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An Overview of Vietnam's Pangasius Industry

By: Froilan Emil Pamintuan
      Philippine Commercial Attache to Vietnam


Note:  Here is a presentation made by Froilan Pamintuan during the Pangasius Conference 2010 held at the Sun City Convention Center in General Santos City last December 2-3, 2010.


The rise of the Pangasius Industry in Vietnam has been very inspiring.  The industry practically started  only in early 2003 and  has reached an export mark of 1 million tons of fish fillet in 2007.

Click here for the link

Opportunities and Limitations in Small Scale Marine Fish Culture (Pompano) in Cages and Ponds

Albert G. Gaitan
Researcher
SEAFDEC, Aquaculture Department
Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines


Here is another presentation at the FISHLINK 2010 held last September 20-22, 2010 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel in Iloilo City.


Please click here for the link:  Pompano Culture

Today Show on MSN: "Could Your Seafood Contain Toxic Chemicals"

This is a very interesting video and article regarding the importation of seafoods to the US from Asia.  The story ran on the NBC Today Show yesterday, November 18, 2010.   

Note the emphasis that the Asian imports are robbing Americans of jobs (because so many Americans are employed raising tilapia and catfish?!), as well as causing terrible diseases in the U.S.  

Here is the link.

 *Thanks to a friend from the US for providing the link.

Some Notes on the Development of the Pangasius Industry in the in the Philippines

J.P. Baldia

    Pangasius sold in General Santos market

Since 2007 when Pangasius fish, better known as “Cream Dory” or simply “Dory fish” fillet was re-launched as a food fish in the Philippines from Vietnam, its importation has been increasing by leaps and bounds.  To date, it was reported that the Philippines imports some  600 to 800 MT of fish fillet of this fish equivalent to 60-80 containers per month and this volume keeps on increasing. 

This indicates the increasing acceptability of this once unknown fish to the Filipino palate.  Imported Pangasius fillet can now be found in almost all the frozen section of supermarkets in major cities in the country, in wet markets, in restaurants whether fast foods or fine dining,  in the country’s major resorts such as Boracay and Puerto Galera and even as food served by airlines to its passengers during flight.

Mud Crab Culture

By Dr. Emilia Quinitio
SEAFDEC, AQD
Tigbauan, Iloilo

Here is another very interesting presentation at the recently concluded FISHLINK 2010.  
Topics include: Nursery Culture of Mudcrab, Fattening and Production of Soft-Shelled Crabs. Here is the Link.

Tilapia Culture in Freshwater Ponds and Cages: Advances in Fertilization and Feeding Practices

Ma Rowena R. Eguia (SEAFDEC, AQD-BFS) and
Ruel V. Eguia (CDO Foodsphere, Inc.
This paper was presented at Fishlink 2010, 20-22 Sept 2010 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City

This is a very interesting article on reducing the cost of Tilapia culture in the Philippines.  The reason why the Philippines is having difficulty in exporting our Tilapia produce is our production cost is higher as compared to our Asean counterparts.  If our aim to be competitive or simply increase the profitability of Tilapia culture,  reducing feed cost is surely one aspect that is worth considering.  Here is the link.