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AQD's mudcrab R&D
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Aquaculture of the mangrove red snapper
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) is an important marketable species throughout the Indo-Pacific region. It is a euryhaline species; it can tolerate freshwater, brackishwater and marine water. Modular culture ...
Financing from LandBank
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Abalone culture: a new business opportunity
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
There are about 100 species of abalone in the world, but only 20 are of high commercial importance. In the Philippines, the abalone species are Haliotis asinina, H. varia, H. ovina and H.glabra, but it is the former which ...
Establishing a mangrove nursery
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Mangroves play an important role in creating habitats for a diverse community of organisms ranging from bacteria and fungi to fishes and mammals. They grow in intertidal flats, estuaries and offshore islands. In the ...
Ecological limits of high-density milkfish farming
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
In the Philippines at present, milkfish farming in ponds includes a wide range of intensities, systems and practices. To make aquaculture possible, ecosystems are used as sources of energy and resources and as sinks for ...
Farming the seaweed Kappaphycus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Seaweed farming is the top foreign exchange earner for the Philippines. Kappaphycus constitutes 80% of the Philippine seaweed export. It is sold in both fresh and dried forms; although dried seaweed has a greater demand, ...
Mud crab hatchery and nursery operations
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
A brief account is given of mud crab (Scylla spp) farming activities in the Philippines. The expanding market for mud crab is the cause of intensified collection of wild juveniles. To counter the threat to wild population ...
The Philippine seaweed industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
A brief outline is given of the Philippine seaweed industry, which involves mainly the red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii, produced as a source of the semi-refined or Philippine natural grade (PNG) carrageenan. Other species ...
The sargeant fish and the eel
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
The culture of sargeant fish, or cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and eel (Anguilla spp) in the Philippines is discussed. Market potentials for the cultured products are examined.