Milkfish culture in brackishwater ponds
Share
Abstract
The manual is intended as a guide for operation in milkfish farming. It is presented under the following major sections: 1) Handling of fry - counting, storage and transport; 2) Pond layout and construction - selection of farm site, layout, construction, plan and specification; 3) Pond operation, culture and management - nursery pond management and rearing pond operation; 4) Harvest and post-harvest - harvest, post harvest, and processing; and 5) Economics and costing - cost of construction, cost of operation, and production/yield.
Suggested Citation
Lijauco, M., Juario, J. V., Baliao, D., Grino, E., & Quinitio, G. (1979). Milkfish culture in brackishwater ponds. Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Type
BookISSN
0115-5369Series
Aquaculture extension manual; No. 4Format
30p. ; 24cm.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
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 ... -
Management of feeding aquaculture species
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2002)This chapter teaches the reader to: differentiate the different feeding strategies in pond culture; learn feeding management methods such as stock sampling and record keeping, calculating daily feed ration, choosing ... -
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 ...
