Shrimp production growing in Ifugao
PHILIPPINES - Fishpond cooperators in Ifugao found a new alternative for their growing tilapia farms, which could double their income through polyculture of tilapia and shrimps.

Ban on importation, culture of vannamei shrimps
PHILLIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Monday announced the lifting of the ban on the importation and culture of live shrimps and prawns, paving the way for the entry of Pacific white shrimp or "Peneaus vannamei" into the country.

Philippines sees Tilapia production increase in 2007
PHILIPPINES - The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) sees an increase in tilapia production next year with the establishment of a tilapia fillet processing plant in Cagayan de Oro City.

Plan to lift white shrimp importation ban criticised
PHILIPPINES - A coalition of fisherfolk organizations yesterday criticized the plan of the Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on the importation and culture of Pacific white shrimp (Peneaus vannamei) on or before Wednesday.

New technologies showcased
PHILIPPINES - There’s a new livelihood center in Quezon City where people interested in farming and gardening can get free consultation on various topics.

Australian firm eyes lobster farm in Sarangani
PHILIPPINES - An Australian company is interested to do business in Sarangani on lobster and high value fin-fish farming. This was one of the many opportunities seen at last weekend's Aquaculture Congress, said Engr. Nenita Barroso, trade and industry...

Philippine Fishery sector posts highest growth
PHILIPPINES - The country's fishery sub-sector posted the biggest growth in agriculture during the first three quarters this year, growing by 7.54 percent due to the 13.4 percent output hike of aquaculture and the 9.91 percent expansion in municipal fisheries,...

EU inspectors visit General Santos tuna production chain
THE PHILIPPINES - Health and safety inspectors from the European Union) were impressed by the cleanliness and improvements they saw during a visit to this city’s fishing port complex and other parts of the tuna production chain, officials said.

Philippine milkfish doesn't click in European market
THE PHILIPPINES - Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are the ones patronizing the Philippine milkfish though it has already penetrated the European market especially in Germany and Italy.

Credit assistance needed to boost fish production
THE PHILIPPINES - Credit assistance to fishpond operators is needed to enhance the production of fishery resources in Davao City, said Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) regional director George Campeon.

Alliance Tuna sees 16% sales growth this year
PHILIPPINES - Alliance Tuna International Inc. (ATII), a leading exporter of canned tuna products, expects sales to grow by 16.73 percent this year to P1.5 billion from P1.285 billion in 2005.

Philippines to promote culturing of new tilapia hybrid
THE PHILIPPINES - Philippines' Fisheries officials are promoting the culturing of a new tilapia hybrid among fisherfolks and fishpond growers in Zamboanga Peninsula.

Gov fish cage projects benefit Cagayan folk
THE PHILIPPINES - The government's fish cage projects continue to provide source of income for villagers in Sta. Teresita town in Cagayan.

31 mariculture parks to boost fish production
MANILA - The country's fish production is getting a boost with the earmarking of P86.6 million (US$1.7 million) funding for the launch of 31 new community-based mariculture parks. Camarines Sur Representative Luis Villafuerte, chairman of the House...

House pushes ACEF extension to energize farm, fish sectors
THE PHILIPPINES - The House of Representatives is batting for the extension of the utilization period of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) to give the country’s farm, aquaculture and fisheries sectors more time to avail of assistance...

Ex-politician finds ‘pot of gold’
PHILIPPINES - From his humble beginnings as a provincial board member of Bulacan, Teofilo "Jun" Rivera is now known as "Mr. Vannamei," a nickname made popular by the species of prawn he produces which he described as a "pot of...

NVizcaya's watershed role tapped for prawn, lobster production
PHILIPPINES - The boundless wonders of time has transformed the limited source and habitat of sea water prawns, encroaching their boundaries to Nueva Vizcaya's fresh waters. Local agriculture officials in the province have started to promote fresh...

Chinese firms invest in Philippine fishery
THE PHILIPPINES - Investors from China's Shandong province have decided to put money in fishery-related projects in the Philippines, House Speaker Jose de Venecia said. De Venecia, who hosted 15 Chinese investors here recently, said Shandong...

State university sets sights on abalone production
PHILIPPINES - The Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography (MSU-TCTO) awarded a P900,000 grant from the Western Mindanao Community Initiatives Project (WMCIP) to develop an R&D/training facility for abalone (Haliotis...

‘Mariculture’ parks to be established
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines is eyeing to become a major player in the multi-billion dollar live-food-fish export business by establishing two mariculture highways that will link the network of mariculture parks (MPs) already set up all over the country,...

Lifting of breeding ban on white shrimp sought
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Shimp Industry Inc. yesterday called for the lifting of the ban on the breeding and culture of Litopeneaus vannamei or white shrimp, an exotic species believed to hasten the industry's goal to increase shimp production....

Fish farm demand for tobacco dust sustains RP tobacco industry
PHILIPPINES - The breakthrough on tobacco dust as efficient snail-killing molluscicide for use in fishponds and eventually as fertilizer for the growth of ‘lablab’ or algae, a nutritious food for fishes has proven the tobacco plants’ usefulness from its...