Marketability of fish primarily depends on its freshness. Fish caught from afar and brought to market centers are preserved through chilling, freezing, or icing. Other preservation practices are smoking, salting […]
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How to Raise Tilapia in the Backyard
Tilapias are economically important food fish for Filipinos. Also, among the easiest and most profitable fish to farm. Tilapias are hardy and tolerant to a wide range of environmental factors […]
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Propagation of Duckweed (Lemna Perpusilla) In Net Enclosure
Duckweed is a small floating organic plant found worldwide and often seen growing in thick, blanket-like mat on still, nutrient rich fresh and moderately saline environment. They are monocotyledons, belonging […]
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Big plans underway for a Philippine microalgae industry
In the future, the microalgae are likely to be part of one’s survival kit. These microscopic organisms are big storehouses of many of man’s vital needs — food, feed, fertilizer, […]
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The Pinoy “Longline”: An innovative and sustainable way to grow green mussels
The traditional method of growing green mussels in the Philippines is called the “stake” method wherein the mussel “spats” or young mussels freely attach to bamboo poles placed in the […]
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After genetics research, innovation is key to bigger Nile tilapia
Tilanggit (small-sized tilapia) is hitting it big in the local market. The export market, however, is keener on big–sized tilapia with enough flesh for fillet production. Under the Philippine Council […]
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Oyster Farming and Production Business
Oysters have been gathered from the wild for food long before scientific farming of the organism began. This bivalve is considered as one of man’s most nearly balanced natural food. […]
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Protecting the savory sugpo
Tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius) or sugpo culture is one of the most profitable industries in Region 10. It has significant economic contributions to the region as it encourages employment […]
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Tilapias in the wild analysed for genetic quality
Wild tilapias in seven lakes of the country show a high percentage of genetic introgression and low genetic diversity based on a study. Genetic introgression takes place when one species […]
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How to Start a Freshwater Shrimp Farming Business
Shrimp is the most important commodity, by value, in the international seafood trade. The shrimp industry has grown exponentially in the last decades, and growth is expected to continue for […]
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How to Breed and Culture Siamese Fighting Fish
Fighting fish is a popular freshwater aquarium fish species often referred to as betta and known as plakat in its native homeland, Thailand. It is member of the gourami family […]
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Black Tiger Prawn Farming Techniques
This new technology on shrimp farming in brackish water ponds incorporates pollution management which constitutes 9% of annual shrimp production cost per ha of the farmer. Pollution management is worth […]
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Shrimp disease quick detection kit developed
An inexpensive, field-deployable, easy-to-use, and rapid method of detecting shrimp diseases was developed by Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD). The project was […]
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Applying S&T for the improvement of the mangrove crab industry
The Philippines is the world’s second top producer of mud crab (also known as mangrove crab). The Philippines prides itself as the world’s second top producer of mangrove crab (Photo […]
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Philippine Shrimp Industry: Getting back to the top through S&T
annual production of about 50,000 mt. However, outbreak of viral diseases such as White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV), Hypodermic Haematopoetic Infectious Necrosis Virus (IHHNV), Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV), and Yellow […]
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