ADSEA '94: Recent submissions
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Towards sustainable aquaculture in Southeast Asia and Japan : proceedings of the Seminar-Workshop on Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia, Iloilo City, Philippines, 26-28 July 1994
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Documents the presentations at ADSEA '94, the 3rd Seminar-Workshop on Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia. ADSEA '94 includes reviews of the status of aquaculture development in Southeast Asia and Japan and of the ... -
Aquaculture in Indonesia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Indonesia has a long tradition in aquaculture, particularly in fresh water and brackish water. Most aquaculture is still in extensive systems with low productivity. Mariculture only started in the 1980s and contributes yet ... -
Recent trends in fish diseases in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Losses of cultured marine and freshwater fishes due to diseases averaged about 20,000 tons each year or 6% of the aquaculture production in Japan in 1980-1991. During this last decade, bacterial diseases have been responsible ... -
Aquaculture development and sustainability in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Countries in Southeast Asia still display a vivid spectrum of developmental stages in aquaculture, the most and the least developed seen in contiguous areas despite geographic similarities. The Network of Aquaculture Centres ... -
Transgenic fish and aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Transgenic fish species can be routinely produced by transferring foreign DNA into developing embryos via microinjection or electroporation. This technology offers an excellent opportunity for modifying or improving the ... -
Health management in tropical aquaculture systems
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Health management strategies are very important in aquaculture. In Asia, health management practices are broadly similar for the various aquatic species that are cultured. These focus mainly on maintaining the good health ... -
Research on seaweeds and mollusks
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Research on seaweeds focused on the carrageenan-producing Kappaphycus alvarezii and the agar-producing Gracilaria spp. Growth of K. alvarezii was better on horizontal lines than on vertical or cluster lines from bamboo ... -
Community fishery resources management in Malalison Island, Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)The Community Fishery Resources Management Project, launched in 1991 in Malalison Island, Philippines is a development-oriented research project integrating biology, economics, sociology, engineering, and public administration. ... -
Shrimp culture and the environment
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)This paper reviews the interactions between shrimp culture and the natural environment. It considers and gives details of the effects of shrimp culture on the environment and the effects of environmental change on shrimp ... -
Training and information dissemination at SEAFDEC AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) is mandated to develop human resources and to disseminate and exchange information for aquaculture development in the region. In 1991-1994, a total of 294 participants attended 23 ... -
Research on crustaceans
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Crustacean research at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department during the last three years focused mostly on the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Studies were done along six problem areas: (1) developing spawning techniques for ... -
The SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department at 21: R&D for sustainable aquaculture
; Bagarinao, Teodora
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
This paper reviews the research output of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) over the past 21 years of its existence. These realized studies are compared with the priority problem areas recommended for research by ... -
Coastal fisheries and mollusk and seaweed culture in Southeast Asia: Integrated planning and precautions
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Capture fisheries in Southeast Asia are characterized by rampant overfishing, made worse in many areas by problems of overpopulation and by inappropriate management strategies based on misconceptions about tropical fisheries. ... -
Brackishwater integrated farming systems in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems are more common in fresh water than in brackish water. Nevertheless, southeast Asian countries already have considerable research and experience in brackishwater integrated farming ... -
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 ... -
Aquaculture in Vietnam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Aquaculture in Vietnam has gained momentum and now produces 370,000 tons of various aquatic commodities. Aquaculture includes shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta; fish culture in cages in rivers, reservoirs, and coastal ... -
Recent developments in aquaculture in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Aquaculture production in Japan in 1993 was 1,351,000 tons, 15.6% of the total fisheries production. About 93.6% came from mariculture and 6.4% from freshwater aquaculture. The per cent contribution of aquaculture to total ... -
Coastal aquaculture in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Coastal aquaculture in Thailand has expanded rapidly in both area and production in the last decade. The important cultured species are the shrimps (Penaeus monodon and P. merguiensis), sea bass Lates calcarifer, groupers ... -
Aquaculture in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Aquaculture in Malaysia is experiencing rapid growth. Total production in 1992 amounted to 79,699 tons valued at RM 207.4 million. These figures are 23% and 25% higher than the previous year's. Semi-culture of the cockle ... -
Recommendations for responsible aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)Aquaculture has grown rapidly in Asia. In 1992, out of the 52.8 million tons of total production of aquatic organisms, as much as 17 million tons (32.2%) came from aquaculture. However, unplanned and uncontrolled development ...
