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  • Common edible molluscs of the Philippines: A field guide 

    Edwards, Richard L. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1981)
    The Molluscs comprise the largest phylum of marine invertebrates, with over 80,000 species described (Barnes, 1974). They are soft-bodied animals, which, in most cases, secrete a protective outer "shell." Two major classes ...

  • Field guide to mangrove identification and community structure analysis 

    Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013)
    The mangrove field guide is a 32-page field guide with a one page introduction on mangroves, followed by a key to mangrove genera and species (with colored pictures of the whole plant and plant parts), then a definition of important terms used in the key, species code for use during mangrove community structure, instructions on how to conduct mangrove community structure analysis plus the formulas for the different indices (relative density, dominance, frequency; importance value and species diversity) and a sample data sheet. The guide, measuring 9 cm x 14 cm, is printed on PVC material hence it can get wet, soaked or be left in the water for days.

  • Handbook of mangroves in the Philippines - Panay 

    Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID; Sadaba, Resurreccion ORCID; Lebata, Ma. Junemie Hazel L. ORCID; Altamirano, Jon ORCID (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 34 mangrove species that are readily observed in the field are emphasized and presented in color photographs and as graphic icons. Also discussed: importance of mangroves; mangrove decline and legislation; conservation and rehabilitation; and mangrove-friendly aquaculture.

  • Fish farming handbook 

    Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1980)
    A handy reference for farm broadcasters, information writers, extension workers, fishfarmers, teachers, and students.
  • Series: SAFIS manual; No. 22

    Manwal sa nakakaing krustasyo ng Pilipinas 

    Motoh, Hiroshi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1986)
    Text in Filipino.

  • Field guide for the edible crustacea of the Philippines 

    Motoh, Hiroshi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1980)
    Information on each species includes: 1) taxonomy (scientific, English and Philippine names) and diagnostic characters: 2) ecology; 3) distribution; 4) fisheries data; 5) economics (potential, price).