Aquaculture
« Previous EntriesA Hobby Goes Big Time
Sunday, March 7th, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Fe Mejia-Vidal started her now popular CBN Bonuan Boneless Bangus products 14 years ago with only 20 pieces of bangus (milkfish) and P500 capital. CBN are the initials of the names of her three children.
At the start, people knew about her products only by word-of-mouth, but over the [...]
Bangus can now be raised profitably
Sunday, March 7th, 2010“BANGUS has always been the most important species cultured in the Philippines in terms of area and production.” These words come from the mouth of Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, former executive director of the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD).
In fact, the Philippines is one of [...]
Free Agriculture Magazines
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Yes, it’s true! Free agriculture magazine subscriptions.
Egg Industry is published 12 times annually covering the egg industry, worldwide.
Egg Industry reports exclusively on industry issues and news related to egg production, egg processing, and egg marketing. With content directed to corporate executives and management, Egg Industry is the standard that industry professionals turn to for their [...]
Farming and Culture of Red Seaweed (Kappaphycus)
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Kappaphycus is a red seaweed commonly called ‘guzo’ or ‘tambalang.’ There are three common strains which are appropriate for farming. These are brown, green and red strains. Kappaphycus is naturally found below 0 tide line on sandy-rocky to corally substrate in the tropical intertidal and subtidal waters. Farming of this seaweed started in southern Mindanao [...]
Shrimp Culture
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Shrimp 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 years to come.
Catfish Culture
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Catfish of the type Pangasius spp is commonly called as river or silver stripped catfish, Siamese shark, sutchi catfish, or swai catfish. This catfish species live in freshwater and endemic to the Mekong basin. It is a riverine catfish belonging to the members of the family Pangasidae. It exhibits fast growth when cultured given a [...]
Carp Culture
Sunday, April 19th, 2009Carp polyculture can be utilized using huge amount of organic wastes such as cowdung or poultry droppings and production levels of 1-3 ton/ha/year can be obtained with application of both organic and inorganic fertilizers alone. Provision of feed enhances the fish production significantly and production levels of 4-8 ton/ha/yr are obtained using a judicious combination [...]
Getting Started in Breeding Koi
Monday, May 12th, 2008Koi (or “nishikigoi”) are colorful fish in the carp family that were first bred in Japan more than 200 years ago. Today, many people breed koi as a hobby and even enter these fish in competitions and shows.
Water Hyacinth Control and Possible Uses
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes)
Introduction
Water hyacinth is an aquatic plant which can live and reproduce floating freely on the surface of fresh waters or can be anchored in mud. Plant size ranges from a few inches to a metre in height. Its rate of proliferation under certain circumstances is extremely rapid and it can spread [...]
Ornamental Fish Business for Aquarium
Thursday, March 13th, 2008Have you ever come across the names, flowerhorn, koi or betta splendens? Well, these are all aquarium fishes raised by enthusiasts as pets or ornamentals. You could usually find them in pet shops and malls side by side with exotic birds, cats and dogs.
Like the expensive arowanas, flowerhorns command one of the highest price and [...]
