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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 ...
Brackishwater integrated farming systems in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems are more common in fresh water than in brackish water. Nevertheless, southeast Asian countries already have considerable research and experience in brackishwater integrated farming ...
A review of SEAFDEC/AQD finfish breeding research
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
Recent progress undertaken by SEAFDEC/AQD in the development of broodstock of a variety of cultured fish in the Philippines is reviewed. Spontaneous maturation and spawning has been achieved among captive breeders of ...
Milkfish, rabbitfish and mullet
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1994)
This paper reviews studies conducted on milkfish (Chanos chanos), rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), and mullet (Mugil cephalus) at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department from 1968 to 1991. Milkfish studies focused on hormonal ...
Milkfish nursery pond and pen culture in the Indo-Pacific region
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre; Island Publishing House, Inc., 1984)
In culturing milkfish (Chanos chanos ) to marketable size, the fry (total length = 12-15 mm) are usually reared first in nursery ponds or pens (hapa nets) until they become fingerlings (total length = 2 cm or more). The ...
Nursery and grow-out operation and management of milkfish
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
This paper reviews the results of studies on the pond culture of milkfish Chanos chanos Forsskal at the SEAFDEC Leganes Brackishwater Station, Leganes, Iloilo since its establishment in 1973. Substantial contribution on ...
Aquaculture in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Aquaculture is regarded as the most promising source of protein food in the years ahead. Milkfish and Nile tilapia are the major fishes now produced but groupers, sea bass, rabbitfish, red snappers, carps, and catfishes ...
Milkfish nutrition
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre; Island Publishing House, Inc., 1984)
This paper reviews major contributions in the field of milkfish (Chanos chanos ) nutrition since the First International Milkfish Aquaculture Conference in 1976. Substantial progress has been made toward understanding the ...
Collection, storage, transport, and acclimation of milkfish fry and fingerlings
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre; Island Publishing House, Inc., 1984)
The present methods of collecting fry and fingerlings involve filtration by mobile or stationary devices. The bottom topography of the fry ground, wind direction, and tidal fluctuations are the most important considerations ...
Broodstock management and seed production of milkfish
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) remains one of the cheapest sources of protein for developing countries in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines. The unpredictable supply of wild fry, the only source of seed ...