DA wants Guimaras to be fisheries hub
THE PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will develop Guimaras as a fisheries hub following the launching of a P5 million coral garden project in Nueva Valencia town and P5 million worth of aquaculture livelihood projects next month....

Bacolod Fil-Chinese businessmen gear towards aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - Re-elected President of the Bacolod Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BFCCCI) James Chua bared future investment plans that will transform the age-old Chinese retail business into full diversification.

DA set to open P57 million worth of aquaculture projects
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will open two bangus central hatcheries, three mariculture parks and an array of aquaculture projects worth a total of P57 million.

Training to boost aqua-marine industry held
PHILIPPINES - Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia dela Cruz disclosed that the first phase of the collaborative fisheries development project of the provincial government of Capiz, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Capiz...

WWF urges business to take lead in fight vs climate change
PHILIPPINES - The catastrophic consequences of climate change are knocking on the Philippines' door. With increased temperatures, more frequent and stronger typhoons and rising seas expected to be brought about by widespread and increased emission of...

Training to boost aqua-marine industry held in Capiz
Roxas City - The season-long training to help boost the province's aqua marine production was recently concluded.

National Abalone Breeding Program to address shortage in world market
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address shortage of abalone...

Novel aquaculture project to spur growth in Tawi-Tawi
PHILLIPINES - A P21M hatchery project designed to boost Tawi-Tawi’s participation in lucrative foreign markets and paving its way to carve out a niche in the billion-dollar aquaculture trade will soon be completed this month.

BFAR working to avert future fish kills
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that it is now assisting local government units (LGUs) in training fish cage operators on proper and sustainable feeding techniques and...

SEAFDEC/AQD urges biosecurity for shrimp farms
PHILIPPINES - In a recent biosecurity forum, Dr. Joebert Toledo, Chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), has offered to provide shrimp farmers free diagnostic services as soon as they begin...

Novel aquaculture project to spur growth in Tawi-Tawi
PHILIPPINES - A P21M hatchery project designed to boost Tawi-Tawi’s participation in lucrative foreign markets and paving its way to carve a niche in the $8 billion-dollar aquaculture trade will soon be completed this month.

Creation of new fisheries agency sought
PHILIPPINES - Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte is pushing for the creation of a new full-fledged fisheries department to enable the country to save P23 billion in losses yearly.

RP bats for top rank in tuna production
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines will likely emerge as the world’s number one tuna producer once the government fully carries out a new law spurring handline fishing, forges new bilateral fishing pacts and secures greater foreign market access for the high-value...

Production increase for aquaculture sector
PHILIPPINES - The provincial office of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) has reported that six sections under the aquaculture sub-sector of the fishery division have increased volume production in the Davao Region.

RP agriculture moving up
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has reported to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that the country's agriculture sector is moving up with 3.55% growth in production for the 1st quarter of this year. With this growth, the production is now...

De Venecia Cites Livelihood Potential Of White Shrimp
PHILIPPINES - Vannamei or white shrimp co-habiting with bangus (milkfish) in some 250,000 hectares of fishponds spread across the country could mean more than one million new jobs and a potential $ 1 billion in export earnings for the country, Speaker...

Sultan Kudarat offers tilapia for export
ISULAN - Local officials and business leaders in Sultan Kudarat have urged the National Government and exporters to look at the province's tilapia industry. The country has a key target: to increase exports of fillets to the United States.

Lapu-lapu culture to rake in more revenues
PHILIPPINES - Aside from its abundance of pristine waters in Palawan, the grouper fish species or "Lapu-lapu", known for superb taste and its big potential in the export market, is widely cultured through a "Grouper Culture in Cages" technology.

Pollution threatens Bulacan aquaculture industry
PHILIPPINES - Pollution along Bulacan's major waterways is threatening the multi-million peso aquaculture industry in the province coastal areas, stakeholders disclosed on Sunday.

Mariculture Park Planned for Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
PHILIPPINES - After identifying coconut sugar as its One-Town, One Product (OTOP) with the help of the Department of Trade and Industry, this municipality has also turned its development focus seaward with the proposed establishment of Northern Mindanao's...

Giant fresh water prawn opens opportunities in aquaculture industry
PHILIPPINES - The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium Rosenbergii) locally known as "Ulang," the most promising aquaculture specie in the country at present, is being produced in the Bicol region.

Samar mussel industry developing
PHILIPPINES - Tahong and Mariculture godfather GiL Adora graced the First Samar Mussel Industry Development Forum at the Cocina de Cabral today.