De Venecia sees new shrimp variety boosting aquaculture

PHILIPPINES - House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia, Jr., has lauded the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) for scoring what he called a historic breakthrough in the government's campaign to bring more food on the dining table through its research on white shrimp called Penaeus vannamei.

Speaking during the formal launching of the nationwide accreditation program for the propagation of Penaeus vannamei at the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) here, de Venecia said research on this kind of shrimp could bring about increased production of shrimps throughout the country.

The launching program coincided with a seminar-workshop on Penaeus vannamei culture with experts on aquaculture from the Southeast Asia Fisheries-Development Center (Seafdec) and NIFTDC as resources speakers.

The activity was attended by shrimp and prawn raisers from Pangasinan, Zambales, Batangas and various parts of the country.

"We've done a lot of focus and priorities on this project on vannmei shrimp so aquaculture businessmen will have a choice," de Venecia said, reminding that the indigenous black tiger prawn is still around and is still widely used by aquaculturists.

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Source: Sun Star

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