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Current status of aquaculture in Singapore
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Singapore is a small country state with a demographic profile of over 5 million in population. With limited land for agricultural purposes and sea space available for fish farming, Singapore depends heavily on importation ...
SEAFDEC/AQD stock enhancement initiatives: release strategies
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) started its Stock Enhancement Program more than a decade ago with the first stock enhancement initiative on the mud crab Scylla ...
Milkish: new choice for aquaculture in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Milkfish is an economically important fish cultured in many countries in Asia. In Thailand, milkfish culture has not been given much attention and has not as been developed as in the other Asian countries because in the ...
Indonesia: Status of implementation of the resolution and plan of action on aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2011)
Aquaculture has been the focus of fisheries development policy in Indonesia since the new Minister in the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia was decided in October 2009. The Ministry s vision is to ...
Aquafeed development and utilization of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulations in Indonesia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Fish production from aquaculture in Indonesia continues to grow rapidly from 1.7 million mt in 2009 to 4.0 million mt (excluding seaweed) in 2013. This is consistent with the increase of total aqua feed production from ...
Application of the United States Soybean Export Council program's soy-optimized floating feeds and low volume, high density cage aquaculture technologies
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The United States Soybean Export Council s (USSEC) Soy-In-Aquaculture (SIA) project in the Philippines introduced the Low Volume High Density (LVHD) cage culture production methodology in 2003. The aim of this technology ...
Preliminary trials on the optimization of hormone dosages for induced breeding of Philippine silver perch, Leiopotherapon plumbeus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The silver perch Leiopotherapon plumbeus, locally known as ayungin, is an endemic freshwater fish that is commercially valuable as it commands a high price in the local market. Due to excessive fishing and other potential ...
Status of aquatic animal health activities in Lao PDR
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Lao PDR s National Strategy for Fisheries stipulates the expected outcomes, work plan, and framework aimed at attaining the implementation of current plans and long-term projects up to 2020. Government estimates percent ...
Growth and survival of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juveniles fed diets with varying levels of irradiated chitosan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Chitin is a natural biopolymer and the second most abundant after cellulose. Chitosan, a derivative of chitin which is soluble in acidic aqueous media, is used in many applications like food, cosmetics, biomedical and ...
Perceptions on the effects of maritime activities on the Philippine aquatic ecosystem
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Throughout history, humans create an impact on marine ecosystems. May it be positive or negative, such impact is long-term and shapes the overall image of the system. As humanity increases its number, so does the impact ...