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Status of development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulation in Lao PDR
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Lao PDR has a population of 5.7 million, with a land area 236,800 sq. km. About 87.7% of land or catchment areas drains into Mekong River and contributes 35% of the Mekong River Basin flow. Almost all of Laos territory has ...
Status and development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulation in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
In 2013, capture fisheries contributed 85% (1.48 million mt) of total fish production in Malaysia. An additional 17.6% (261,000 mt) was recorded as fish-by-catch (FBC). On the contrary, aquaculture contributed 15% (260,800 ...
Optimization of feeding and growth conditions for hatchery-bred larvae of indigenous Philippine silver perch, Leiopotherapon plumbeus (Perciformes: Terapontidae)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The Philippine silver perch, locally known as ayungin, is an endemic fish species and is considered as a potential candidate for aquaculture and for stock enhancement. However, high mortality associated with early larval ...
Development of a simple, rapid, cost-effective diagnostic kit for WSSV
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Shrimp aquaculture is one of the most important sources of income and livelihood in the Philippines. For the past two decades, the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has adversely affected the production of the Philippine ...
Larval rearing of silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) in outdoor tanks
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus, Kner 1864), locally known as ayungin, is an important freshwater food fish species found in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. Its market price is twice that of ...
Assessment of humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), spawning aggregations and declaration of marine protected area as strategy for enhancement of wild stocks
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Humphead wrasse, known as the Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus), is the largest living member of the family Labridae. It is slow growing but can grow to a maximum size exceeding 2 m and 190 kg. This species was the first ...
Use of plant proteins in aquaculture feed for top five commodities in ASEAN member states
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Fish production from aquaculture in Asia has steadily increased during the past decade. In 2012, Asia s share in the total world aquaculture production was about 89% with 60 M metric tons valued at US$ 120 B. ASEAN Member ...
Status of development and use of alternative ingredients in aquaculture feed formulations in Singapore
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The aquaculture industry in Singapore started in 1980s. The country has approximately 130 aquaculture farms, mostly located in the western part of the country. Aquaculture production mainly comes from coastal farms and the ...
Resource assessment of sea cucumber in northern Iloilo, central Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
A resource assessment of sea cucumber was conducted in six out of eight coastal towns in northern Iloilo, a fisheries rich area facing the Visayan Sea in the central Philippines. A yearlong assessment was conducted in 2012. ...
Stock enhancement? Why bother
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
There are two approaches to resource enhancement of depleted wild fish stocks: through stock enhancement where aquaculture science plays a central role, or through improved management of fish stocks. This paper presents ...