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World shrimp industry faces uncertain future
(The Philippine Star,January 4, 1998 , on page 18)The high value and short gestation period of shrimps made them attractive to investors in the Philippines and other shrimp-producing nations starting in the late 1970s up to the later 1980s. "This was the period of the ... -
RP milkfish fry shortage hits alarming level of 1.6B
(The Philippine Star,January 11, 1998 , on page 18)According to supervising aquaculturist Nelson Lopez of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the initial findings done by the BFAR-Aquaculture Division, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ... -
Aklan
(The Philippine Star,January 18, 1998 , on page 14)A research project that focuses on the production of more economically sound and environment-friendly shellfish in now being undertaken for the benefit of fifth-class towns in Aklan (Batan) and Capiz (President Roxas and Ivisan). -
Panther grouper spawns in captivity, finally
(The Philippine Star,January 18, 1998 , on page 18)For the first time in the Philippines, panther grouper, a fish species locally known as señorita, has spawned in captivity. The feat was achieved at the fish farm of Filiberto Oliveros, chairman of the Honda Bay Foundation, ... -
Six receive DOST-PCAMRD centennial awards
(The Philippine Star,February 1, 1998 , on page 18)Six academic and research and development (RAD) institutions and private corporation received centennial awards for Los Baños-based research council of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) when it celebrated its ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,February 15, 1998 , on page 16)A research project in netcage culture of tilapia in a small freshwater reservoir has been started in Bingawan town. -
Cebu
(The Philippine Star,February 15, 1998 , on page 16)The Bantayan municipal government has committed P100,000 every year in support of the Bantayan Island Municipal Park and Sanctuary (BIMPS) project. Vice Mayor Geraldine Escario-Cañares reiterated the pledge during the ... -
Misamis Or.
(The Philippine Star,March 15, 1998 , on page 12)The Mindanao State University (MSU) campus in Naawan town and Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) have been conferred centennial awards by the Department of Science ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,March 22, 1998 , on page 14)The preferred marine fishes or the brackish-water bangus because of their tasty flesh. That time is gradually receding into the past. One proof is the Field Day/Foodfest held recently in Bingawan town under the auspices ... -
Successful tilapia project
(The Philippine Star,March 29, 1998 , on page 22)A project on tilapia netcage culture in a freshwater reservoir in Bingawan, Iloilo, has turned out significant results. -
SEAFDEC achieves mudcrab culture breakthrough
(The Philippine Star,April 5, 1998 , on page 22)A first in the history of mudcrab culture in the country has been achieved. Researchers at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) here have spawned the mudcrab and raised ... -
SEAFDEC sets aqua courses
(The Philippine Star,April 6, 1998 , on page 23)The government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, will conduct six regular training courses on aquaculture this year. -
Antique
(The Philippine Star,April 26, 1998 , on page 15)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has turned over a community fisheries resource management (CFRM) project that it has conducted since 1991 on Malalison Island in Culasi, ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,May 24, 1998 , on page 13)Four more regular training courses on aquaculture will be conducted for the rest of the year for Asians by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in ... -
Alternative for pesticides vs mud snails studied
(The Philippine Star,June 14, 1998 , on page 18)Scientists of a Philippine-based Southeast Asian center are close to finding an alternative to banned pesticides used by fishfarmers in controlling mud snails in bangus ponds. Field trial of the alternative, a metaldehyde ... -
SEAFDEC aqua dep't revolutionizes region's R&D
(The Philippine Star,July 5, 1998 , on page 18)The Philippine-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) will celebrate 25th anniversary on July 9 confident that it can continue strongly supporting the aquaculture research ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,July 5, 1998 , on page 14)Fifteen nationals of seven Asian countries completed the second regular training course on aquaculture conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan town. -
DA assures gov't support for SEAFDEC
(The Philippine Star,July 12, 1998 , on page 18)Acting Agriculture Secretary William Dar has reiterated the government's continued support for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based here. Dr. Dar made the assurance ... -
Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,August 9, 1998 , on page 12)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department recently honored five persons, four posthumously, two governments, and five institutions for their important role in the establishing and growth of ... -
'FishWorld' rises in Iloilo
(The Philippine Star,September 13, 1998 , on page L-6)A theme park called "FishWorld" is rising here. The facility is being built by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) along the national road that cuts across its 40-hectare ...