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AQD's mudcrab R&D
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Aquaculture of the mangrove red snapper
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) is an important marketable species throughout the Indo-Pacific region. It is a euryhaline species; it can tolerate freshwater, brackishwater and marine water. Modular culture ...
Abalone culture: a new business opportunity
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
There are about 100 species of abalone in the world, but only 20 are of high commercial importance. In the Philippines, the abalone species are Haliotis asinina, H. varia, H. ovina and H.glabra, but it is the former which ...
Farming the seaweed Kappaphycus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Seaweed farming is the top foreign exchange earner for the Philippines. Kappaphycus constitutes 80% of the Philippine seaweed export. It is sold in both fresh and dried forms; although dried seaweed has a greater demand, ...
Mud crab hatchery and nursery operations
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
A brief account is given of mud crab (Scylla spp) farming activities in the Philippines. The expanding market for mud crab is the cause of intensified collection of wild juveniles. To counter the threat to wild population ...
Pond culture of mud crab (Scylla serrata): An economic analysis
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1992)
The findings are presented of a study conducted to determine the economic feasibility of the pond culture of mud crab (Scylla serrata) at various stocking densities. Investments, costs, and returns are given for a 1 ha ...
Pearl: A simple gem, an intricate process
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Family farms in Vietnam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Crocodile farming: a multi-million dollar industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Crocodiles have a long breeding life, which ranges from 25-30 years. There are 27 species and subspecies of crocodiles throughout the world, 18 of which are in danger of extinction, the rest being threatened with declining ...
Middlemen: the most maligned players in the fish distribution channel
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)