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Bacterial diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Fish and crustaceans that are not weakened by poor environmental conditions, or by other causes, such as parasitic infestation, nutritional deficiency, handling stress, or chemical intoxication, are more resistant to ...
Disease development
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Disease occurrence is one of the biggest deterrents to sustainable production in aquaculture. It is therefore important to enhance awareness among various sectors of the importance of health management in the aquaculture ...
Fungal diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Over the past 20 years, aquatic animal mycopathogens have become the focus of considerable research. The many known occurrences of fungal diseases in wild populations and the documented devastating disease outbreaks indicate ...
Environmental and other non-infectious diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter presents some of the environmental non-infectious diseases of aquatic animals. Non-infectious diseases are caused by adverse environmental conditions, nutritional disorders, or genetic defects. While they can ...
Genetic characterization, domestication and improvement of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
Extensive studies in the Philippines and in adjacent countries revealed that 528 caridean prawn species are found in this region alone (Chan, 1998). Of all the known species, the giant freshwater prawn is considered the ...
Freshwater prawn research at SEAFDEC/AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
The Philippines lags behind Thailand and Indonesia as far as research and commercial production of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium sp., are concerned. Although studies on Macrobrachium sp. (or ulang as it is locally ...
Hatchery and pond culture of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in northern Mindanao
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
The history of M. rosenbergii hatchery operations in Northern Mindanao can be traced from minor activities in different locations by several institutions. Earlier attempts to produce freshwater prawn postlarvae in hatcheries ...
Community-based mangrove-friendly aquaculture: Philippine experience
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
This paper discussed two mangrove-friendly aquaculture technologies that will not only protect the coastal and mangrove ecosystem but could also increase the income of the coastal communities not only from the forest ...
Giant freshwater prawn farming in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
Freshwater prawn thrives in inland waters like rivers, lakes, swamps, irrigation canals, estuaries and even in rivers upstream. A recent survey in Luzon Island, Philippines identified 12 species of freshwater prawn found ...
The Philippine legal framework on silvofisheries
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)