Books and Book Chapters: Recent submissions

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    • Infectious diseases of warmwater fish in fresh water 

      Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lim, L. H. Susan (CABI Publishing, 2014)
      This chapter presents the viral, bacterial, pseudofungal and parasitic diseases in cultured warm freshwater fish. Focus is given on the distribution, causative agent, pathology, diagnosis, prevention and control of these diseases.

    • Market and fisheries development issues in coastal resources management 

      Salayo, Nerissa D. (Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agricultural Research, 2013)
      This chapter suggests that the market, as an economic and social institution, has important roles and a multitude of opportunities to contribute to the strategies for managing the crisis, in fisheries. The crisis apparently ...

    • Nursery and grow-out culture of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, in selected countries in Southeast Asia 

      Ayson, Felix G.; Sugama, Ketut; Yashiro, Renu; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace (CRC Press, 2014)
      In this chapter, the practices of growing Asian seabass in nursery and grow-out culture systems in selected Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia are described.

    • Reproductive biology of the Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer 

      de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace; Ayson, Felix G. (CRC Press, 2014)

    • Early development and seed production of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer 

      de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace; Ayson, Felix G.; Thepot, Valentin (CRC Press, 2014)
      This Chapter outlines the characteristics of L. calcarifer eggs and larvae, the changes during embryonic and larval development, advances in seed production and at the same time highlights the relative ease in its mass production.

    • Aquaculture 

      Troell, Max; Kautsky, Nils; Beveridge, Malcolm; Henriksson, Patrik; Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID; Rönnbäck, Patrick; Folke, Carl (Academic Press, 2013)
      Biophysical impacts of aquaculture, with consequences for biodiversity, vary with species and culture systems and include issues such as: nutrient enrichment/removal, chemicals, land use, species introductions, genetic ...
    • Series: JIRCAS Working Report; No. 75

      The relationship between nutritional stress and digestive enzyme activities in sea cucumber Holothuria scabra 

      Zarate, Jacques; Niwa, K.; Watanabe, Satoshi (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2012)
      The sea cucumber Holothuria scabra (sandfish) was studied to determine what digestive enzymes are present, to perform a basic characterization of their activity, and to attempt to correlate enzyme activity with nutritional ...
    • Series: JIRCAS Working Report; No. 75

      Utilization of organic waste from black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, by sandfish, Holothuria scabra 

      Watanabe, Satoshi; Zarate, Jacques M.; Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel ORCID; Nievales, Marie Frances J.; Kodama, Masashi (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2012)
      In Southeast Asian countries, a large proportion of shrimp aquaculture has switched its target species from native black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, to exotic P. vannamei because of frequent viral disease outbreaks. One ...
    • Series: Lessons Learned Brief; 2012-10

      Towards sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines: Experience and lessons learned from eight regional sites 

      Perez, M. L.; Pido, M. D.; Salayo, Nerissa D. (WorldFish, 2012)
      The focus of this paper is on the governance of small-scale or municipal fisheries in the Philippines in light of the critical role they play in the livelihoods of coastal communities and in the nation as a whole. Annually, ...

    • The pressing challenges of mangrove rehabilitation: pond reversion and coastal protection 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID; Rollon, Rene N.; Samson, Maricar S. (Academic Press, 2011)
      The 2004 Indonesia tsunami as well as the increasing storm frequency and intensity associated with climate change–sea-level rise have highlighted the coastal protection function, among the many goods and services that ...
    • Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology; 15

      A review of Kappaphycus farming: prospects and constraints 

      Hayashi, Leila; Hurtado, Anicia Q.; Msuya, Flower E.; Bleicher-Lhonneur, Genevieve; Critchley, Alan T. (Springer Netherlands, 2010)
      A review of Kappaphycus (broadly including Eucheuma) farming is presented, including the current possibilities and challenges with the goal of contributing to sustainable mariculture management practices.

    • Milkfish marketing in the Philippines 

      Salayo, Nerissa D. (National Taiwan University; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society, 2010)
      Milkfish produced from aquaculture is one of the most traded fish in local markets and it also provides export earnings for the Philippines. Annual per capita consumption of milkfish among Filipinos is 4 kg which comprise ...

    • Milkfish aquaculture in the Philippines: An overview 

      Marte, Clarissa L. (National Taiwan University; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society, 2010)
      Milkfish farming has been, and will remain the backbone of Philippine aquaculture. To date, over 260,000 ha of brackishwater ponds, 6, 700 ha of freshwater pens and about 500 ha of marine pens and cages are used to culture ...

    • Milkfish hatchery and nursery production in the Philippines 

      de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T. (National Taiwan University; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society, 2010)
      Milkfish is the most important farmed fish species in the Philippines. In the last 5 years, milkfish production has been increasing. Culture of milkfish in brackishwater ponds still contributes most to milkfish production, ...

    • Milkfish R&D in the Philippines 

      de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T. (National Taiwan University; The Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Asian Fisheries Society; World Aquaculture Society, 2010)
      Culture of milkfish in brackish water ponds has been practiced for many years in the Philippines and recently its culture has expanded to fish cages in marine waters. Following the spontaneous spawning of milkfish in ...

    • Early ossification and development of the cranium and paired girdles of Chanos chanos (Teleostei, Gonorynchiformes) 

      Arratia, Gloria; Bagarinao, Teodora ORCID (Science Publishers, 2010)
      In this chapter, we provide new data on the timing of ossification of cranial and paired girdle elements, and compare our results, when it is possible, with previous work on early ossification development of Chanos chanos. ...

    • Grouper aquaculture R&D in the Philippines 

      Toledo, Joebert D. (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 ...

    • Technology transfer of aquaculture technologies: framework and strategies 

      Agbayani, Renato F.; Sumagaysay-Chavoso, Neila; Toledo, Joebert D. (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)

    • Understanding community-based aquaculture through participatory approaches 

      Agbayani, Renato F. (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)

    • Community-based aquaculture and resource management: concepts and approaches 

      Agbayani, Renato F. (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)