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The decline of native fishes and fisheries and the rise of aquaculture in lakes and rivers in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD), Department of Science and Technology; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, 2001)
This paper reviews historical and recent data on biodiversity, fisheries, exotic fishes, and aquaculture in Philippine lakes and rivers. The country's lakes and rivers are poor in primary freshwater fishes because the ...
Thailand's concerns in endangered species and stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides a comprehensive list of endangered freshwater, brackishwater, and marine aquatic species in Thailand. The Thai Department of Fisheries is breeding some of the endangered species under the “Rehabilitation ...
Community-based stock enhancement of topshell in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In Palawan, Philippines, observed reduction of trochus shell resource in various areas was due to unregulated harvest mainly by compressor (hookah) divers and free diving fishers from other provinces. The latter migrate ...
Fishery stock enhancement in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Species extinction is a global issue that requires all nations to practice sustainable management. This paper aims to examine the status of endangered fisheries species in Malaysia, and highlight some resource management ...
ASEAN-SEAFDEC directives related to species of international concern
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
To achieve sustainable fisheries for food security in the ASEAN region, the Resolution (RES) and Plan of Action (POA) urge the Member Countries to rectify their fisheries practices through improvement of existing fisheries ...
Proceedings of the Regional Technical Consultation on Stock Enhancement for Threatened Species of International Concern, Iloilo City, Philippines, 13-15 July 2005
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
This 150-page book documents the proceedings of an experts' consultation held at AQD in July 2005. It contains nine review papers and seven country papers.
Handbook of mangroves in the Philippines - Panay
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
A 106-page guide is a user-friendly presentation of technical botanical description and illustrations of Philippine mangrove species in Panay Island, Guimaras and Aurora Province. Vegetative and reproductive structures of ...
Status and prospects of aquaculture of threatened echinoderms in the Philippines for stock enhancement and restocking
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Echinoderms are either specifically targeted by gleaners and divers, or form part of the multispecies invertebrate fishery in many coastal areas in the Philippines. The existence of a local sea urchin market in northern ...
An idealized rural coastal zone management integrating land and water use
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
Various countries have formulated special integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) strategies which seek to both manage development and conserve natural resources and integrate and coordinate the relevant people sectors ...
Nature parks for environment education and biodiversity in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)