• To teach BFAR specialists prawn culture technology 

  (BulletinToday, June 17, 1983, on page 34)

  An intensive nine-month training program on prawn development for Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participants will be held at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

• RP fast developing marine resources: Part I 

  (BulletinToday, July 12, 1983, on page 1)

  The Philippines as an archipelago is known for its many coastal areas and rich marine resources. Coastal villagers and small fishermen derive their income from farming the country's marine resources. Among traditional ...

• RP now exporting purified oysters: Part II 

  (BulletinToday, July 13, 1983, on page 1)

  To encourage a ready market for Philippine oysters and mussel, SEAFDEC aquaculture department is developing techniques for purifying oysters and mussels so that they can meet international health standards. Oysters and ...

• Milkfish - from the wild to the farm 

  (BulletinToday, July 14, 1983, on page 1)

  Milkfish, known to science as Chanos chanos, is the main product of some 200,000 hectares of brackishwater ponds in the Philippines. It contributes 130,000 metric tons to the country's total fish production. This is 10 ...

• Prawn farmers get gov't assistance 

  Roman, Isidro M. (BulletinToday, April 8, 1983, on page 1)

  An intensified program to bring field-tested ready-to-apply technology in prawn culture has begun to bolster the country's prawn industry. The SEAFDEC aquaculture department has launched a program to assist prawn farmers ...

• More prawn hatcheries set up 

  Roman, Isidro M. (BulletinToday, April 7, 1983, on page 1)

  SEAFDEC operates three experimental small-tank hatchery systems and one large tank hatchery system to mass-produce fry in research stations in Iloilo and Aklan. With continuing research since 1977, the aquaculture department ...

• RP's prawn industry 

  Roman, Isidro M. (BulletinToday, March 5, 1983, on page 1)

  Marine prawns and shrimps, including the delicious sugpo or giant tiger prawn, constitute one of the major dollar earners of the Philippines. Exports have steadily increased from 1,700 tons valued at ₱50 million in 1975 ...

• SEAFDEC boosts aquaculture work 

  (BulletinToday, January 31, 1983, on page 30)

  The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) aquaculture department substation in Batan, Aklan, is boosting aquaculture research and development in Northern Panay, widely recognized as the country's main prawn ...

• SEAFDEC sets training of fishfarm technicians 

  (BulletinToday, April 4, 1983, on page 28)

  A month-long training for fishfarm technicians will be conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (AQD) April 11 to May 5 at the AQD Binangonan Research Station in Rizal. The ...

• Tilapia culture seminar slated 

  (BulletinToday, March 18, 1983, on page 24)

  The aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center will hold a non-degree training course in tilapia hatchery and cage culture on April 11- May 5 at the Binangonan Research Station.

• SEAFDEC to conduct aquabusiness course 

  (BulletinToday, May 16, 1983, on page 30)

  An intensive short-term training course on "Aquabusiness Project Development" will be conducted at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) headquarters here June 6-25. The ...

• Seminar on aquaculture 

  (BulletinToday, April 22, 1983, on page 9)

  A seminar-workshop on Aquaculture Business Project Development Management (APDEM) will be held on June 6-25 at the main station of the SEAFDEC aquaculture department in Tigbauan, Iloilo. This is designed for farm managers ...

• Fishpond confab ends 

  (BulletinToday, April 13, 1983, on page 8)

  Over 600 fish farmers in the country participated in the recent two-day First National Conference of Fishpond Operators at Manila Garden Hotel, sponsored by the Philippine Federation of Aquaculturists. Observers said it ...

• Aquaculture training program intensified 

  Roman, Isidro (BulletinToday, July 25, 1983, on page 17)

  The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has intensified its training program and technology transfer for the past years. This was disclosed by SEAFDEC director Alfredo C. Santiago, Jr. who said that ...

• Aquaculture meet opens today 

  (BulletinToday, February 10, 1985, on page 1)

  Engineers engaged in aquaculture operations in the country will gather at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo Oct. 2-5 for a consultative meeting on the engineering requirements of a fast ...

• Prawn nursery cage 

  (BulletinToday, October 7, 1985, on page 1)

  Seafdec researchers have developed a technique for intensive post-larval rearing of prawn using a floating nursery cage. This is much easier to manage compared to nursery ponds. It is also cheaper in terms of materials ...

• Tilapia cage farming 

  (BulletinToday, September 30, 1985, on page 1)

  The presence of abundant natural food in the water partly ensures a good growth of the fish even without supplemental feeding. During the fry-to-fingerling stage, Nile tilapia feed on plankton - tiny free-floating plants ...

• Tilapia hatchery 

  (BulletinToday, October 16, 1985, on page 1)

  Production of tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus) is highly influenced by environment and hereditary traits of the stock. High-quality fingerling can ensure the successful production of marketable tilapia in 90 to 120 ...

• Pond planning 

  (BulletinToday, September 2, 1985, on page 28)

  Water supply is the most important factor to consider in determining the sustainability of the fishpond site. It should be adequately supplied and available the whole year round. Water should be moved in and out of the ...

• Fishery program proposed 

  Espina, Gerry (BulletinToday, August 26, 1985, on page 1)

  Today the developing country that has insufficient fishery resources, or having such resources, but fails to develop them, is at a great disadvantage. For if it cannot make good at producing enough animal protein, or at ...

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