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Important diseases of Penaeid shrimps
(National Taiwan Ocean University; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society, 2016)
In tropical Asia, the two main species of penaeid shrimps that are widely cultured are the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and the Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei). The former species is indigenous ...
Biological evaluation of three phytoplankton species (Chlorella sp., Tetraselmis sp., Isochrysis galbana) and two zooplankton species (Crassostrea iredalei, Brachionus plicatilis) as food for the first-feeding Siganus guttatus larvae
First-feeding Siganus guttatus larvae were given different species of phytoplankton (Chlorella, Tetraselmis, Isochrysis) and zooplankton (oyster trochophores, Brachionus) or a combination of both on the first day when they ...
Application of engineering scale-up principles in aquaculture
(ASEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries Development Project, 1986)
The effects of water movement or agitation on the biological performance of planktonic organisms under intensive culture have been rarely studied quantitatively. Stagnation or minimum values are considered important in the ...
Survey on the use of natural food and supplemental feed in commercial milkfish farms on Panay, Philippines
(Stuttgart University, 2000)
This study evaluated the feed intake of the milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskål) in commercial brackishwater ponds under different management regimes. Feed intake and growth were compared between a rather intensive culture ...
Sustainable milkfish production in marine fish cages through strong government support and effective public-private partnerships: a case study from Panabo City Mariculture Park in Davao del Norte, Philippines
(FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 2016)
This case study presents the successful practice of sustainable intensification of milkfish aquaculture in marine fish cages under semi-intensive grow-out conditions in the Panabo City Mariculture Park (PCMP) in Davao del ...
Series: FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical paper; No. 583
On-farm feed management practices for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Philippines
Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R. 
; ; (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2013)
; ; (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2013)
The contribution of the Philippines to tilapia production in Asia has increased steadily in the past five years as it addresses hunger and poverty alleviation in the region. Commercial tilapia aquaculture in the Philippines ...
Sugar and amino acid transport in fish intestine
1. Morphological properties of fish intestines vary with diet. Carnivores have short guts with highly elaborate mucosal folding in the upper intestines; herbivores have long guts which appear structurally uniform from ...
Grouper aquaculture R&D in the Philippines
(Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; National Taiwan Ocean University, 2008)
Culture of groupers in ponds and floating net cages has been practiced for many years in the Philippines. Unsustainable culture practices such as dependence on wild caught seeds, use of trash fish, use of high stocking ...
Series: Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network; Publication No. 2005–01
A guide to small-scale marine finfish hatchery technology
(Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, 2005)
Recent improvements in hatchery production technology for high-value marine finfish species such as groupers have led to an increased interest in setting up hatcheries to produce fingerlings for aquaculture. Small-scale ...
Second International Conference on the Culture of Penaeid Prawns and Shrimps: Proceedings of an International Conference held at Iloilo City from 13-17 May 1996
(Elsevier, 1998)
Abstracts of the papers presented at the conference are cited individually.