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[Title] => Prospects for mud crab production brightens
[Summary] => Production of mud crab ("alimango") continue to brighten, thanks to technological breakthroughs achieved in recent years on this crustacean.
Among the R&D headways already achieved were the generation of technology where mud crab can be viably produced in ponds and in mangrove areas, and production of mud crab seed stocks in hatcheries.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-19 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 208387
[Title] => New technology reviving RP shrimp industry
[Summary] => Gradually but consistently, a new technology is paving the way for the revival of the country’s moribund shrimp industry.
Called Environment-Friendly Schemes in Shrimp Farming, the technology was developed through the Mangrove-Friendly Shrimp Culture (MFSC) project, a collaborative undertaking of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), ad the Japanese Trust Fund.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-01 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 207495
[Title] => SEAFDEC AQD develops new seaweed strain
[Summary] => A new strain of seaweed has been developed.
The improved strain of Eucheuma denticulatum, developed by the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD), grows fast and is highly resistant to common diseases affecting seaweeds.
Dr. Anne Hurtado, SEAFDEC AQD’s lead scientist in seaweed research, said the research was conducted for two years at the Igang Marine Station of SEAFDEC AQD in Guimaras.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-25 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 180099
[Title] => Asean, Seafdec join forces to address food security problem in Asia
[Summary] => Two Southeast Asian organizations have pooled their resources to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region.
Member countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are now paving the way for the implementation of what is called Integrated Regional Aquaculture Program (IRAP), the flagship aquaculture component of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Special Five-Year Program.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-16 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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[Title] => Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
[Summary] => Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution".
"Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin.
This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in recent years been regarded by research and development (R&D) administrators and scientists as the "last frontier" for sustaining contribution of fish to food security.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-15 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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[ArticleID] => 169046
[Title] => R&D breakthroughs benefit RP aquaculture industry
[Summary] => TIGBAUAN, Iloilo – A government-hosted Southeast Asian center based here observed its 29th anniversary this month, confident that it can continue supporting the aquaculture research and development (R&D) programs of its member countries.
The Philippines has been among the primary beneficiaries of the technologies generated by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD).
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1723283
[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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[Title] => Fisheries congress starts today
[Summary] => What is the current state of the global and Philippine shrimp industry?
The answer to this and related questions will be discussed at the Third National Shrimp Congress to be held on July 2-4 at the Bacolod Convention Center in Bacolod City.
The three-day congress will be held under the auspices of the Philippine Shrimp Industry Federation (Philshrimp).
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-02 00:00:00
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[Title] => SEAFDEC builds biotech lab
[Summary] => TIGBAUAN, Iloilo– A state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory is now being built in the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) complex in this seaside town situated 25 kilometers west of Iloilo City.
Construction of the P431-million Laboratory for Advanced Aquaculture Technologies is scheduled to be completed in March 2003, reported Dr. Rolando R. Platon, SEAFDEC AQD chief.
The establishment of the sophisticated laboratory is a joint initiative of the Department of Agriculture and SEAFDEC AQD.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => Mariculture parks soon to be fixtures in RP’s coastal areas
[Summary] => TIGBUAN, Iloilo- it’s but a matter of time before mariculture parks become fixtures in some selected coastal areas in the country.
A program to set up such facilities has been set in motion by government instrumentalities to help boost aquaculture and fisheries development in the country.
The first mariculture park in the country–and said to be the first in Asia–was established last year off Samal Island in Mindanao.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-24 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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[Title] => ‘Code of Practice’ urged for seaweed industry
[Summary] => TIGBAUAN, Iloilo – A "Code of Practice" for the local seaweed industry should be formulated to minimize industry malpractices and sustain its vantage position in the international market.
This was the consensus arrived at by participants in the "National Seaweed Planning Workshop" held recently at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in this seaside town situated 25 kilometers west of Iloilo City.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-11 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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