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Milkfish grow-out culture in ponds
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Milkfish farming is regarded as the backbone of Philippine aquaculture. In 2001, nearly 50% of the Philippines' aquaculture production was milkfish cultured from brackishwater ponds. It has 3 major culture systems: extensive; ...
Updates in the Philippines: Where are the captive milkfish breeders?
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
A map is provided showing the location of milkfish rearing facilities in the Philippines. Most of the 17,443 milkfish broodstocks are located in central Philippines. A table shows details as to the rearing facility (cage, ...
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, ...
The sargeant fish and the eel
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
The culture of sargeant fish, or cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and eel (Anguilla spp) in the Philippines is discussed. Market potentials for the cultured products are examined.
Agiis: a bivalve cultivated as live shrimp feed
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Live 'agiis' have been proven to be a good feed for shrimp for the past ten years by polyculture fish farmers in the province of Capiz, in the island of Panay, west central Philippines. A brief account is given of culture ...
Environment-friendly schemes in shrimp farming
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2002)