Aquaculture
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Sunday, March 4th, 2012Sea cucumbers may be weird marine creatures but to some people, they are delectable. Across Asia, they have long been a staple in peoples’ diets, mainly in soups, stews and stir-fries. They are highly nutritious – described as “an ideal tonic food” — as they provide more protein and less fat than most foods. “Like [...]
Tilanggit Production: A Viable Livelihood
Sunday, February 19th, 2012Even small fishes are a great catch. Proof to this is the tilanggit, the undersized tilapia that is being processed similar to danggit, or dried rabbit fish of Cebu. Tilanggit production is seen today as a promising livelihood, and three farmers’ association in Diffun, Quirino have found it viable. The Diffun Farmers Livelihood Association (DFLA), [...]
FreshWater Fish Farming: How to Begin
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Introduction What is fish farming? 1. Fish farming is the raising of for personal use or profit. It is sometimes called fish Why do we raise fish? 2. By raising fish we make better use of our land and our water. 3. By raising fish your family will have more to The protein in fish [...]
Carp Fish Farming
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The raising of carps, one of the most commonly farmed fish, has a long history. Are you interested in growing this family of fish commercially? Learn from our guide some basic information about carp fish farming, like which species are most commonly grown and what techniques are used to spawn them. Carp is one of [...]
Tiger Prawns vs. Shrimp
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Prawns and shrimp are two large families of closely-related crustaceans, shellfish with jointed shells that permit active motion. Like crabs and lobsters, they are part of a group referred to as decapods because they have 10 legs. Although there are differences between shrimp and prawns, the terms are used interchangeably in most of the world. [...]
Mangrove-Friendly Shrimp Farming
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Mangroves or Aquaculture? Why not both? Regulate the cutting of mangroves for aquaculture! Mangroves and aquaculture can exist with each other. In fact, aquaculture can be done in mangrove areas. Mangroves showed higher growth rates in the presence of aquaculture effluents than those with no adjacent aquaculture activities. Mangroves can also remove significant levels of [...]
Freshwater Shrimp Production
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Introduction 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 years to come. A new and better technology to culture shrimps is being used by many enterprising shrimp farmers nowadays. Green water technology is [...]
Pangasius Culture and Production
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Introduction Pangasius spp is commonly called as river or silver stripped catfish, Siamese shark, sutchi catfish, or swai catfish. This fish 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 good environment. It [...]
Pangasius Catfish, New Business Opportunities
Saturday, December 31st, 2011Pioneer animal feeds firm Vitarich Corp. is taking the lead in locally culturing the fish Pangasius, also known as sutchi catfish or striped catfish, which may be the next generation fish in the country. Originally cultured in Vietnam and Thailand, the Pangasius fish is in great demand in the United States, Europe, Russia and China [...]
Oyster Production
Saturday, December 31st, 2011Introduction 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. It is a cheap source of protein and contains substantial quantities of all minerals and vitamins essential to the human diet. About 18% of [...]
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