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Adopt sustainable development principle in aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The inadequate planning and inefficient management of coastal aquaculture has resulted into serious socioeconomic consequences. These are the displacement of rural communities which traditionally depended on mangroves due ...
Milkfish culture in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article discusses the development of milkfish aquaculture industry in the Philippines. The impact of milkfish aquaculture to the environment, the different farming techniques and its economic aspects are also discussed.
The chemical prospectors
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article discusses the results of researches on chemical prospecting of marine organisms containing compounds that show promise as anti-cancer drugs.
Some marine toxins
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article presents some toxins of marine origin. These are tetrodotoxin from pufferfish, saxitoxins from red microalgae that mussels and shellfish ingest, and palitoxin the most toxic marine product isolated from zoonthurian ...
The milkfish fry shortage
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article presents the Philippines, Department of Agriculture Project Sabalo which aims to address the milkfish fry shortage of the country. The project also aims to evaluate existing hatcheries, assess broodstock ...
The life of a fish
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The paper illustrates the life cycle of milkfish in the wild.
The milkfish industry in Taiwan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The status of milkfish industry in Taiwan is presented. Recent advances on fry production from hatcheries are also discussed.
Folk medicine and horticulture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article discusses the uses of marine organisms in folk medicine and in horticulture in the Philippines. Commonly used marine organisms are the different varieties of seaweeds, sea urchin, sea cucumber, turtle, crocodile ...
The genetic garden
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The article discusses some strategies in the establishment of a mangrove genetic garden where species could be maintained. The genetic garden is a sustainable way to prevent further damage of the remaining mangroves. Its ...
How drugs from marine sources are isolated and produced
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
The document illustrates the processes on the isolation of bioactive compounds from marine organisms and the production of marine drugs.