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Pangasinan aquaculture practices wow US students
Students of the University of Rhode Island arrived in Pangasinan on New Year’s eve for their 20-day study of the best aquaculture practices in various coastal areas of the province and got wowed. From going to the rivers, ...
- February 7, 2019
Tilapia species protective of eggs
One species of tilapia might be unwanted in some parts of the country and considered as a pest in fishponds for being invasive, but its kind is admirable for being “fatherly” and protective of their eggs, a fishery expert ...
- June 13, 2015
'No bangus shortage due to cold weather'
There is enough supply of milkfish despite the cold weather, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Ilocos has assured the public. Nestor Domenden, BFAR regional director, said milkfish growers have foreseen the ...
- December 19, 2017
Bangus offal for biogas
After tapping chicken and pig manure for renewable energy, an Italian company is eyeing to use bangus (milkfish) waste to be converted into biogas. This was revealed by Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste in a forum late ...
- June 4, 2015
Fishkill hits 2 Pangasinan towns
Bangus (milkfish) growers in Bolinao and Anda towns in Pangasinan scrambled for an emergency harvest yesterday morning following another fishkill. A fishkill on Saturday and Sunday affected 500 tons of bangus, Bolinao Mayor ...
- April 30, 2015
Dagupan to implement bangus labeling
No more mislabeling, goodbye to misrepresentation of Dagupan bangus (milkfish) from outside sources whose producers make the claim as a marketing strategy. This, as the Dagupan city council recently passed an ordinance to ...
- February 15, 2015
Pangasinan women find livelihood opportunities from milkfish processing
Milkfish processing business has become a profitable source of income for a group of women who used to spend their afternoons playing tong-its, enabling them to earn their first million pesos through sheer hardwork. But ...
- November 15, 2015
Pangasinan town eyes bangus production moratorium
Fish pen owners in this town have agreed on a two-year moratorium in the production of milkfish after P27 million worth of stocks were affected by fish kill in the past week. he moratorium, which was agreed upon during a ...
- June 3, 2018
Dagupan City eyed as aquaculture zone
This city known as the bangus (milkfish) capital is being eyed as an aquaculture zone north of Manila by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). Last Feb. 16, Emmanuel Lopez of PEZA met with city officials to discuss ...
- February 26, 2017
Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert
The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...
- January 22, 2014