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As of Oct. 24, 2024, 7:00 PM, we have already raised more than Php 12.4 Million for our kababayans affected by in Naga City.

GCash users may now donate without being subjected to transfer fees using the QRPh code of the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation.

Thank you very much for your support and love for our fellow Filipinos in need. Patuloy tayong magbayanihan, magbigay ng pag-asa, at ibangon ang ating bayan. 🙏🩷🇵🇭

24/10/2024

16/10/2024

CHAMPION_ SLUC CHEERDANCE COMPETITION
COLLEGE OF FISHERIES

Congratulations!!!🎉🎉🎉
Coach: Ma'am Marlen

27/06/2024

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘?

𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. But how? Cooking releases 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻, a red-orange pigment, from binding with 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻, a blue protein complex present in the outer shell.

At high temperatures, the crustacyanin protein complex becomes unstable and uncoils, releasing the protein-bound astaxanthin. Astaxanthin, a more stable molecule, then reveals the appetizing reddish color of cooked crustaceans. This 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 in crustacean shells is also known as 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩.

Read more:

Weesie RJ, Verel R, Jansen FJHM, Britton G, Lugtenburg J, de Groot HGM. 1997. The mechanism of the colour shift of astaxanthin in alpha-crustacyanin as investigated by 13C MAS NMR and specific isotope enrichment. Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume 69, No. 10, pp. 2085-2090.https://publications.iupac.org/pac/pdf/1997/pdf/6910x2085.pdf

26/05/2024

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01/05/2024

The National Consortium for the Small-Scale Fisheries Research and Development or Too- Big-To-Ignore (TBTI) Philippines 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 and 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 for the 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 (𝐏𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐍𝐒𝟏) on 16-18 October 2024 in Iloilo City. 🗓🔊

The PSSFNS1 is the first symposium in the country that is highly focused on small-scale fisheries. By bringing together various stakeholders in the fisheries sector such as the fishers, fisheries managers, scientists, researchers, LGU representatives, policymakers, students, advocates, civic organizations, non-government organizations, advocacy groups, practitioners, media, and artists around the country, the symposium will provide a venue for the stakeholders to contribute to the creation of ways to make SSF sustainable and viable in the country. 🐠

We cordially invite interested participants to submit their abstracts. ✅🔬🖌

The call for abstracts is open until 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

To 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 your abstract, please click the link to the website 👇🏼

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: https://tbtiphpssfns.upv.edu.ph/abstract-submission-scientific/

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: https://tbtiphpssfns.upv.edu.ph/abstract-submission-arts/

The website will provide updates about the conference, key dates, program, and submission guidelines, among others. 💻

Check out the official website for more information at https://tbtiphpssfns.upv.edu.ph/

01/05/2024

Let's plant NATIVE trees!🌳🌳🌳

01/05/2024

Hello guys! Please support this picture by leaving a LIKE (👍), HEART (❤️), and WOW (😮) reaction on my entry for the IsdaPitik Photography Contest of BFAR R1. Please share it also po. 😇This photo was taken while we were conducting research in Binmaley Beach, Binmaley, Pangasinan. It shows here the hard work of our small-scale fishers (SSF), the “Manag-sigay” or seiners, in securing the demand for fish on our local market, despite the fact that they're facing a lot of uncertainties nowadays. These small-scale fishers are one of the sectors that are being ignored, or few notice their effort or contribution when we talk about food security.
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25/04/2024

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘?

Coral reefs could take 𝟭𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 and produce a batch of larvae!

The formation of coral reefs occurs when free-swimming coral larvae cling to rocks or other hard surfaces. Corals are among the creatures with the slowest growth. Coral species grow 𝟬.𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟬 𝗰𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Large disturbances like storms and mass bleaching take coral reefs 𝟵 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿. Eventually, repeated damage—mostly from human activity—may kill the reef.





Read more:

Svoboda E. 2018. Cores from Coral Reefs Hold Secrets of the Ocean’s Past and Future. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cores-from-coral-reefs-hold-secrets-of-the-oceans-past-and-future/

Southern Cross University. 2019. Understanding the drivers of coral reef recovery: A long-term study in the Pacific. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-drivers-coral-reef-recovery-long-term.html

Sean B. 2021. Coral Growth - How Long Does It Take? Speed Up Coral Growth with Food. Reef Keeping World. https://reefkeepingworld.com/coral-growth-rate/ #:~:text=For%20a%20coral%20reef%20to%20fully%20form%
20and,could%20take%20anywhere%20between%20100%2C000%20to%2030%2C000%2C000%20years.

24/04/2024

23/04/2024

Access over 9,400 publications on agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) through DOST-PCAARRD's eLibrary. Create an account at https://elibrary.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph to access and download the publication you need for FREE!

22/04/2024

"When fishermen cannot go to sea, they repair nets" encapsulates a timeless wisdom about resilience and adaptability. It speaks to the idea that during adversity or downtime, focusing on preparation and improvement is essential rather than despair.

Just as fishermen maintain their nets to ensure success when they return to the sea, individuals and organizations can use moments of pause or difficulty to strengthen their skills, relationships, and resources, ultimately positioning themselves for tremendous success in the future.

18/04/2024

𝑫𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘?

The Philippines is the world’s third largest seaweed-producing country, only behind China and Indonesia!

Of the 1,065 seaweed species, the country mainly farms 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙯𝙞𝙞, 𝙆. 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 and 𝙀𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙢 to produce 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻, a gel-forming ingredient widely utilized in food and non-food products as an emulsifier, binding, gelling, or thickening agent.

Productivity in seaweed farming is largely limited by diseases and pests, especially 𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗜𝗜𝗗), which creates soft, white areas on seaweeds.





Read more:

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. 2022. National Seaweed (Kappaphycus) Indusctry Roadmap 2022 - 2026. DA-BFAR, Quezon City.https://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Seaweed-Industry-Roadmap.pdf

Ward G.M.2021. Ice-Ice disease: An environmentally and microbiologically
driven syndrome in tropical seaweed aquaculture. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354029019_Ice_Ice_disease_An_environmentally_and_microbiologically_driven_syndrome_in_tropical_seaweed_aquaculture

𝑬𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒂:
According to Lastimoso and Santiañez (2021), there are currently 1,065 seaweed 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗮(and not species!) in the Philippines. This would include sub-species and varieties of seaweeds.

The seaweed "cottonii" type was already transferred from the genus 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘶𝘴 to a proposed 𝙆𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣. 𝙣𝙤𝙫. for the species of 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘶𝘴 that are anaxiferous or those that lack internal medullary rhizoids (Dumilag and Zucarello 2022).

References:
Dumilag, R. V., & Zuccarello, G. C. (2022). Phylogeny and genetic diversity of the Philippine eucheumatoid genus Mimica (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta), and the proposal for Kappaphycopsis gen. nov. to include the anomalous species of Kappaphycus, K. cottonii. Phycologia, 61(5), 496–503. https://doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2022.2079283

Lastimoso JM, Santiañez WJ. 2021. Updated Checklist of the Benthic Marine Macroalgae of the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. 150. 29-92. https://doi.org/10.56899/150.S1.04

11/04/2024

Call for Applications | 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞

Join the 24th batch of the Fisheries Observer Training Course of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Marine Fisheries Development — Vessel Operations Center from May 19 to June 20, 2024.

The training will be conducted at the BFAR MCS Station and Fishing Technology Laboratory, Navotas City. Food and accommodation will be provided for the entire duration of the training.

Application Requirements:

a. Degree in Fisheries, Marine Biology, or any related field;
b. Not be over the age of 50;
c. Letter of Intent (addressed to: Mr. Napoleon Salvador J. Lamarca, Chief, MFD-VOC; Attn to: Mr. Marlo B. Demo-os, FOP National Coordinator)
d. Personal Data Sheet (PDS);
e. Transcript of Records and Diploma;
f. Medical Certificate (proving physically fit);

Kindly send your requirements to our official email at [email protected]

For further information, please contact Mr. Aldrin M. Gultian at 0918 923 1272/ 0946 360 6399.

The submission deadline is set for May 3, 2024.

See you, future Philippine Fisheries Observers!

03/03/2024

02/03/2024

More seagrass facts because they’re totally underrated (maybe even unappreciated) despite what they do for us! 🌱🌊

Seagrasses serve as habitats for commercially valuable marine life, help stop soil from moving, keep water clear, and protect the coast by calming waves and tides.

Get to know seagrasses by asking us all about in the comments section below!

Photo by: Benjamin L. Jones

02/03/2024

06/11/2023

Congrats Adrian C. Dela Cruz!

06/11/2023

MANILA, Philippines – The October 2023 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Exam (FTLE) results, including the complete list of board passers, top 10

05/10/2023

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖!!!

The BFAR-National Fisheries Development Center (NFDC) through the Asian Fisheries Academy is pleased to invite you to an online training entitled "Hatchery Production of Siganids" this coming October 06, 2023, starting at 10 AM via Google Meet. This online training aims to provide updates on current practices of Siganids hatchery operation and management.

What are you waiting for? Don't miss this opportunity! Only the first 100 registrants will have access to the training. Please click this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/RGKFZEAoiaFWKf3u9

For more information, reach us at the following contact details: (075) 649-6086; 649-6068; [email protected]