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Establishment and management of lake protected areas in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992 provides the overall policy framework for the establishment and management of protected areas in the Philippines. The Law sets the ...
The status of Sardinella tawilis in Taal Lake, Batangas, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The status of the world s only freshwater sardine, Sardinella tawilis, is presented by its population dynamics, related aspects of biology, and production trends. A policy matrix was designed to show strategies on how to ...
Fishes of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines: Status and research gaps for conservation using FishBase
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
FishBase is the world s premier database on fishes with key information on more than 27,800 species. A review of FishBase indicates that the fish fauna of Laguna de Bay consists of 31 species belonging to 18 families. Three ...
Managing the sacred lakes of Coron Island, Palawan, Philippines: Ensuring environmental protection and securing cultural integrity through indigenous community initiatives
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The Tagbanwa of Coron Island have, since time immemorial, been managing their island and its surrounding waters. The Philippine Government recognizes this right and capability by awarding a Certificate of Ancestral Domain ...
Extension and training programs in support of tilapia farming in the Philippines
(Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1987)
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), now a staff bureau of the Department of Agriculture (DA), is an agency mandated to look after the national development and management of the fishing industry. It ...
Tilapia marketing in Metro Manila
(Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1987)
The culture of tilapia in the Philippines has spread across the country. Tilapia production is increasing as reflected in the volume of tilapia unloaded in major fish landings in the country.
In Metro Manila, where a large ...
Series: JIRCAS Working Report;No. 35
Trends in cultivation management after the decline of prawn production in brackishwater aquaculture in the Philippines
(Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2003)
A survey was conducted in Regions 1 (Ilocos), 3 (Central Luzon), 6 (Western Visayas) and 7 (Central Visayas) of the Philippines between 20 May and 25 July 2002. Questionnaires were distributed and interviews were performed ...
Series: JIRCAS Working Report;No. 35
Development of control methods of factors suppressing sustainable production of aquaculture species: Isolation of a piscine nodavirus from hatchery-reared sea bass Lates calcarifer in the Philippines
(Japan International Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2003)
The etiological study on mass mortality of larval sea bass Lates calcarifer cultured in the Philippines, demonstrated that the mortality was caused by viral nervous necrosis (VNN). Affected sea bass exhibited abnormal ...
Integrated water resources management: the experience of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Laguna de Bay is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and one of the largest lakes in Southeast Asia. The lake and its watershed, technically referred to as the Laguna de Bay Region or Basin, encompasses the ...
Pansipit river rehabilitation program, Batangas, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
In the early 1990s, fish cages were established in Pansipit River, the only outlet from Taal Lake going to Balayan Bay, Batangas, Philippines. This resulted to the clogging of water current and population decline of marine ...