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Status of threatened species and stock enhancement activities in the Philippine fisheries
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides the lists of fisheries related species perceived to be extinct, rare, threatened and endangered as covered under the CITES, IUCN and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries ...
Thailand's concerns in endangered species and stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides a comprehensive list of endangered freshwater, brackishwater, and marine aquatic species in Thailand. The Thai Department of Fisheries is breeding some of the endangered species under the “Rehabilitation ...
Endangered fish species and seed release strategies in Vietnam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
World economic growth has led to considerable changes in the ecosystem in many places and has raised concerns on global resource management particularly aquatic animal resources and their living environment. In Vietnam, ...
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 ...
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. ...
Research and training on fish diseases at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in 2000-2004: A review
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
This paper reviews various research and training activities on fish diseases at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Iloilo, Philippines. The activities were implemented ...
Current status of koi herpesvirus disease in Taiwan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The first reported case of koi herpesvirus disease (KHVD) occurred in northern Taiwan in December 2002. Later, there were three more cases in 2003 and one outbreak of KHVD in 2004. Externally, the affected fish did not ...
Experience on common carp mass mortality in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The mortality rate among common carp for food reared in net pens in Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan, in Ibaraki Prefecture, increased from early October 2003 and koi herpesvirus (KHV) was detected in the ...
Documenting the presence and impact of introduced freshwater fishes for aquaculture in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The demand for fish protein in the Philippines cannot be met by capture fisheries alone so the Philippine government has turned to aquaculture as an alternative source of fish protein. Aquaculture has promoted the introduction ...
Lake Taal's freshwater sardines Sardinella tawilis (Herre): Evolutionary insights based on morphological, molecular, and geological data
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Sardines (family Clupeidae or herrings) are mostly marine species. In the Philippines, Lake Taal is the habitat of Sardinella tawilis (local name tawilis ), the only local endemic sardine species known to be fully adapted ...