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Origin of Philippine lakes
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The paper discusses the origin of the major and minor lakes throughout the Philippines.
Changes in lake morphology as source of basic information for lake management: A case study on Laguna Lake, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Back to basics: Institutional and behavioral perspectives on the Taal Lake fish cage industry
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The practice of fish cage culture existed in Taal Lake in the 1970s but it only flourished in the late 1990s, degrading water quality and increasing fish kill incidences in cage areas. This paper analyzes the Taal Lake ...
Microcystins from the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa in Laguna de Bay, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Laguna de Bay, the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines, experiences periodic blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. The results of analysis for the presence of the hepatotoxin microcystins in bloom ...
Documenting the presence and impact of introduced freshwater fishes for aquaculture in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
The demand for fish protein in the Philippines cannot be met by capture fisheries alone so the Philippine government has turned to aquaculture as an alternative source of fish protein. Aquaculture has promoted the introduction ...
Policy issues on lake management in the Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Catastrophic flood hazards from crater lakes: Parker and Pinatubo volcanoes, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
In a span of seven years, three catastrophic flood events ensued from the breakout of two crater lakes: two from Maughan Lake, the crater lake of Parker volcano, and one from Pinatubo volcano. The mechanisms of the three ...
Integrated water resources management: the experience of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Laguna de Bay is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and one of the largest lakes in Southeast Asia. The lake and its watershed, technically referred to as the Laguna de Bay Region or Basin, encompasses the ...
Pansipit river rehabilitation program, Batangas, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
In the early 1990s, fish cages were established in Pansipit River, the only outlet from Taal Lake going to Balayan Bay, Batangas, Philippines. This resulted to the clogging of water current and population decline of marine ...
Investigation of massive fish kill in Lake Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Lake Buhi is a multi-species fishery resource and known worldwide for being the home of the world s smallest commercial fish (Mistichthys luzonensis). The lake is used for fishery, agriculture, irrigation, hydroelectric ...