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DA to create Prawn Board
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will create a Prawn Board to address the pressing concerns of the industry, particularly growers in Negros Occidental, one of the biggest prawn-producing regions in the country. The local ...
- April 6, 2003
Hatchery-bred milkfish fry: A must for fisheries development!
Recognizing the importance of hatchery-bred fry, the national government, through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center–Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD), has, for years, been conducting a research and ...
- May 8, 2000
New technology boosts revival of 'hito' industry
The native catfish (hito) industry, which appears headed for extinction, may yet be revived. Basis pf this optimistic outlook is the development of a technology for the mass production of Asian catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) ...
- September 10, 2000
Dagupan City pushes bid to become bangus capital of the world
Soon, bangus (milkfish), the country’s national fish and also this city’s famous product, will be known as the fish of the masses not only in the Philippines but also in Asia. House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., who is also ...
- May 19, 2002
Fisheries techno-caravan starts tomorrow
Three agencies involved in the development of the country's fisheries and aqautic resources are joining hands anew to deliver breakthroughs to fisherfolk in the North through a fisheries technology caravan from April 23 ...
- April 22, 2001
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ...
- September 4, 2008
'Dead' Iloilo river turned into freshwater reservoir
A once "dead river" in Iloilo is now throbbing with fish life, thanks to a government-hosted Southeast Asian research center located in Tigbauan town. Actually, the "dead river" in Dumalag town was a stream that naturally ...
- December 3, 2000
Probiotics products for shrimp culture becoming very popular
Probiotics are increasingly becoming popular as a tool in preventing bacterial infection in farmed shrimp. They are commercially available, within easy reach of fish farmers for use in their farms. Probiotics, as explained ...
- September 8, 2000
'Code of Practice' urged for seaweed industry
"Code of Practice" for the local seaweed industry should be formulated to minimize industry mal-practices and sustain its vantage position in the international market. This was the consensus arrived at by participants in ...
- November 11, 2001
Aquaculture technologies empowering fisherfolk
A government hosted Southeast Asian center based here will celebrate its 27th anniversary on July 6-7 confident that it can continue strongly supporting the aquaculture research and development (R&D) programs of the region. ...
- July 4, 2000