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Basis for a blue revolution?
(International Development Research Centre, 1979)
In 1977, scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) in the Philippines became the first anywhere to succeed in breeding milkfish (Chanos chanos) in captivity. The advance was made possible by ...
Pond culture of sugpo, P. monodon (Fabricius)
(BFAR, 1976)
A resume is presented of the practical considerations involved in establishing a sugpo pond culture operation, as a guide to fish farmers, extension workers and others interested in producing marketable sugpo in the ...
Feeding regimes in relation to reproduction and survival of ablated Penaeus monodon
(University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1979)
Pond-reared P. monodon were stocked in four 12-cu m flowthrough maturation tanks at 25 males and 50 females per tank; females were unilaterally ablated. The combinations of feeds for the morning and afternoon rations were ...
Series: European Mariculture Society Special Publication; No. 4
Cultivation of live feed for the rearing of sugpo (Penaeus monodon) larvae
(European Mariculture Society, 1979)
The sugpo, Penaeus monodon, is a very important prawn species in Southeast Asia. It is extremely euryhaline and fast growing. Interest in the farming of this prawn species is very high. Unfortunately, the supply of natural ...
A preliminary report on the fauna of decapod crustacea in the mangrove and estuarine areas of Batan Bay, Panay Island, Philippines
(Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines: Philippine Council for Agricultural and Resources Research, 1977)
In the Philippines, the total mangrove site for aquaculture development and others is about 576,000 hectares which constitute only 1.9 percent of the country's land resources. There are at present about 176,000 hectares ...
Evaluation of various protein sources for Penaeus monodon postlarvae
(University of the Philippines, Los Baños, 1979)
Penaeus monodon postlarvae with an average weight of 15.61 mg each were fed fresh brown mussel meat and artificial diets containing casein, shrimp meal, squid meal and Spirulina as protein sources at a daily rate of 20 per ...
The lancelets [Cephalochordata, Amphioxi] of Lucena Anchorage, Quezon, Philippines
(University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1978)
Two species of lancelets (amphioxi) are described from Philippine waters: Branchiostoma belcheri and Epigonichthys cultellus. The characters suited for numerical evaluation in both species were examined statistically.
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On a new species of Metapenaeus (Crustacea, Decapoda: Penaeidae) from the Philippines
(The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, 1979)
A new species of penaeid prawn, Metapenaeus philippinensis from the Philippines is described in detail and compared with the closely related species, M. ensis. The petasma of the new species which superficially resembles ...
Settlement preference of the brown mussel, Modiolus metcalfei, Hanley and its implication on the aquaculture potential of the species
(Fisheries Research Society of the Philippines, 1978)
A study on the settlement preference of M. metcalfei was made in Banate Bay, Iloilo, using four types of materials as spat collectors. During the six-month study period, not a single Modiolus spat was found in any of the ...
Series: SCS/GEN/77/15
Plans and programmes of the SEAFDEC Leganes Station with emphasis on varied layouts and design of ponds
(South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Programme, 1977)
As the importance of engineering to aquaculture becomes more apparent it is also realized that the physical properties of a pond have a strong influence on its productivity. This article reports the plans and programmes ...