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Developments in seaweed farming in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
During the last thirty years, seaweed farming has progressed in the region comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Farm production reached a high of 146,500 mt of dried seaweeds in 1997 from an initial ...
Status of resource enhancement and sustainable aquaculture practices in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Contrary to the rapid increase in the world aquaculture production, fish production in Japan has been decreasing slightly due to the decreasing trend in seafood consumption of Japanese. Aquaculture production is approximately ...
An uncertain future for seahorse aquaculture in conservation and economic contexts
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Seahorses (family Syngnathidae, genus Hippocampus) have set precedents globally. They were among the first marine fishes of commercial importance to be listed on both the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix II. Overfishing ...
Socioeconomics of responsible aquaculture in Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Aquaculture provided 20% of global fisheries production and 29% of food fish in 1996. Much of the production was from low income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs). Between 1990 and 1996, the average expansion rate of aquaculture ...
Developments in mollusc farming in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Southeast Asia has a relatively long tradition in mollusc culture. The mollusc species of commercial significance in this region are the blood cockles (Anadara granosa), the green mussels (Perna viridis), the oysters ...
Current status of sustainable aquaculture in Cambodia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
In Cambodia, the extension of technologies in fish aquaculture is a vital activity that contributes to improving the daily livelihood of the rural poor farmer communities. Technology extension was introduced since 1994 ...
Current status, issues, and gaps on aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems practiced by Cambodia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
A few decades ago, Cambodia was rich in both freshwater and marine fisheries resources because of its favorable geographical area. However, the fisheries resources have depleted and were unable to totally fulfill the ...
Emergency preparedness and response system in Indonesia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The Competent Authority (CA) on aquatic animal health in Indonesia is the Directorate Aquaculture Area Development and Fish Health of the Directorate General of Aquaculture (DGA) under the Ministry of Marine Affairs. CA ...
Country status of aquatic emergency preparedness and response systems for effective management of aquatic animal disease outbreaks in Myanmar
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
Myanmar is one of the OIE members and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) is highly concerned with transboundary aquatic animal pathogens. Therefore, the Aquatic Animal Health & Disease Control Section has already been ...
Aquatic emergency preparedness and response system in Viet Nam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
Viet Nam is one of the top worldwide producers of aquaculture products which accounts for about 22 percent of total agricultural GDP of Viet Nam. Recently, diseases have become the biggest challenge for global aquaculture ...