Aquaculture
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Seaweed Farming
Sunday, March 9th, 2008It all started with a simple curiosity, the others just followed and soon, he is hooked. This is the case with Mang Ramiro Panganiban, one of the successful farmer-cooperators of the Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR) on “Seaweeds Showcase Project” in Pilar, Sorsogon. The project is being implemented by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) [...]
Steps in Farming Seaweeds
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Seaweed is harvested throughout the world as a food source as well as an export commodity for the production of agar and carrageenan products. Seaweed has been cultured traditionally for decades and probably for centuries in several Asian nations such as China, Korea and Japan. Until about 1980, most of the seaweed production from other [...]
Ornamental Fish Breeding
Friday, March 7th, 2008Your little hobby of collecting koi and goldfish may be your next best chance to triple your income or even higher. According to the latest records, ornamental fish breeding is fast becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. The Bureau of Agricultural Research’s (BAR) National Technology Commercialization Program (NTCP) recognized the potential of ornamental freshwater fish (OFF) [...]
Oyster or Talaba Culture
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Oyster culture in the Philippines began at Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, in 1921. Oyster or talaba is a popular bivalve delicacy because of its excellent flavor and taste. It is mostly marketed in the shell as freshly-shucked meat. Some salted oyster or bagoong are made during peak harvest season. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins [...]
Grouper or Lapu-Lapu Culture
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Grouper or Lapu-Lapu Culture (Epinephelus spp.) Locally known as lapu-lapu, grouper has been cultured in ponds and cages in Southeast Asia for more than a decade. It is one of them most expensive fish in the market and is valued because of its texture and taste as well as its great potential in the [...]
Technical Guide for Tilapia Farming – Part 3 of 3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007A. Fish farming equipment The equipment requirements of a project depend largely on the type of rearing to be done and the level of production envisaged. The degree of the use of automation needs to fit within the global context of the project. 1. Pumping When it is not possible to have a water supply [...]
Technical Guide for Tilapia Farming – Part 2 of 3
Monday, July 23rd, 2007PART TWO: A CHECK LIST FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY Complete and detailed information on the state of aquaculture and fisheries in the country concerned by the study is necessary. The study should show: · A brief description of the history of these activities, in the country describing successes and failures and analysing the causes for [...]
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