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Feeding habits of hatchery-reared grouper, Epinephelus suillus larvae
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
The feeding habits of hatchery-reared Epinephelus suillus larvae were determined by examining their gut contents. The larvae (2.6 mm TL) were initially fed rotifers on day 2 and newly-hatched Artemia nauplii on day 21 (9.1 ...
Tilapia breeding and seed production for brackishwater culture in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Tilapias are important foodfishes in the Philippines second only to milkfish. While farming of tilapias in freshwater ponds and cages is already established, there is a need for wider application of the available technologies ...
Mass larval rearing technology of marine finfish in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
With economic development and increased demand for high price fish, industrial scale marine finfish culture in Japan was started in 1960-1965 for yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata. Sustainable supply of wild juvenile and ...
Successful use of cryopreserved oyster trocophores as a live first feed larval marine fish and invertebrates
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Trochophore-stage larvae of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas were cryopreserved in bulk and stored in liquid nitrogen for periods up to two years before thawing and feeding to a variety of warmwater and coldwater larval ...
Correlations of oocyte diameter with some morphometric characters in the nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L.
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
A study was conducted to determine the correlation of oocyte diameter with some morphometric characters in a Philippine strain of Oreochromis niloticus L. One hundred and thirty-five 7- to 9-month old sexually mature female ...
Influence of LHRHa and methyltestosterone on milt production of sea bass Lates calcarifer (Bloch)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Milt volume, sperm density, and number of spermatozoa were determined to quantify milt production of mature sea bass after a single injection of LHRHa [(D-Ala6,Pro9-N-ethylamiide)LHRH] in saline solution and 17α-methyltestosterone ...
Nickel-induced pathohistologic alterations in Oreochromis mossambicus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
A pathohistologic study was conducted to determine the effects of nickel on the testes of maturing Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. The fish were treated with 0.5 mg/L and 1.0 mg/L sublethal dose of nickel ...
Flounder metamorphosis: its regulation by various hormones
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
The elongation and shortening of the flounder fin rays during its metamorphosis may be parallel to the appearance and resorption of the tadpole tail during amphibian metamorphosis. The dorsal fin rays of the Japanese ...
Role of growth hormone in the adaptation to sea water of juveline brown trout, (Salmo trutta)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
The first part of the study investigates the ability of ovine growth hormone (oGH) to enhance the hypo-osmoregulatory and growth performance of juvenile brown trout after exposure to sea water (SW). Three groups of fish ...
A brief account of the experience of Sabah Fisheries Department in fish larval rearing
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Venturing into the aquaculture sector especially in pond and cage culture is a step that has been taken up by entrepreneurs and traditional fishermen of Sabah. However, shortage in the supply of fish fry is a stumbling ...