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...

DavNor aquaculture project launched
PHILIPPINES - An aquaculture project aimed at developing about 740 hectares of waterlogged wastelands in Carmen Municipality was inaugurated last May 17, by Local Government and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials.

Indonesia extend cooperation on fishing development
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines and Indonesia had extended their cooperation on the development of aquaculture, marine capture fisheries, post-harvest, fish processing development, marine fisheries conservation, anti-illegal fishing practices, research...

Seaweed farming gets govt support
PHILIPPINES - This town is fast becoming as the leading seaweed producer in the Bicol region, reports ABS-CBN News. "Seaweed farming provides livelihood for the local people, making Pilar town the leading source of seaweeds in Bicol,"...

Industry hopeful on new shrimp breed
PHILIPPINES - Leaders of the Philippine Shrimp Industry Association (PHILSHRIMP) are pinning their hopes on a new breed of white shrimp with the exotic scientific name of Litopeneaus vannamei, native to South America. After hurdling some quarantine...

Shrimp industry gears up for a rebound
PHILIPPINES - In the 1980s, the shrimp and prawn industries in the Philippines were on the rise, thanks to the premium prices the homegrown black tiger prawn commanded in the international market. Business was too good traditional crops were abandoned...

W. Visayas has a potential to be RP's center for aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - Senator Edgardo Angara last Saturday said Western Visayas has a potential to be the country's basket capital for agriculture and aquaculture. Angara, during a ground breaking ceremony in Dumangas, Iloilo for a fish processing...

Opinion: Half-truth about milkfish fry production
PHILIPPINES - I’D like to make this reaction to the news report “Bangus fuels Dagupan economy” (Inquirer, 3/25/06), specifically the portion that stated: “The BFAR has established hatcheries in the provinces to sustain milkfish fry production year-round.”...

Modern prawn hatchery eyed in Cagayan
PHILIPPINES - Northwind Aquaculture, Inc., (NWAI), a pool of aquaculture experts based in Manila is planning to develop the northern coast of Cagayan for Aquaculture.

Davao exceeds RP's growth in agriculture
PHILIPPINES - Davao region's agriculture, fishery, and forestry sector surpassed the country's two percent growth level. This was bared during the 2005 yearend domestic roadshow held at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. Congratulations...

Total Philippine Fishery Production up by 6.47% in 2005
PHILIPPINES - The national production of the fishery subsector, which hit the 4 million MT mark, grew by 6.47 percent in 2005. At this percent growth rate, Fisheries had the biggest share to the total agriculture production output.

BFAR briefs agri-fishery council on 2006 projects
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared projects for calendar year 2006, during the recent meeting of the Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC).

RP tuna exporters want
PHILIPPINES - Owners and operators of tuna canneries in General Santos City are seeking new accreditation from the European Commission after members of the European Union (EU) recently tightened safety regulations on imported food products. The...

‘Tilapia’ now grown in seawater
PHILIPPINES - Tilapia, a fish specie commonly grown in freshwater, is now grown in seawater, a local tilapia-hatchery operator here said on Tuesday. Physician-turned-entrepreneur Ma. Antonia Mercado, owner of the Mercado Farm, told The Manila Times...

P100-M seaweed processing plant now in operation
PHILIPPINES - A P100 million seaweed processing plant started its operation last December primarily to help the marginalized fisherfolk.

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...

Philippines Gov't Backs White Shrimp Culture
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday launched the experimental culture of white shrimps (Penaeus vannamei), paving the way for its commercial importation and distribution in the country. Speaker Jose de Venecia...