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    • 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 ...

    • 'Shrimp food' technology assures industry's growth 

      Antonio, Tony (BulletinToday, July 15, 1985, on page 27)
      The aquaculture department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec-AQD) announced yesterday that it has eliminated one big obstacle to the full development of shrimp farming into a major export industry. ...

    • Social laboratory 

      (BulletinToday, September 23, 1985, on page 28)
      In its relentless pursuit of foreign exchange, aquaculture research has, to a lesser degree bypassed the immediate needs of the grassroots population of the country which needs protein and cannot afford the high priced ...

    • Study cites ways to make prawn, shrimp culture more profitable 

      (BulletinToday, December 11, 1985, on page 22)
      Prawn and shrimp production utilizing recently-developed brackishwater fishpond culture techniques performs better in terms of profitabilities per unit area compared with rice and corn production. This was one of the more ...

    • 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 cage farming 

      (BulletinToday, September 30, 1985, on page 34)
      It is extremely important to investigate the suitability of a site for tilapia cage farming. In choosing a site, consider the following: natural food, natural hazards, bottom soil, size.

    • 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.