http://hdl.handle.net/10862/3534 2026-04-09T09:57:34Z 2026-04-09T09:57:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/7422 2023-11-29T06:53:19Z 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z

Black tiger shrimp revival program stepping up at AQD As a highlight of its 50th anniversary, the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) inaugurated its new Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock Facility in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines on 3 July 2023. The biosecure facility was built to reduce reliance on wild shrimp spawners that often carry diseases which are then passed on to their eggs and larvae. Its four 120-ton broodstock tanks, with a combined holding facility of 1,440 fully-grown breeders, are projected to produce 80 million postlarvae annually. More importantly, it is hoped to be a source of disease-free captive broodstock which is critical to achieving high survival rates and the production of high-quality postlarvae in the hatchery.

2023-11-01T00:00:00Z Dianala, Rex Delsar B. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6347 2022-07-28T05:40:20Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Research breakthrough seen to curb shortage of 'poor man's fish' Dianala, Rex Delsar B. A scientific breakthrough at a research center in the Philippines might finally be the long-term solution to the perennial shortage of round scad (Decapterus spp.), known as the “poor man’s fish” in the country. In a world’s first, researchers successfully spawned the round scad Decapterus macrosoma in captivity at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, marking a critical milestone towards farming the fish, locally known as galunggong.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6291 2022-06-07T05:49:23Z 2021-12-15T00:00:00Z

Aquaculture seeds and feeds at the core of AQD’s collaboration with the government of the Philippines For almost 50 years, SEAFDEC/AQD has been generating scientific information behind aquaculture technologies applied in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. Since 2017, AQD and its host country, Philippines, have upgraded their collaborative programs to accelerate the implementation of projects that address the needs of the local aquaculture industry. A reliable supply of quality seeds and a source of cost-efficient nutrition are at the core of the partnership, these being the most pressing issues faced by fish farmers. In just four years, AQD had made significant headways in providing technical support to the government agencies of Philippines.

2021-12-15T00:00:00Z Santos, Mary Nia Rosel, Rodolph Charles N. Pakingking, Rolando V., Jr. Argayosa, Anacleto http://hdl.handle.net/10862/6343 2022-07-13T08:26:27Z 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z

Efficacy of tilapia oral vaccine coupled with a nanocomposite biomaterial as carrier for vaccine delivery Santos, Mary Nia; Rosel, Rodolph Charles N.; Pakingking, Rolando V., Jr.; Argayosa, Anacleto Fish diseases have seriously threatened and hampered the aquaculture industry. Low stress yet effective mass vaccination strategies for disease control and prevention are needed for sustainable aquaculture. Fishvax, a vaccine using a nanocomposite biomaterial for oral delivery, was developed and applied in this study for vaccination against Aeromonas veronii, a bacteria that can cause major disease outbreaks in fish. The project team, based at the Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, was headed by Dr. Anacleto Argayosa, in collaboration with Dr. Rolando Pakingking Jr. of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. The project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, now the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development.

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