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Updates in the Philippines: Where are the captive milkfish breeders?
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
A map is provided showing the location of milkfish rearing facilities in the Philippines. Most of the 17,443 milkfish broodstocks are located in central Philippines. A table shows details as to the rearing facility (cage, ...
Economic value of the milkfish industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
A brief description is given of the milkfish (Chanos chanos) farming industry in the Philippines. Over the past 20 years, the relative importance of milkfish has declined with the expansion of tilapia, tiger shrimp and ...
A review of SEAFDEC/AQD finfish breeding research
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Recent progress undertaken by SEAFDEC/AQD in the development of broodstock of a variety of cultured fish in the Philippines is reviewed. Spontaneous maturation and spawning has been achieved among captive breeders of ...
Milkfish, rabbitfish and mullet
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1994)
This paper reviews studies conducted on milkfish (Chanos chanos), rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), and mullet (Mugil cephalus) at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department from 1968 to 1991. Milkfish studies focused on hormonal ...
Aquaculture in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Aquaculture is regarded as the most promising source of protein food in the years ahead. Milkfish and Nile tilapia are the major fishes now produced but groupers, sea bass, rabbitfish, red snappers, carps, and catfishes ...
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 ...
Broodstock management and seed production of milkfish
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) remains one of the cheapest sources of protein for developing countries in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines. The unpredictable supply of wild fry, the only source of seed ...
Series: Technical report / SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department; No. 9
Milkfish fry and fingerling industry of the Philippines: methods and practices
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1983)
Milkfish fry catch from Philippine waters can still be increased. Intensified collections in traditional fry grounds and exploitation of new areas may lead to a reduction of adult stock and the possible collapse of the ...
The Philippine aquaculture industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
The aquaculture sector of the Philippine fishing industry registered the highest growth rate of 12.5% in 1977-1986. The contribution of aquaculture to the total fish production was equivalent to 24% in 1986 compared to ...
Mud crab Scylla serrata hatchery operation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The initial exposure of the Santos family in aquaculture was the culture of milkfish (Chanos chanos) and mud crab (Scylla serrata) in brackishwater pond in Quezon. The milkfish fry were obtained from our own milkfish ...