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Fishfarmers join hands to save shrimp industry
Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they passed seven resolutions which ...
- September 22, 2002
P431-M biotech lab turned over to RP
The construction of a world-class biotechnology laboratory here is expected to considerably boost aquaculture research in the country. The P431-million Laboratory for Advanced Aquaculture Technologies was turned over last ...
- March 8, 2003
Lanao
A government center in Lala, Lanao del Norte had been chosen as demonstration site for environment-friendly shrimp culture technologies. This is stipulated in a memorandum of agreement signed between the Department of ...
- July 30, 2000
New method doubles production of abalone
Production of abalone juveniles in the country can now be doubled. This has been made possible through the seed production technique refined by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture ...
- March 3, 2002
Apahap raising in fishponds
Apahap (seabass), a freshwater fish species, can now be profitably grown in fishponds. This was proven by a research project involving a technology developed by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture ...
- February 25, 2007
New book highlights bangus fry production in ponds
It’s now easier for milkfish growers to manage bangus broodstock (breeders) and produce fry in tanks and ponds. Information about these processes is made available by a manual titled "Milkfish Broodstock Management and Fry ...
- February 10, 2002
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
Asia's natural shield against tsunamis disappearing
Asia's mangrove areas, the region's vital frontline shield against tidal waves and tsunamis, are gradually but consistently disappearing. What were once lush mangrove swamps have been obliterated to give way to the ...
- January 23, 2005
White shrimp farming gains momentum
When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...
- December 2, 2007
Asean, Seafdec join forces to address food security problem in Asia
Two Southeast Asian organizations have pooled their resources to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ...
- October 16, 2002