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    • Pond planning - II 

      (BulletinToday, September 9, 1985, on page 27)
      Soil is an important factor in fishpond productivity because of its ability to absorb and release the plant nutrients needed by phytoplankton which is the natural food of fish. It is the main and most economical source of ...

    • Post-harvest techniques 

      (BulletinToday, December 11, 1985, on page 22)
      In the Asia-Pacific region, the leading milkfish producers are the Philippines and Indonesia. The Philippines showed particularly impressive gains in production over Indonesia. The nation has exported frozen milkfish since ...

    • Prawn exports to Japan negligible 

      (BulletinToday, July 22, 1985, on page 24)
      How does the Philippines compare with other countries in the export markets for frozen shrimps and prawns? A market research conducted by the aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • Prawn farmers get gov't assistance 

      Roman, Isidro M. (BulletinToday, April 8, 1983, on page 1-13)
      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 ...

    • Prawn hatchery 

      (BulletinToday, September 16, 1985, on page 1)
      It is ideal for hatcheries to be near the source of wild prawn spawners and broodstock. You have to know the seasonality and volume of prawn catch in the prospective area. Fishermen in the locality can help you determine ...

    • Prawn larvae 

      (BulletinToday, November 27, 1985, on page 1)
      The growing interest of fish farmers in the culture of prawn and the recent development on improved farming have increased the demand for prawn fry. The fry from the wild alone is inadequate to meet the needs of the prawn farmers.

    • 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 ...

    • Prawn's feeding habits 

      (BulletinToday, January 8, 1985, on page 1)
      Unlike fish, prawns are nibblers and slow eaters. They take the food with their pinchers and bring this to their mouth and slowly chew on the food. If the feed is small enough they would throw the whole piece into the mouth.

    • Raising milkfish, crabs 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (BulletinToday, December 4, 1984, on page 10)
      Milkfish and mudcrabs are not strange bedfellows. They can be raised in the same pond with encouraging results, as found in a trial conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department in ...

    • RP fast developing marine resources: Part I 

      (BulletinToday, July 12, 1983, on page 1-9)
      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 1-10)
      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 ...

    • RP's prawn industry 

      Roman, Isidro M. (BulletinToday, March 5, 1983, on page 1-11)
      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 course scheduled 

      (BulletinToday, November 15, 1985, on page 20)
      The aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec-AQD) announced the holding of its first aquaculture course for scientists on Nov. 20-Dec. 19 this year at its main station in Tigbauan, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Seafdec training program set 

      (BulletinToday, February 10, 1986, on page 1)
      The aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec-AQD) launched recently its training program for 1986. Intended for those who are engaged in fish farming, who wish to be updated on ...

    • Seafdec-AQD pushes research on milkfish 

      Antonio, Tony (BulletinToday, January 8, 1985, on page 1)
      With the ablation technique for prawns already refined and widely used by fishfarmers, aquaculture scientists are now examining the thesis that a similar manipulation of the sex glands (gonad) of milkfish could speed up ...

    • Seaweeds 

      (BulletinToday, April 19, 1986, on page 1)
      The culture and processing of seaweeds, also known as Eucheuma, have now becomes a very profitable business. In fact, the seaweed industry is now a dollar earner for the country. In the past, seaweeds were exported in ...

    • 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 ...