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Abalone R&D at AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Details are given of the results of research conducted at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department on abalone (Haliotis asinina). The following areas are covered: reproductive biology; induced spawning; raising abalone in the ...
AQD's breeding-hatchery techniques
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Details are given of standardized methods used by AQD for the spawning of seabass (Lates calcarifer) and the rearing of fry in the hatchery.
The seabass market
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
Seabass (Lates calcarifer) are high value fish occupying a market niche with snappers and groupers. An examination is made of the seabass market in Asia, considering the current situation in the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong ...
Farming techniques for seaweeds
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
Details are given of farming methods developed by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department for 3 different seaweeds: 1) Bottom line culture method for Kappaphycus; 2) Pond culture of Gracilaria; and, 3) Gracilariopsis bailinae, ...
Seaweed markets in southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
World seaweed production has steadily increased over the years. The 3 main commercial phycocolloids or processed chemical products from seaweeds marketed in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are agar, ...
Village level processing techniques
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
The agar-bearing seaweeds Gracilaria and Gelidium grow abundantly in the Asia-Pacific region. Production and post-harvest techniques and methods for processing Gracilaria to produce agar suitable for local market is necessary ...
Sustainability in aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
Sustainable aquaculture in Asia is discussed, considering in particular the loss of mangroves associated with the rapid increase in production of cultured shrimp. Southeast Asia's development and population growth brought ...
The aquaculture training needs in the Philippines and Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1997)
AQD has grown into one of the largest and best equipped aquaculture institutions in Asia. The research-based knowledge that AQD has accumulated is aimed at improving aquaculture technologies and providing the necessary ...
Seaweeds: Utilization and product applications
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
Seaweeds have been used as food, medicine, fertilizers, soil conditioner and source of salt. Realizing the potentials of seaweeds, research and development thrusts have been geared towards improving and developing its ...
AQD recommends semi-intensive milkfish culture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
Details are given of a system for semi-intensive milkfish (Chanos chanos) vulture recommended by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, under the following headings: 1) Pond preparation; 2) Pest (snails) control; 3) Pest ...