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The SEAFDEC/AQD experience in stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) started stock enhancement activities in 2000 as part of the Coastal Fishery Management Project in Malalison Is., Culasi, Antique, ...
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 ...
Organization and development of stock enhancement in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In the 1960s, the Japanese economy was starting to industrialize. The rapid increase in business investment in new factories and equipment stimulated a yearly economic growth rate of approximately 12% (METI 1970). However, ...
Application of DNA-based markers in stock enhancement programs
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Aquaculture and fisheries management require tools for identifying individuals or groups of aquatic organisms for the purpose of monitoring performance (growth, survival and behavior) and stock structure. In aquaculture ...
Coral culture and transplantation and restocking of giant clams in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Recently, the Pew Project (2001 to 2005) of the senior author entitled ‘Coral reef habitat and productivity enhancement through coral transplantation and giant clam restocking’ was implemented with the aim to ...
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 ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and stock enhancement in Lao PDR
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Fisheries development in Lao PDR is confined to inland fisheries development and sustainable freshwater aquaculture including culture-enhanced capture fisheries and fishery-enhanced aquaculture. Given the potential of ...
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 ...
Stock enhancement activities in the Union of Myanmar
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Presented in the paper are the stock enhancement programs of the Union of Myanmar which is being implemented by the Department of Fisheries. The State’s vision is to assist the national economy by promoting livelihood ...
Status of the Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1930 stock enhancement program in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1930) is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, measuring up to 3 m in length and weighing in excess of 300 kg. It is endemic to the Mekong River Basin area. ...