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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 ...
Establishing a mangrove nursery
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Mangroves play an important role in creating habitats for a diverse community of organisms ranging from bacteria and fungi to fishes and mammals. They grow in intertidal flats, estuaries and offshore islands. In the ...
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 ...
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.
Realizing green aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Audie Lim's successful milkfish grow-out: pass it on!
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Whither aquaculture?
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Seawater irrigation system for intensive marine shrimp farming in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2002)
The aim of the seawater irrigation system (SIS) is to clean up shrimp pond effluent and provide high quality seawater for shrimp farming. The system has 3 components: water intake; treatment reservoir and discharge system. ...
Catfish culture in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Catfish rank fifth in the world in terms of fresh and brackishwater fish culture. In Asia and the Pacific, the Clariidae family dominates production, representing nearly 80% of the total catfish production. Among the most ...