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1st congress on RP lakes set Nov 25-28 at DAP
The First National Congress on Philippine Lakes (LAKECON 2003) will be held on Nov. 25-28 at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in Tagaytay City. The four-day congress aims to identify major lake-specific ...
- November 16, 2003
Kapis shell industry being revived
Kapis is known scientifically as Placuna placenta and locally as "lampirong." It is a bivalve mollusk with translucent shells and a very small body. The only source of this shell is wild stocks that used to abound in some ...
- July 31, 2000
Aquaculture: The wave of the future
Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ...
- December 1, 2002
SEAFDEC seeks 20% higher budget for 2007
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is proposing a 20-percent increase in its 2007 budget to fasttrack several researches on biotechnology in aquaculture.
"We have asked the Department of Foreign ...
- July 3, 2006
Zamboanga puts up 1st seaweed gene bank, nursery
Seaweed farmers in Western Mindanao will soon have a regular source of quality seedlings because of the establishment of a seaweed gene bank and nursery at the Rio Hondo campus of the Zamboanga State College of Marine ...
- April 1, 2007
5 Iloilo towns join hands to rehabilitate coastal waters
Officials of five southern Iloilo towns have joined in the Herculean effort to rehabilitate the southern coastal waters of the province. In an unprecedented move, the mayors of the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal, Miagao, ...
- November 25, 2001
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
SEAFDEC AQD marks 27th anniversary
The government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo, will celebrate its 27th anniversary on July 6-7. Among the highlights of the celebration ...
- July 3, 2000
Shrimp, crab shell good for 'polvoron'
"Polvoron" made of crab and shrimp carapace and shell is delicious and nutritious. This has been demonstrated by Viden V. Elpos, master teacher at the Concepcion Polytechnic College (CPC) in Concepcion, Iloilo, and her ...
- September 8, 2002
Success in spawning top shell achieved
For the first time, scientists of a government-hosted Southeast Asian center in Iloilo have succeeded in spawning the economically important top shell. The feat was achieved by Rolando Gapasin, Dr. Clarissa Marte, and Dr. ...
- August 4, 2002