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Occurrence of milkfish eggs in the adjacent waters of Panay Island, Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Location of spawning grounds of milkfish is one of the most important steps towards gaining knowledge on the spawning habits of the fish as well as the early life history and nature of its eggs and larvae. The present study ...
Preliminary notes on the salinity preference of milkfish, Chanos chanos, fry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Vertical salinity gradient columns were used to investigate the salinity preference of milkfish fry. Newly captured fry showed a preference for 32‰ salinity. Fry which had been in captivity for one to five days, at 12 or ...
The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines is the culture of shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in brackishwater and seawater grow-out farms to marketable size. The industry is highly dependent upon the other sectors/components ...
Shrimp grow-out culture techniques in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The major commercial shrimp species in the Philippines belong to the genus Penaeus and Metapenaeus. The important penaeid shrimps are: P. monodon (giant tiger shrimp or sugpo); P. japonicus and P. semisulcatus (tiger shrimp ...
Milkfish breeding program in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The National Bangus Breeding Project (NBBP) was established in 1981 in compliance with a presidential directive. Breeding and hatchery techniques for milkfish (Chanos chanos) developed by the Aquaculture Department of the ...
The occurrence of milkfish Chanos chanos fry in Pandan Bay, Antique, from 21 May to 25 June, 1975
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Milkfish fry were collected at the Pandan shoreline and 500 meters offshore. While shore-caught fry were uniform in size those captured offshore varied in size and stage of development.
Qualitative analysis of the contents of the anterior portion of the oesophagus from adult milkfish, Chanos chanos, captured in Pandan Bay from 10 May-June 1975
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)
Qualitative analysis of food items in the anterior spiral portion of the oesophagus suggests that adult milkfish feed on both benthic and planktonic materials.
Marker-aided genetic stock management: prospects in Philippine aquatic biodiversity conservation and aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
With the advent of DNA marker-based technologies and applications, genetic stock assessment incorporating molecular marker information has become an important tool in managing resources both for aquaculture and stock ...
Updates on the seed production of mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Widespread interest in mud crab species is increasing because these are highly prized both in domestic and export markets. Among the three mud crab species commonly found in the Philippines, Scylla serrata, S. olivacea, ...
Induced breeding of giant trevally, maliputo (Caranx ignobilis)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The giant trevally, maliputo (Caranx ignobilis), a highly prized and most popular indigenous migratory fish in Taal Lake, Batangas, Philippines, was induced to spawn using various hormones (to assess hormone efficacy on ...