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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 ...
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 ...
Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 34
Biology and hatchery of mud crabs Scylla spp.
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
This manual describes the principles and procedures for spawning the mature crabs (Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, and S. olivacea) and rearing the zoeae to juveniles. Hatchery conditions should satisfy the ecological ...
Cambodia: Mangrove-friendly aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Cambodia has 435 km of coastline with 85,000 ha of mangrove forest. A big part of the mangrove area is in Koh Kong province (63,700) where intensive shrimp culture activity is also concentrated. Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) ...
Pearl: A simple gem, an intricate process
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Crocodile farming: a multi-million dollar industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Crocodiles have a long breeding life, which ranges from 25-30 years. There are 27 species and subspecies of crocodiles throughout the world, 18 of which are in danger of extinction, the rest being threatened with declining ...
Middlemen: the most maligned players in the fish distribution channel
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 32
Pag-aalaga ng halamang-dagat na Kappaphycus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007-07)
A 24-page manual that introduces the carrageenan-producing seaweed Kappaphycus whose culture has spread from Jolo in Mindanao to at least 14 sites in the Visayas and Luzon. Four culture methods are presented: fixed off-bottom, ...
Macrobrachium culture industry in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
There are numerous freshwater prawns classified under the genus Macrobrachium which is generally categorized under the Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815, sub-family Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815. In Thailand, 19 ...