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Using mangroves for aquaculture - Why should we?
Primavera, Jurgenne 
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2011)
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2011)
Although brackishwater ponds have been a major factor in mangrove loss in Southeast Asia where aquaculture is centuries-old, the “No Touch option” for mangroves is a luxury that most countries in the region cannot afford. ...
A lifetime of mangrove research, management and advocacy
Primavera, Jurgenne (Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), 2012)
Series: VLIZ Special Publication; 57
(Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), 2012)
Series: VLIZ Special Publication; 57
Apart from a decade of undergraduate teaching, my professional life has been directly or tangentially devoted to mangrove issues. Strife in my native Mindanao pushed my family and me to the peace and quiet of Panay Is. in ...
The Agusan marsh: A situationer with focus on scientific aspects
Primavera, Jurgenne ; (UNESCO Jakarta Office, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 2008)
; (UNESCO Jakarta Office, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 2008)
The Agusan Marsh is an extensive floodplain in the middle of the Agusan River Basin in eastern Mindanao where rivers, creeks and tributaries mainly in the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Compostela Valley ...
Studies on broodstock of sugpo Penaeus monodon Fabricius and other penaeids at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department
Primavera, Jurgenne (Cochin, India: The Marine Biological Association of India, 1982)
(Cochin, India: The Marine Biological Association of India, 1982)
For hatchery production of Penaeus monodon and other penaeid fry, the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department is dependent mainly on captive broodstock in the form of ablated females, using up to 1,500 spawners in one year. The ...
Paradigm shifts in mangrove rehabilitation in Southeast Asia: Focus on the Philippines
Primavera, Jurgenne ; ; ; ; ; (Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB), 2014)
; ; ; ; ; (Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (DENR-ERDB), 2014)
Mangrove rehabilitation has a long history in the Philippines dating back to the 1930s. The standard practice is the planting of bakhaw Rhizophora propagules by paid community members (or volunteers) in seafront sites ...
The effect of diet on the reproductive performance of pond-reared Penaeus monodon Fabricius broodstock
; Primavera, Jurgenne ; ; (Asian Fisheries Society, 1986)
; ; (Asian Fisheries Society, 1986)
Three practical diets were tested for their effects on the reproductive performance, survival and larval quality of pond-reared Penaeus monodon. Diets A, B and C were formulated to contain the same basal components but ...
Shrimp farming in the Asia-Pacific: environment and trade issues and regional cooperation
Primavera, Jurgenne (Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 1995)
(Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 1995)
Production of farmed shrimp has grown at the phenomenal rate of 20-30% per year in the last two decades. The leading shrimp producers are in the Asia-Pacific region while the major markets are in Japan, the U.S.A. and ...
Inventory of aquatic fauna of Agusan marsh with notes on introduced species and their potential impacts on biodiversity
; ; Primavera, Jurgenne (UNESCO Jakarta Office, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 2008)
(UNESCO Jakarta Office, Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 2008)
An important region of biodiversity in the country is the Agusan Marsh, located in northeastern Mindanao, southern Philippines. The Marsh aquatic fauna are not well studied and majority of available information is dispersed ...
Aquasilviculture trials in mangroves in Aklan province, Panay Island, central Philippines
Primavera, Jurgenne (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2000)
(Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, 2000)
To integrate production of crabs and shrimp with mangrove conservation, the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department initiated studies on Mangrove-Friendly Aquaculture (MFA). Culture pens and ponds in old growth and newly regenerating ...
Aquaculture and the coastal environment
Primavera, Jurgenne (Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 1991)
Series: PCAMRD Book Series; No. 10/1991
(Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, 1991)
Series: PCAMRD Book Series; No. 10/1991
Philippine aquaculture production mostly comes from pond culture (brackishwater) constituting 47% of the total 1987 production of 560,970 t followed by mariculture of seaweeds, mollusks and finfishes. Fishponds have increased ...