On 12 August, 173 kg of milkfish was harvested at AQD’s brackishwater station in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines.
Read More »A book for “Filemon”
SEAFDEC/AQD scientist Dr. Nerissa Salayo is one of the authors of the book “Coastal resources management: perspective from the social sciences” that was launched on 14 August 2013 in Iloilo City.
Read More »Scientists report on taurine and agarases
Back-to-back seminars were held on 15 August at SEAFDEC/AQD’s main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines. JIRCAS' Dr. Tsuyoshi Sugita and AQD’s Dr. Ma. Michelle Peñaranda
Read More »AQD scientist emerita bags awards
Kudos to AQD scientist emerita Dr. Jurgenne Primavera and UP Visayas professor Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba for bagging the Outstanding Book Award given by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) for their book “Beach forests and mangrove associates in the Philippines.”
Read More »SEAFDEC-UPV Palaro 2013
Highlights of SEAFDEC-UPV Palaro 2013
Read More »Three courses on freshwater commodities @ BFS
Training courses on seed production and culture of giant freshwater prawn (4-8 March), tilapia (12-16 March) and catfish (1-5 April) were conducted at the AQD’s Binangonan Freshwater Station in Rizal.
Read More »AQD scientists are PHILAJAMES officers
Five SEAFDEC/AQD scientists were elected as the new officers of PHILAJAMES Visayas (Philippine Association of Japanese Government Scholars).
Read More »AQD joins Panaad Festival in Bacolod City
To reach out to its stakeholders, SEAFDEC/AQD was in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines to join the “20thPanaad sa Negros Festival also dubbed as the “Festival of all festivals” that was held 8-14 April.
Read More »AQD ties up with UP Diliman
SEAFDEC/AQD signed an agreement with the University of the Philippines Diliman-Institute of Biology (UPD-IB) for a three-year research collaboration.
Read More »Filming of AQD technologies
Mag-Agri Tayo’s managing director Mr. Philip John Daffon Jr and crew were at SEAFDEC/AQD’s stations in Tigbauan & Dumangas, Iloilo and Igang, Guimaras to document aquaculture technologies
Read More »AQD works on ASFA bibliographic database
SEAFDEC/AQD’s senior information assistant Mr. Daryl Superio was in Bangkok, Thailand from 18 to 22 March to undergo training on “ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts) input procedures”.
Read More »Advocating for biotechnology
“The development of human civilization hinges upon the ability to develop technologies and understand risks,” noted DA Undersecretary Hon. Segfredo Serrano, chair of the DA biotech program steering committee. “What we need are biotechnologies safeguarded by a good, open regulatory system to manage risks.”
Read More »AQD takes part on review and planning in Thailand
AQD Chief Dr. Felix Ayson, along with Deputy Chief Dr. Teruo Azuma, and Ms. Belen Acosta (special departmental coordinator) attended the 2013 program review / meeting on the SEAFDEC Japanese Trust Fund programs held on 1 March in Bangkok, Thailand.
Read More »What’s in Nashville?
AQD scientist Dr. Ma. Junemie Hazel Lebata-Ramos presented a paper on giant clams during the World Aquaculture Society meeting (21-25 February 2013) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read More »AQD Chief reaches out to junior staff
“The future of AQD is in your hands,” SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dr. Felix Ayson told AQD’s junior staff at the 6 March meeting at AQD’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo. “A lot of our researchers are retiring in the next five years, and we are encouraging you to pursue graduate studies. Work hard and learn the craft to prepare yourselves to take the place of our retirees.”
Read More »“We make your dreams come true” – government IP office
“With the future of our country depending on innovators who are to come from universities and R&D institutions, IP or intellectual property can earn you millions and make your dreams come true,” said Atty. Ricardo Blancaflor, Director-General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) during the Foundation course on IP held 7-8 March in Iloilo City by IPOPHIL in collaboration with the Western Visayas College of Science & Technology.
Read More »NFRDI staff learns algal culture from AQD
Two NFRDI (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute of DA-BFAR) technical staff completed the five-day specialized course on algal culture which started on 18 February at SEAFDEC/AQD’s main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines.
Read More »Reviewers react positively to GOJ-TF studies
“In behalf of the Government of Japan, I would like to express my sincere respect to all the activities conducted by AQD researchers,” said Mr. Tetsuya Murakami during the Annual progress meeting of the program under the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Consultative group mechanism funded by the Government of Japan Trust Fund (GOJ-TF) in SEAFDEC/AQDheld 12-13 February.
Read More »BFAR staff learns seaweeds nursery from AQD
Four BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) technical staff coming from Iloilo (1), Negros Occidental (1) and Antique (2) completed the 10-day training on Seaweed nursery techniques which concluded on 13 February at SEAFDEC/AQD’s main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines.
Read More »Tilapia Harvest at AFD
Eighty-nine kg of red tilapia was harvested on 24 January at AFD building.
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