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Cordillera-friendly tilapia developed
A new strain of tilapia suited to the cool-elevated areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been launched for field-testing. Specifically, genetically engineered to withstand the climate in the northern ...
- July 28, 2002
RP in global effort to save the seahorse
The government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has also been conducting research on the seahorse. Started in 1996, the SEAFDEC AQD ornamental ...
- September 11, 2000
Kapiz shell industry being revived
The country's kapiz (window pane oyster) shell industry, which dwindled to near extinction in recent years owing to overexploitation of this mollusk, is well on its way to being revived. Spearheading the move is the ...
- July 7, 2002
RP aquaculture sector benefits from BFAR-SEAFDEC program
The country's aquaculture sector continues to benefit considerably from a program jointly being implemented by a government agency and a Southeast Asian center. Called Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Technology ...
- June 2, 2002
Palawan holds solution to shrimp industry's woes
Palawan may yet hold the key to the survival of the country's moribund shrimp industry. The reason: the wild shrimps in its waters are genetically diverse. In fact, of the wild shrimps from the waters off five provinces ...
- April 3, 2000
'Agri-nipa-aquaculture' technology developed
Here's a new technology that can prove viable and profitable for people in coastal areas. Called "Agri-nipa-aquaculture technology," it combines nipa (and palm) and agricultural crops with fish production, variations of ...
- November 17, 2002
SEA biotech lab to be set up at SEAFDEC AQD
A biotechnology laboratory r=that will address the need for advanced aquaculture technology is Southeast Asian has been envisioned to be established here. Negotiations are under way for the setting up of the laboratory at ...
- May 6, 2001
Samar
A government-hosted Southeast Asian center and nongovernment organization have renewed their working partnership aimed at boosting the development of Samar. The Tigbauan, Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- June 24, 2001
Indonesia joins SEAFDEC
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has admitted Indonesia as a member. Secretary General Panu Tavarutmaneegul of the Bangkok, Thailand-based SEAFDEC-secretariat, announced Indonesia's admission as ...
- November 19, 2000
R&D breakthroughs benefit RP aquaculture industry
A new environment-friendly shrimp farming technology promises to be the silver lining in the dark clouds that have been mantling the country's moribund shrimp industry for about a decade. The technology, which uses the ...
- July 21, 2002