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Myanmar: Mangrove-friendly aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Myanmar has extensive mangrove forests in Ayeyarwady Delta, Rakhine, and Tanintharyi, but these have been drastically reduced due to paddy rice cultivation. Today, only 382,032 ha remain.
Myanmar is only now starting ...
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) ...
The use of chemicals in aquafeed
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Various chemicals and additives used in fish and shrimp feeds may have impacts on animal health, product quality and the environment. This paper reviews the use and effects of vitamins (vitamins C and E), essential fatty ...
Mud crab (Scylla serrata) culture in tidal flats with existing mangroves
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
The performance of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskal) in 200 m<sup>2</sup> pens installed in tidal flats with existing mangroves was determined in a factorial experiment with stocking density (0.5 or 1.5/m<sup>2</sup>) ...
Philippines: Mangrove-friendly aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Mangrove areas in the Philippines were once considered vast tracts of wasteland that can be developed into other land uses. The economic "advantages" associated with such exploitation were considered socially "valuable" ...