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Global Fish Farming News
News from Philippines
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
BFAR-7 Conducts Experimental Test Blast Fishing PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for Central Visayas Region (BFAR-7) will conduct an experimental test blast fishing on 24 February, 2012...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
BAR and Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) and the WorldFish Center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialise...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Fisheries Bureau to Tackle Ban on 'Hulbot-Hulbot' PHILIPPINES - THE total ban on “hulbot-hulbot” (fishing vessel using Danish Seine fishing gear) is among the issues to be discussed by Bureau of Fisheries and...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Councillor Calls for More Aquaculture Programmes PHILIPPINES - A local councillor is seeking to hasten fish culture activities in Dagupan as an alternative livelihood for fisher folks affected by the dismantling...
Friday, February 10, 2012
BFAR Expects Sardine Population to Grow During Ban PHILIPPINES - An official from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that the sardine population is expected to have increased when the...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Region 2 Fisheries Production Up in 2011 PHILIPPINES - A report from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics indicates that the fisheries production in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley Region) for 2011 has increased...
Monday, February 06, 2012
Marine Life Decline Costs Philippines $3.5B PHILIPPINES - The Philippines must now aggressively arrest marine degradation so as to sustain $3.5 billion economic value annually, or it will spend for a more...
Thursday, February 02, 2012
SEAFDEC Raises Fish Growth Rates PHILIPPINES - The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) has succeeded in raising the growth rates of 10 marine fish species...
Monday, January 30, 2012
Over Two Million Tilapia Fingerlings Dispersed PHILIPPINES - In a bid to make creeks and rivers more productive, some 2.7 million tilapia fingerlings were dispersed to communal bodies of water in the municipalities...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Philippine's Agriculture Sector Grew by 2.34% in 2011 PHILIPPINES - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 2.34 per cent in 2011, bannered by the crops, livestock and poultry subsectors, the Department of Agriculture...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Alliance Select Increase Profits with Salmon PHILIPPINES - Alliance Select Foods International Inc. expects salmon products to contribute 25 per cent of its sales this year following the expansion of the c...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Alsons Aquaculture to Export Fish to China PHILIPPINES - The Alsons Aquaculture Corp (AAC) expects to break into the Xiamen market this year, after testing the market with an initial nine ton shipment of...
Red Toxin Still in Zambales Coast PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) renewed its appeal to the public to refrain from gathering and eating shellfish from the Bataan...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tobacco Dust Good for Aquaculture PHILIPPINES - The National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Chief, Edgardo D. Zaragoza, said research undertaken by the agency showed that tobacco dust battles not only...
Monday, January 09, 2012
Aquaculture To Provide More Food For Filipinos PHILIPPINES - With the world population reaching seven billion, many countries may have to rely on aquaculture and sustainable fisheries practices to ensure enough...
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Rice Sufficiency & Aquaculture Revival In 2012 PHILIPPINES - Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said Capitol is eyeing to make the province self-sufficient in rice this year and also plans to revive...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Mariculture Park In Sulu Launched PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in coordination with the local government is to launch the first mariculture farm in Sulu as...
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Temporary Ban On Sardine Catches PHILIPPINES - A temporary ban on sardine catches has been enforced in the Philippines 'sardine capital' Zamboanga.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Cold Climate Affects Bangus Supply PHILIPPINES - Supplies of bangus (milkfish) will be weakened as a cold weather is set to invade fishponds.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
BFAR Declares Seafood From Surigao Del Sur Safe PHILIPPINES - The latest shellfish bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared all edible sea products from Surigao del Sur...
Thursday, October 06, 2011
BFAR Enhances Climate Change Adaptation Measures PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)is now bringing in support technologies that would help the fishery sector adapt to extreme climate...
Monday, September 12, 2011
SEAFDEC Develops Vaccine Against VNN PHILIPPINES - A vaccine is being field tested against Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN), a virus that causes one of the world’s most lethal fish diseases that wipes...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Bangus Growers Unite To Save Industry PHILIPPINES - Major aquaculture stakeholders from the Pangasinan province vowed to work closely with the provincial government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Agricultural Output Up But Fish Catches Down PHILIPPINES - Agricultural output increased by 5.5 per cent, mainly due to increases in rice, corn and sugarcane production. Fishery output was down three per c...
Monday, August 15, 2011
BFAR To Increase Scholarship Slots PHILIPPINES - The bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources (BFAR), in Cagayan Valley, is to increase the number of scholarship slots, from the previous three to...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
New Website For Meriden Philippines PHILIPPINES - Meriden Philippines has recently launched a new website, www.meriden-phils.com.
Friday, August 05, 2011
Focus Set For Fisheries R&D Until 2016 PHILIPPINES - The government has identified 12 commodities as the focus of its fisheries research and development (R&D) efforts till 2016 due to their potential...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Researchers Promote Fish Kill Solutions PHILIPPINES and CHINA - The Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) presented a locally developed farm-to-market ecosystem for aquaculture...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Another Wave Of Fish Kill Expected PHILIPPINES - The latest update from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warns that another episode of fish kill is likely in Lake Taal due to low...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Final Reading On Fisheries Code PHILIPPINES - The House of Representatives has approved the third and final reading of House Bill 4540 which is reviewing and amending the Fisheries Code, according...
