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SEAFDEC'S gab aims to strengthen aquaculture, combat illegal fishing
Around 60 participants from 11 member-countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) gathered in Iloilo City for the 45th Meeting of SEAFDEC’s Program Committee (PCM). Hosted by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture ...
- December 6, 2022
Newly-discovered dolphin in Bicol hints at biodiversity under threat
The first-ever sighting of an Irrawaddy dolphin off the shore of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, has left scientists of the University of the Philippines excited but concerned over the possibility of as-yet undiscovered marine ...
- September 30, 2022
UPV-CFOS conducts training on green mussel hatchery production anew
The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) trained a new set of participants on hatchery production of green mussel (Perna viridis) spats on May 29 to June 2, 2023. Eleven (11) trainees actively ...
- June 8, 2023
Aquafeed project shows promise to improve income of farmers
To help lower the price of fish amidst volatile food prices across the country, an international aquaculture research center is coming up with a new fish feed formulation that is cost-efficient and eco-friendly. Using ...
- June 9, 2021
Efforts to protect Visayan Sea hailed
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol on Monday commended stakeholders in the just concluded seaborne law enforcement operations in the Visayan Sea. “I commend the men and women of the Department of Agriculture’s ...
- May 15, 2019
UPV-CFOS seaweed team to help Iloilo seaweed farmers
Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap, dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS), expressed her willingness to assist the seaweed sector in Iloilo province. Yap, the project leader of the UPV-CFOS ...
- June 28, 2022
Visayan Sea closed to fishing - BFAR
Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the ...
- November 17, 2020
Oil spill fallout: Coast Guard sues power barge owner
The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station announced Friday that it would file criminal charges against AC Energy Philippines, owner of Power Barge 102 that spilled bunker fuel in Iloilo Strait following an explosion on ...
- July 11, 2020
2 marine hatcheries mulled for Northern Iloilo towns
Multi-species marine hatcheries will soon be established in the towns of Carles and Concepcion after it has been welcomed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform chaired by Senator Cynthia Villar. ...
- June 5, 2023
Blue swimming crab industry in Iloilo seen to get boost in new hatchery
The inauguration of the hatchery for blue swimming crabs (locally known as kasag) in the Northern Iloilo State University – Concepcion Campus on Thursday is seen to bolster the wild population of the species and increase ...
- September 2, 2023