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Status of threatened species and stock enhancement activities in the Philippine fisheries
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides the lists of fisheries related species perceived to be extinct, rare, threatened and endangered as covered under the CITES, IUCN and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries ...
Biology and status of aquaculture for giant clams (Tridacnidae) in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Ryukyu Islands consist of many islands located between Kyushu in mainland Japan and Taiwan. The islands in the south-western area of the Ryukyu Islands belong to the Okinawa Prefecture. The Ryukyu Islands are strongly ...
Thailand's concerns in endangered species and stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides a comprehensive list of endangered freshwater, brackishwater, and marine aquatic species in Thailand. The Thai Department of Fisheries is breeding some of the endangered species under the “Rehabilitation ...
Endangered fish species and seed release strategies in Vietnam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
World economic growth has led to considerable changes in the ecosystem in many places and has raised concerns on global resource management particularly aquatic animal resources and their living environment. In Vietnam, ...
Markets and marketing trends for aquaculture products in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Despite the fact that Southeast Asian countries are among the main producers and exporters of fish and fishery products in the world, the region has also increasingly become an important market. According to the Food and ...
The SEAFDEC/AQD experience in stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) started stock enhancement activities in 2000 as part of the Coastal Fishery Management Project in Malalison Is., Culasi, Antique, ...
Community-based stock enhancement of topshell in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In Palawan, Philippines, observed reduction of trochus shell resource in various areas was due to unregulated harvest mainly by compressor (hookah) divers and free diving fishers from other provinces. The latter migrate ...
Organization and development of stock enhancement in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In the 1960s, the Japanese economy was starting to industrialize. The rapid increase in business investment in new factories and equipment stimulated a yearly economic growth rate of approximately 12% (METI 1970). However, ...
Application of DNA-based markers in stock enhancement programs
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Aquaculture and fisheries management require tools for identifying individuals or groups of aquatic organisms for the purpose of monitoring performance (growth, survival and behavior) and stock structure. In aquaculture ...
Coral culture and transplantation and restocking of giant clams in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Recently, the Pew Project (2001 to 2005) of the senior author entitled ‘Coral reef habitat and productivity enhancement through coral transplantation and giant clam restocking’ was implemented with the aim to ...