023
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
[Slipper lobster]
A Fisherman holds freshly caught slipper lobster, also known as pitik-pitik, caught off Suyac Island in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The lobsters were transported to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- August 1, 2022
Aqua students get industry exposure experience
For more than two years after the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, students of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences had the opportunity to explore recent developments in the fisheries industry in the region. The fourth-year ...
- September 13, 2022