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Bacteria and toxin isolated from the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and production of monoclonal antibodies and diagnostic kits to monitor red tide and toxic mussels
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Six bacterial isolates obtained from the red tide dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum were found to be toxic. The most toxic isolate MM-11 was cultured, characterized, and identified to be Micrococcus luteus. ...
Evaluation of fertilizer use and milkfish yields in Palawan
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Milkfish yields in Palawan in 1993–94 were low, only 595 kg/ha-yr on average and ranged 100–700 kg/ha-yr in 35 of 50 farms surveyed. Only seven farms had yields between 1,000 and 1,800 kg/ha-yr. Yields were higher in deeper ...
Development of various value-added products from 'aloy' or bullet tuna Auxis rochei
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
The recommended steps in new product development were followed to utilize bullet tuna maximally. New products were generated, evaluated, and refined. Three product concepts were initially advanced to the product optimization ...
Growth and yield of the grouper Epinephelus coioides fed 'trash fish' at different rates and frequencies in floating net cages
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
The effects of various feeding rates and frequencies on the growth and survival of orangespotted grouper Epinephelus coides were determined in floating net cages in Tiniguiban Cove, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Juveniles ...
Status of mud crab industry in the Philippines
(Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (MPEDA), 2015)
Mud crab farming has long been established in the Philippines. Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica and S. olivacea are the common species found in the Philippines. S. serrata is the preferred species for farming by crab ...
Transplantation, hatchery, and grow-out of window-pane oyster Placuna placenta in Guimaras and Iloilo
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
The windowpane oyster Placuna placenta (local name kapis) used to be harvested in large quantities and support a shellcraft industry in the Philippines, particularly in Panay Island. But the fishery and the industry declined ...
Demonstration of tilapia-carp polyculture in lowland and highland farms
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Technology demonstration was conducted in three selected lowland freshwater ponds in Lucban, Quezon and in three highland ponds in Ifugao. The ponds varied in location, size, water source, and operators. The polyculture ...
Grow-out of milkfish in net-walled marine pens in La Union
(Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture, 2007)
Grow-out of milkfish in 125 m<sup>2</sup> net-walled marine pens was tested in Santo Tomas Cove, La Union at three stocking densities of 6, 9, and 12 fish/m<sup>2</sup> and using commercial feed (crumbles and pellets) with ...
Series: ICLARM technical reports; 1 | SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department contribution; No. 93
The economics of the milkfish fry and fingerling industry of the Philippines
(International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management; Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1981)
The fry and fingerling industry of the milkfish (Chanos chanos Forskal) in the Philippines is alleged to suffer from certain imperfections. Primary among these are an annual shortage of catch necessary to meet the stocking ...
Assessment of humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), spawning aggregations and declaration of marine protected area as strategy for enhancement of wild stocks
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Humphead wrasse, known as the Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus), is the largest living member of the family Labridae. It is slow growing but can grow to a maximum size exceeding 2 m and 190 kg. This species was the first ...