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  The pawikan album: The sea turtles captured around Panay and Guimaras Islands, Philippines 

  Bagarinao, Teodora ; Doyola-Solis, Ellen Flor; Fernando-Teves, Jocelyn E. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)

  SEAFDEC FishWorld worked with fishers and government officers to document 93 sea turtles captured by fishing gears along the coasts of Panay and Guimaras Islands, Philippines in 2000-2009: three leatherbacks Dermochelys coriacea (128-150 cm curved carapace length), two loggerheads Caretta caretta (77 cm), 18 olive ridleys Lepidochelys olivacea (47-69 cm), 18 hawksbills Eretmochelys imbricata (20-89 cm), and 52 green turtles Chelonia mydas (30-108 cm). Most green turtles were caught in near shore fish corrals, and most olive ridleys by gill nets and long lines. Of the 18 hawksbills, 2 adults were caught in fish corrals, 3 juveniles were entangled in nets in Iloilo Strait, 6 were pets off our people,and 7 were captives at a turtle feeding station near a known hawksbill nesting site in Lawi, Guimaras. Sixty documented turtles were released, 47 of them with monel or inconel tags of the Pawikan Conservation Project, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The others died from entanglement, serious injuries, slaughter for market, and diseases. Six female green turtles had multiple fibropapillomas; two died, three were released, and the latest one healed well after the surgical removal of several large tumors and was released. One green turtle brought to FishWorld has advanced shell rot, is unable to submerge, but is doing well on a diet of red seaweed Gracilaria. Three pet hawksbills were retrained for life at sea; one was released after 17 months, another after 57 months, but one is still at FishWorld as Conservation Ambassador. The most important result of FishWorld's work in the past 10 years is that many captured sea turtles were checked for health condition, treated where necessary or possible, tagged, and released back to sea. In addition, data on 93 sea turtles were gathered that can be used in the continuing effort to monitor the locations, risks and threats, health and diseases, and movements of these endangered species.
• Beach forest species and mangrove associates in the Philippines 

  Primavera, Jurgenne ; Sadaba, Resurreccion B. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2012)

  This new publication supported by UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme introduces researchers and the general public to beach forest species and mangroves associates and describes their medicinal, traditional and commercial uses based on recent research and the older, hard-to-access literature. The shorelines and riverbanks of the Philippines were among the first sites opened for human settlement. Not surprisingly, vegetation in the coastal forest was the first to disappear, followed by mangroves and other forest types. Due to their early loss, beach forests are not well studied as other flora and therefore not familiar to the average Filipino. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and sea-level rise associated with global warming, have highlighted the role of beach forest-mangrove greenbelts in conferring protection on coastal communities. The publication is a collection of 140 species both familiar and poorly known, with around 100 treated exhaustively including scientific names, English names, local/regional names, botanical descriptions and folk uses.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 34

  Biology and hatchery of mangrove crabs Scylla spp. 

  Quinitio, Emilia T. ; Parado-Estepa, Fe Dolores; dela Cruz-Huervana, Joana Joy (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)

  This manual includes the biology of crab (Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, and S. olivacea), and describes principles and procedures for spawning the mature crabs and rearing the zoea to ‘fly’ size crabs. It focuses on the hatchery rearing of S. serrata as the farming of this species is more economically viable than the two other species. The techniques may be modified depending on the conditions or problems encountered in a specific site.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 64

  Diseases of juvenile and adult mud crab Scylla spp. in the Philippines 

  Tendencia, Eleonor ; Cabilitasan, Ma. Venuz C.; Tobias-Quinitio, Emilia (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)

  This manual aims to provide updated information on the diseases of mud crabs initially authored by Lavilla-Pitogo and dela Peña (2004). It includes the name of the disease, causative agent, stages affected, effects on mud crab and methods of prevention and control. Except for the infectious diseases caused by viruses, which can be detected through molecular methods, most of the diseases can be visually diagnosed. Photographs of the external and internal anatomy of a normal mud crab, including the different sexes and species are included to help readers differentiate a normal from a diseased mud crab.
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  Life cycle of mud crab 

  Quinitio, Emilia T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2011)

  Researched and conceptualized by Emilia T. Quinitio.
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  Seaweeds of Panay 

  Hurtado, Anicia Q.; Luhan, Maria Rovilla J.; Guanzon Jr., Nicholas G. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)

  This practical book on the seaweeds of Panay, Philippines, acquaints and provides information to members of the academe and research institutions, policy makers, fishermen and businessmen regarding the taxonomy, distribution, ecology and economic importance of these resources. It consists of 4 major parts: (1) Introduction, which reviews the literature, habitat, distribution, morphological structure and reproduction; 2) Classification, which describes the classes to which the seaweeds generally belong; 3) Collection and preservation, which explains the procedure used in treatment of specimens; and, 4) Taxonomic list. A glossary is included, covering technical terms used. All species listed and described in this book are macrobenthic and were collected in Panay and Guimaras Islands.
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  Health management in aquaculture 

  Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Inui, Yasuo (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010-07)

  A textbook on diseases of cultured warmwater fish and shrimps in the Philippines. Eleven chapters cover essential information on the basic principles of disease causation, major diseases of cultured fish and crustaceans, particularly shrimps, and methods of prevention and control. Emphasis is made on major diseases that occur in the Philippines and other countries in the Asian region. Included also are topics on harmful algae, immunology and molecular biological diagnostic techniques.
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  Training handbook on rural aquaculture 

  Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2009)

  This handbook covers four important factors in undertaking sustainable aquaculture livelihood namely: (1) aquatic resources and environment; (2) socioeconomic attributes of fishing communities; (3) appropriate and economically feasible aquaculture technologies; and, (4) policy issues and institutional arrangements related to a balanced fishery management and aquaculture livelihood. The long-term outcomes of these strategies shall be measured in terms of environmental sustainability, economic uplift of the community, and equitable distribution of benefits among different sectors of the community.
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  The Malalison experience: empowering an island community in west central Philippines 

  Agbayani, Renato F.; Marte, Clarissa L.; Baticados, Didi B.; Amar, Edgar C. ; Castaños, Milagros T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2009)

  A 64-page booklet that describes SEAFDEC/AQD’s community fishery resources management project from 1991 to 1998 with a post project assessment in 2009.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 63

  Seed production of milkfish Chanos chanos Forsskal 

  Reyes, Ofelia; Eullaran, Bernadita; Ayson, Evelyn Grace (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)

  A 26-page manual describing the site selection, hatchery design, spawning, larval rearing, natural food production, and economic analysis for milkfish.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 62

  Development and management of milkfish broodstock 

  Reyes, Ofelia S.; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T.; Eullaran, Bernadita E.; Corre, Valeriano L., Jr.; Ayson, Felix G. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)

  The manual provides developed and refined techniques for collection and transport of spawned eggs and larvae, as well as larval rearing. It also describes the necessary facilities for maintaining milkfish broodstock. Guidelines on transporting broodstock, performing biopsy to determine sex of spawners, collecting and cleaning eggs, packing and transporting eggs to hatchery, incubating and hatching eggs, and packing and transporting of larvae are also provided in the manual. The importance of nutritional quality of the diet in relation to the performance of the milkfish broodstock and quality of resulting eggs and larvae is also explained in the manual. Broodstock feeds are enriched with vitamin C, beta-carotene, and other nutrients for better reproductive performance of broodstock and better egg and larval quality. It also offers formula to initially estimate the number of spawned eggs and determine the hatching rate. The manual guides stakeholders and operators who are interested in setting up breeding facilities for milkfish.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 61

  Soft-shell crab production using hatchery-reared mud crab 

  Tobias-Quinitio, Emilia J.; Libunao, Gardel Xyza S.; Parado-Estepa, Fe D.; Calpe, Adelaida T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), 2015)

  "The production of soft-shell crabs is well established in other Asian countries but its sustainability is already being threatened due to the decreasing mud crab population in the wild where the seedstocks are sourced. In the Philippines, production of soft-shell crabs has only been practiced recently due to lack of seedstock and technology. Sourcing of crablets from the natural environment is not encouraged due to dwindling populations of all sizes of mud crabs. Instead, it is recommended that crablets for soft-shell crab production come from hatcheries. The project on soft-shell mud crab production at SEAFDEC/AQD started in 2012 and was later funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology. The project is adopting the individual crab culture sytem of Thailand and Myanmar in pilot-scale and uses hatchery-reared crablets grown to 60-100 g in earthen ponds and stocked in trays. The pilotscale soft-shell production set-up is showcased at the Dumangas Brackishwater Station of SEAFDEC/AQD using crab boxes available in the country. Various sectors are interested to learn how soft-shell crabs are produced. Hence, the previous manual on Soft-shell Mud Crab Farming by Emilia T. Quinitio and May Myat Noe Lwin published in 2009 was revised to include the recent refinements using hatchery-reared crabs and locally available materials. This manual includes sections on the biology of mud crab, how to set-up the facility, management of soft-shell crab production and the cost and return analysis. We hope that various sectors will benefit from this revised manual" -- Foreword
• Field guide to mangrove identification and community structure analysis 

  Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013)

  The mangrove field guide is a 32-page field guide with a one page introduction on mangroves, followed by a key to mangrove genera and species (with colored pictures of the whole plant and plant parts), then a definition of important terms used in the key, species code for use during mangrove community structure, instructions on how to conduct mangrove community structure analysis plus the formulas for the different indices (relative density, dominance, frequency; importance value and species diversity) and a sample data sheet. The guide, measuring 9 cm x 14 cm, is printed on PVC material hence it can get wet, soaked or be left in the water for days.
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  Health management of milkfish Chanos chanos 

  Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R.; Estante, Erish G.; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T.; Corre, Valeriano L., Jr. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015-06)

  This monograph provides updated information on diseases of marine and brackishwater cultured milkfish in the Philippines. The information presented here is largely based on the results of a three-year research project on milkfish at the University of the Philippines Visayas funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The project involved surveillance and monitoring of hatchery, nursery and grow-out operations for occurrence of diseases as well as on disease diagnosis, prevention and control. Previously documented reports in the Philippines and in other documents, both published and unpublished, are also included in this monograph. The diseases are discussed on a culture phase basis, that is, disease problems encountered in hatchery-reared larvae and fry are listed first, followed by diseases observed in fingerlings and juveniles grown in nursery and grow-out culture areas, and adult stages maintained in broodstock facilities. Information regarding the causative agent, diagnostic procedures, and methods of prevention and control for each disease are provided, if available.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 60

  Culture of rotifer (Brachionus rotundiformis) and brackishwater cladoceran (Diphanosoma celebensis) for aquaculture seed production 

  de la Peña, Milagros R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)

  A 32-page manual with topics on the biology and cultivation techniques of zooplankton.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 59

  Seed production of rabbitfish Siganus guttatus 

  Ayson, Felix G.; Reyes, Ofelia S.; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2014)

  This manual is mainly intended to serve as a practical guide to fishfarmers and other stakeholders interested to venture in operating a rabbitfish hatchery. It details site selection, hatchery design & layout, and protocols in broodstock management, spawning, larval rearing, and harvest & transport. It has also a section on natural food production for rabbitfish larvae.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 58

  Milkfish Chanos chanos cage culture operations 

  Gaitan, Albert G.; Toledo, Joebert D.; Arnaiz, Margarita T.; Ayson, Evelyn Grace DJ.; Altamirano, Jon; Agbayani, Renato F.; Salayo, Nerissa D.; Marte, Clarissa L. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2014)

  A 42-pages extension manual describing the biology, fingerling production, site selection, cage design and construction, measurement & analysis of water & sediment quality parameters and economic analysis.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 57

  Intensive culture of milkfish Chanos chanos in polyculture with white shrimp Penaeus indicus or mud crab Scylla serrata in brackishwater earthen ponds 

  Jamerlan, Gerry S.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Golez, Nelson V. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2014)

  A 30-page extension manual describing the biology, site selection, pond management and harvest & post-harvest of milkfish intensive polyculture in earthen pond.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 56

  Hatchery production of snubnose pompano Trachinotus blochii Lacepede 

  Reyes, Ofelia S.; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T.; Pedroso, Fiona L.; Cabanilla, Ma. Irene C. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2014)

  A 26-page extension manual describing the biology, broodstock acquisition & management, larval rearing, harvest & transport and prevention of diseases & parasites in hatchery production of pompano.
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  Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 55

  Culture of marine phytoplankton for aquaculture seed production 

  de la Peña, Milagros R.; Franco, Annie (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013)

  The 32-page extension manual describes the biology, culture techniques and maintenance and mass propagation of 12 phytoplankton species used as live feed in marine hatcheries.

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