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The fish processing industry in Central Luzon and the processors' assessment of the extension program of the Department of Agriculture
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
A survey was done in 1992 of 242 fish processors in Region III or Central Luzon: 57 in Bataan, 39 in Bulacan, 24 in Nueva Ecija, 45 in Pampanga, 41 in Tarlac, and 36 in Zambales. The fish processors were engaged in three ...
Giant squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus caught by jigs in Calauag Bay, southeastern Luzon
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Test fishing for the giant squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus using large jigs was conducted in selected areas around Alabat Island, Quezon Province from May 1991 to October 1992. A total of 92 fishing days and 425.3 fishing ...
Improved production of mud crabs Scylla serrata in marine pens with used tires and bamboo tubes as shelters
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
One serious problem in mud crab farming systems is cannibalism and low survival, but this can been offset by provision of shelters. Two types of shelters were tested on mud crabs grown in bamboo pens set in a mangrove area ...
Fish catch and fisher incomes before and after installation of artificial reefs in Panguil Bay, northern Mindanao
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Two artificial reef complexes (10 modules) were deployed in Panguil Bay in 1990. The effect of the ARs on the fish catch and fisher incomes was studied from March 1993 to April 1994 in Purok 3, 4, 6, and 7 in San Antonio, ...
Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) test and determination of antimicrobial resistant bacteria
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The agar dilution technique is used to measure qualitatively the in vitro activity of an antimicrobial agent against the test bacteria. In this method, graded amounts of antibiotics are incorporated in agar plates and ...
Bacterial isolation, identification and storage
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Bacterial isolation, purification and identification are the first steps to bacteriological studies. Isolation is done to obtain pure bacterial cultures. Bacteria are usually isolated from fish kidney and spleen; and from ...
Disk diffusion method
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Disk diffusion method is based on the principle that antibiotic-impregnated disk, placed on agar previously inoculated with the test bacterium, pick-up moisture and the antibiotic diffuse radially outward through the agar ...
Shrimp pond effluents and water quality in Imbang River, Negros Occidental
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
The contribution of shrimp farm effluents to the pollution load in Imbang River, Negros Occidental was measured during the period May 1993 to February 1995. Shrimp pond effluents were characterized and the pollution load ...
Sugar mill effluents and water quality in Imbang River and Malisbog River, Negros Occidental
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
The effluents of two sugar mills and the effects on water quality in the receiving rivers were studied. Sugar mill A was located in Barangay Dos Hermanas in Talisay and discharged directly into Imbang River. Sugar Mill B ...
Collection of the orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides from Tinagong Dagat and Sapian Bay in northern Panay
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
In Capiz, northern Panay, grouper catches by hand picking, hook and line, shelters, and fish corral were low throughout the year, on average 1-3 fish from each fishing operation, but higher in Tinagong Dagat than in Sapian ...