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BSF students from NISU share learning as OJTs in UPV-CFOS

BS Fisheries (BSF) students from Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) main campus in Estancia, Iloilo shared their learning after completing their on-the-job training at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) Miagao campus. At the closing program on July 4, 2024, 19 students took turns in sharing the knowledge, competencies, and skills …

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CapSU BSF students conclude training at UPV-CFOS with gratitude

Five BS in Fisheries (BSF) students from the Capiz State University (CapSU)-Dayao Satellite campus completed their on-the-job training at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS). During the closing program held on June 28, 2024, the students expressed their gratitude and appreciation to the College for accepting and mentoring them. “To conclude …

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UPV-CFOS conducts training on green mussel hatchery production anew

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) trained a new set of participants on hatchery production of green mussel (Perna viridis) spats on May 29 to June 2, 2023. Eleven (11) trainees actively participated in the intensive five-day Training on the Hatchery Production of Green Mussel Spats conducted at the green mussel …

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CFOS trains WV fisheries stakeholders on seafood by-products and waste utilization for economic gain, waste reduction

A team of researchers from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS),  UP Visayas trained and shared awareness among fisheries stakeholders in Western Visayas (WV) on the utilization of seafood processing by-products and wastes for economic gain and waste reduction. The project team led by CFOS dean Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap recently conducted a …

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San Joaquin farmers get livelihood support under CFOS-IA’s “ABANTE” program

Another farmer from one of the upland barangays in San Joaquin, a coastal town in southern Iloilo, was happy to be the latest recipient of fingerlings from the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA), UP Visayas. Mr. Avelino S. Servidad, 58, married, from Brgy. Cadoldolan, which is around four kilometers away …

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UPV-CFOS seaweed team to provide assistance to Iloilo seaweed farmers

Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap, dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS), expressed her willingness to assist the seaweed sector in Iloilo province. Yap, the project leader of the UPV-CFOS Seaweed Research Group during the Northern Iloilo Seaweed Convergence Meeting on May 31, 2022, outlined plans and proposals that they …

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CFOS-IA imparts aquaculture knowledge to Leganes SHS teachers anew

The Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA) shared knowledge on basics of aquaculture to senior high school (SHS) teachers of Leganes National High School, Leganes, Iloilo on May 17, 2022. CFOS-IA, through the Brackishwater Aquaculture Center (BAC), a research facility of the Institute based in Leganes, conducted an online lecture on …

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CFOS-IFPT trains Iloilo island fisherfolks on value addition and good manufacturing practices for scallops

Team Scallops of the Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IFPT) trained local fisherfolks from Islas de Gigantes, a group of islands in the northernmost part of Carles, Province of Iloilo on value addition and good manufacturing practices for scallops on March 24, 2022. A total of 18 members of …

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