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Larviculture of marine fishes at SEAFDEC/AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The recent glut in the world market for shrimp dealt a heavy blow to the aquaculture industry. It is thus apparent that fish farmers should not depend on only a single species for culture. The popularity and market demand ...
Research activities and accomplishments of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, 1988-1991
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Research studies conducted from 1988 to 1991 focused on breeding, seed production, and farming of thirteen aquaculture species of regional importance. Studies aimed at developing economical feeds, as well as disease ...
Shrimp seed production at SEAFDEC/AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Broodstock management and seed production techniques have evolved from laboratory and verification tests that are conducted to increase survival and growth rates of cultured fish species. The present methods of induced ...
Shrimp hatchery and grow-out operations in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Shrimp farming in Thailand has been practiced since more than 50 years ago. This began with the extensive system (traditional method) where shrimp fry are allowed to enter ponds during the high tide, and then harvested ...
The shrimp hatchery industry in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Fifteen years after SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department first offered its training course on Barangay Prawn Hatchery Management, the giant tiger shrimp industry has grown tremendously. Among the private investors in shrimp ...
Fish health research at SEAFDEC/AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Fish pathology as a discipline was of relatively minor importance in the early years of SEAFDEC/AQD because technologies for producing aquaculture commodities were still being developed and high-density fish rearing ...
Marine fish broodstock development at SEAFDEC/AQD: status and advances
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The success of a fish culture operation depends, in part, on adequate supply of seed for hatchery and grow-out. The culture and husbandry of many of Southeast Asia's marine fish species are constrained by the unreliability ...
Training and information activities and accomplishments of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, 1988-1991
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
One of the mandates of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department is the development of human resources and dissemination and exchange of information in aquaculture to promote the aquaculture industry in Southeast Asia. The ...
Research on nutrition and feed development at SEAFDEC/AQD
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The Feed Development Section at SEAFDEC/AQD conducts research on the nutritional requirements and the development of costeffective practical diets for regionally important fishes (milkfish, tilapia, carp, and sea bass) and ...
Fish nutrition in Thailand: Status and constraints
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Aquaculture prior to World War II was limited because marine and freshwater fish catches were still abundant. But shortage of fuel and other necessities led to an increase in food prices including fish. The demand for ...