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Small-scale freshwater aquaculture development: Experiences from the Philippines on giant freshwater prawn, milkfish and tilapia
(Japan International Cooperation Agency, 2013-12)
The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD) has been promoting a number of programs towards effective dissemination and adoption of science-based aquaculture technologies ...
Development of brackish water aquaculture emphasizing sustainability in Western Visayas, central Philippines
(International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, 2004)
Western Visayas is located in central Philippines and consists of Guimaras Island, Panay Island and Negros Occidental. This region is advanced in aquaculture. Interviews were conducted at Ivisan and Carles municipalities, ...
Bacterial microbiota of hatchery-reared freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) and their pathogenicity
(University of the Philippines Visayas, 2022)
Quantitative and qualitative analyses of bacterial microbiota associated with hatchery of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) were conducted over three larval cycles, along with important water quality parameters. ...
Improving artisanal fisheries through community-based prawn stock enhancement in a mangrove estuary
(Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2022)
Tropical seafood, especially prawns, have always been in high demand with high market prices. Because of this, wild prawn resources are often overfished as indicated by the increasing number of fishers, but with overall ...
Innofloc: Innovative biofloc technology for the nursery production of shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in tanks
(University of the Philippines Visayas, 2022)
Nursery systems are valuable production tools in shrimp aquaculture and are effective biosecurity facilities for the high-density culture of shrimp postlarvae (PL), resulting in healthy and uniform-sized juveniles. The ...
Evaluation of community-based livelihood development initiatives: The sustainable livelihood approach
(University of the Philippines Visayas, 2022)
The sustainable livelihood approach (SLA) is a tool for evaluating livelihood strategies that utilize assets categorized as environmental, human, physical, financial and social assets. In this study, the SLA was applied ...
Aquaculture practices in Laguna de Bay, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
A survey was conducted to obtain information on the fish culture practices of the fish farmers in Laguna de Bay, Philippines. Fish farms vary greatly in size. Nile tilapia and bighead carp are the two fish species cultured ...
Development and sustainability of Philippine aquaculture
(Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences, 2006)
Aquaculture plays a predominant role in the Philippines, an archipelago of 7,150 islands with 36,300 km of coastline, 26.6 million ha of coastal waters, and 250,000 ha of lakes, rivers and reservoirs over which are spread ...
Sustaining aquaculture by developing human capacity and enhancing opportunities for women
(FAO; NACA, 2012)
People are at the heart of sustaining aquaculture. Development of human capacity and gender, therefore, is an important human dimension. Human capacity development (HCD) was a major thrust of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration ...
Series: FAO fisheries and aquaculture proceedings; 31
Resiliency of small-holder fishfarmers to climate change and market prices in selected communities in the Philippines
(FAO, 2013)
A rapid assessment of the resiliency of small-holder fishfarmers in selected communities in the Philippines was conducted to gather the fishfarmers’ observations and insights about climate change and market prices, and the ...