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Growth and yield of Asian catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Gunther) fed different grow-out diets
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Catfish aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
This article deals with the biology, broodstock management, seed production techniques and grow-out culture practices in C. macrocephalus.
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 ...
Mud crab hatchery and nursery operations
Quinitio, Emilia T. 
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
(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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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; ...
Environment-friendly shrimp grow-out technology
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Mangrove community structure survey
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)
Highlights are given of a mangrove community structure survey conducted in the coastal barangays of Carles, Panay Island, Philippines, in April 2003. The survey aimed to qualitatively describe the species composition, ...
Filipino engineer makes big strides in freshwater prawn culture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2003)