Fish in Drums, a Good Source of Livelihood
PHILIPPINES - Families can now simply raise hito in their backyard with plastic drums, which could be a good source of livelihood or for their own consumption.

Confidence on Continued Growth of Fisheries Sector
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) remains confident that the fisheries sector will continue to grow this year and maintain its status as the world’s...

US Delegation Visits Panabo Mariculture Park
PHILIPPINES - Some 14 investors from the US and China visited the 60-hectare, Panabo City Mariculture Park at the end of October to personally observe its operation....

Climate Change Will Impact Filippino Milkfish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - Recent meetings addressed the impact of climate change on small-scale milkfish farmers.

US Investors Look at Filippino Aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - A group of US investors is in Davao for trade mission looking at opportunities for investment in aquaculture, among other sectors.

Fishermen Attack Fish Pen Policy
PHILIPPINES - A group fishermen from Laguna de Bay have hit out at the zero fish pens and fish cages policy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...

Philippines Oyster Output Should be Higher, Says Expert
PHILIPPINES - Oyster production in 2007 stood at just over 20,000 tonnes, and it should be increased, according to a local aquaculture consultant.

Congress Addresses Tuna Resource Sustainability
PHILIPPINES - The recently concluded 11th Tuna Congress enabled the shift of paradigms used by government in addressing the issue of tuna resource sustainability,"...

Freshwater Catfish to Boost Farmers' Income
PHILIPPINES - Farmers in Lanao del Norte are encouraged to raise pangasius catfish.

Mindanao's Role in Pacific Fisheries Highlighted
PHILIPPINES - Even as consumer demand for canned and sashimi tuna drops worldwide due to the financial crisis, the conservation and management of fish stocks remains...

Fisheries and Aquatic Center Coming to Philippines
PHILIPPINES - In an effort to provide the people with a stable supply of fresh water fishery products to meet their protein needs through increased production, the...

Fish Farmers Benefit from Philippine Funds
PHILIPPINES - About 50 fishermen in the Philippines are beneficiaries of the government's programme providing free fingerlings and feeds and technical assistance....

Animal Production on the Rise in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - At 1.5 per cent, agricultural output rose marginally in the first half of 2009 but livestock production was significantly higher than the same period...

Philippine Bangus Industry Gets Room to Grow
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the municipal government will set up a 345-hectare mariculture park.

Prawns Benefit from Tilapia's 'Green Water'
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has intensified its dispersal of saline tilapia in Sorsogon to prevent shrimp disease in the province’s...

BFAR Sets up Industrial Aquaculture Centres
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has set up two aquaculture centres in Sorsogon province.

Aquaculture Park Proposed in Philippines
PHILIPPINES - A project proposal of PHP 500 million (USD 10.4 million) has been presented to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo by the municipal government of Carmen...

Philippine Project May Fully Develop Aquaculture Park
PHILIPPINES - The Municipal Government of Carmen has submitted to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a project proposal of around P500-million which is aimed to fully...

New Catfish Industry May Come to the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - Step aside tilapia and bangus, here comes Pangasius hypopthalmus, also known as cream dory, a big catfish variety from ...

GEM Programme Aids Aquaculture in Areas of Conflict
PHILIPPINES - A motorized banca edges alongside the riverbank of this sleepy agricultural community, laden with large styrofoam boxes.

Urban Aquaculture Recommended in Sarangani Bay
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 12 newly installed Fisherfolk Director Ed Casas led the recent fisheries consultation with residents...

Philippines Region 2 Fish Production in Yearly Decline
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 2 has reported that fish production in the region is declining.

Cagayan Valley, CAR BFAR Lead Fish Farm Festival
PHILIPPINES - Joint forces from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of Cagayan Valley (Region 2) and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) spearheaded...

Fish Farms Fight Poverty in Uplands
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Philippines has come up with a project that will address the protein needs of upland...

Still no Light for Philippine Shellfish
PHILIPPINES - Only 30 per cent of Sorsogon Bay's waters are replenished or cleansed through the ebb and flow of the tide, according the agency.