Aqua Farm News: Recent submissions

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    • Guidelines for environmentally acceptable coastal aquaculture 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1994)
      The article discusses the guidelines for environmentally acceptable aquaculture to ensure that financial gain is not at the expense of the ecosystem or the rest of sopciety. The general principles, strategies and objectives, ...

    • The milkfish industry in Taiwan 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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.

    • The milkfish fry shortage 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The paper illustrates the life cycle of milkfish in the wild.

    • Modifications in bangus culture 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article presents the milkfish aquaculture techniques in the Philippines modified from the traditional method. These are modular method and silo method, methods on eliminating snails, fertilizer-water replenishment ...

    • Traditional bangus culture 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article presents the traditional milkfish culture practices. The different types of culture ponds are classified according to their uses. Pond preparation, stocking density, pond management and harvesting practices are ...

    • Milkfish culture in the Philippines 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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.

    • Aqua Farm News Volume 13(05) September - October 1995 

      Castaños, Milagros T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The discussion in this issue basically follows the process on how drugs from marine sources are isolated and produced. Exception is made, however, for processes totally biomedical in nature. Folk medicine in the Philippines ...

    • Future drugs from the sea 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article presents several marine chemicals that are likely candidates for future drugs. There sources and applications were also discussed.

    • Nereistoxin 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article discusses Nereistoxin, a toxin isolated from marine annelids, its pharmacological and agricultural applications are discussed in the article.

    • Some marine toxins 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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 ...

    • Toxicity test: Sponge toxin on tilapia fry 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The research was conducted to determine the toxicity of extracts from five Philippine species of marine sponges on tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fry. It was found out that the most potent was the methanol extract of Dysidea ...

    • Folk medicine and horticulture 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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 ...

    • How drugs from marine sources are isolated and produced 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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.

    • The chemical prospectors 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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.

    • Aqua Farm News Volume 13(04) July - August 1995 

      Aldon, Eva T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      What are mangroves? How important are they to our ecosystem? Just two of the questions this issue answers. This issue also includes the state of mangrove resources in the Indo-Pacific region, valuation of mangroves, their ...

    • The genetic garden 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (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 ...

    • Management of mangrove areas 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article discusses the management of mangrove areas in the Philippines to prevent further negative effects of mangrove depletion on the income of coastal fishers. The article suggests that the conversion of mangrove ...

    • SEAFDEC appeals - Save the mangroves! 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article presents action plans that could be done to stop and prevent further degradation of the mangrove ecosystem. These action plans are: conservation, mangrove reforestation and the practice of ecologically sound ...

    • Impacts of mangrove conversion 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      The article presents the impact of mangrove conversion on fisheries and on coastal areas. The mangrove areas which serve as nursery grounds for important species of fish and crustaceans are also rich feeding ground for ...