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TheFishSite Latest News
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Mariculture Aims to Save Coastal Incomes PHILIPPINES - Sorsogon's provincial government has introduced a marine culture venture to help fishermen who's businesses have been devastated by a 'red tide' infesting Sorsogon Bay.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Call for Organic Acquaculture Production PHILIPPINES - Delegates at an Expert Forum on Organic Aquaculture advocated that tilapia, shrimps, milkfish and other aquaculture products in Negros Occidental will reach maximum growth if produced under environmental-friendly conditions with no pesticides...
Friday, March 28, 2008
Fish Sector Aiming at Record Output PHILIPPINES - Aquaculture and anti-poaching measure are expected to boost fish output in local fisheries this years. Target production is expected to hit a record 5.3 million metric tons, says the Philippines Agriculture Ministry.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Farmed Fish Market Stable PHILIPPINES - Prices of bangus, tilapia, shellfish, and seaweeds seem to be stable in the Phillippines.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Davao Aquaculture Booms PHILIPPINES - The Davao Region is ranked first in the country's aquaculture production. Growth rate hit 19 percent last year, which in volume terms was about 67,000 metric tonnes.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Guimaras milkfish project PHILIPPINES - Milkfish Culture and Harvest is the hot topic for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department end of season Training Course.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
EU Legislation Focus for Training Session PHILIPPINES - The local government of General Santos City is hosting an international training on the European Union Legislation for Fishery and Aquaculture products.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Korea to Fund Seafood Processing Facility in Dagupan City PHILIPPINES - The Philippines is to see the first Seafood Processing Facility in Dagupan City following a $2.2 million grant from the Korean government.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Fisheries academy opens in Pangasinan PHILIPPINES - A training facility of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) was formally inaugurated at the weekend. The Asian Fisheries Academy, covers a 24-hectare site at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)...
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Philippine Agriculture and Aquaculture Expands PHILIPPINES - Philippine agriculture expanded 4.7 per cent in 2007, an improvement from the 3.8 per cent growth in 2006 and between the official 4.5-5.0 per cent expansion target for the year, according to data from the local Bureau of Agricultural Statistics....
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
BFAR Fish Pond Lease Hits P1.6 million in 2007 PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has collected a total of P1.6 million from fish pond leases for the year 2007.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Aquaculture Could Alleviate Shortage and High Prices PHILIPPINES - Fish catch and production in Bohol needs to increase by at least 43 per cent, says two of the province's government agencies.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Illegal Malimono Prawn Farm Taken to Task PHILIPPINES - The Provincial Environment and Management Office (PEMO) Special Task Force has carried out a joint field investigation – verification report on an illegal, large scale prawn along the boundaries of Brgy. Can-aga and Brgy. Pili, Malimono...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Farm and Fish Trading Centre for Malasiqui PHILIPPINES – Arthur Yap, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has opened the Malasiqui Bagsakan Centre, Pangasinan. The project is part of a programme designed to increase the profitability of farmers and fish producers.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Marine Hatchery Training for Philippines PHILIPPINES - The first training course in marine fish hatchery practice has been established in the Philippines.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Aquaculture output in Davao up by 38% PHILIPPINES - The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reported that aquaculture production in Davao Region posted a remarkable increase of 38 percent last year as compared to the figure recorded in the preceding...
Monday, January 28, 2008
Stakeholders Meet to Mitigate Negative Impact of Aquaculture QUEZON CITY - A national gathering of fish farmers, fisheries researchers and policy makers from both the government and the private sector is to be held in Quezon City to form strategies to mitigate the negative impact of aquaculture and assure its...
Thursday, January 24, 2008
BFAR urges fish farmers on mudcrab culture PHILIPPINES - Experts from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are encouraging fishfarmers in the coastal areas of Cagayan province try mudcrab culure.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
2000-Plus Tagging Programme to Aid Sustainability PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) are targeting the number coding or ‘tagging’ of up to 2,400 pieces of small pelagic fish like galunggong, hasa-hasa and tunsoy.
Expected Fish Yields Move Up for 2008 PHILIPPINES - A target production of about 5.34 million metric tons (MT) is expected from the fisheries sector for 2007. It will be a primary driver of the country's agriculture industry.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Cagayan Valley Tops Charts for Tilapia PHILIPPINES - According to Hermogenes Tambalque, extension chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region, tilapia production in the Cagayan Valley is on the upswing.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
ADB to Save Asian Wetlands MANILA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says it will help China protect Yancheng, one of Asia's largest coastal wetlands, which is an important winter site for threatened red-crowned cranes.
