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Aquaculture development in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
Aquaculture practised in Thailand is in the form of pond culture and cage culture in freshwater, brackishwater and coastal areas. The main species cultured include freshwater prawns, brackishwater shrimp, cockles, mussels, ...
Aquaculture in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Aquaculture in Malaysia is experiencing rapid growth. Total production in 1992 amounted to 79,699 tons valued at RM 207.4 million. These figures are 23% and 25% higher than the previous year's. Semi-culture of the cockle ...
Chemicals in Asian aquaculture: need, usage, issues and challenges
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
This paper outlines the opening introductory presentation made at the “Expert Meeting on the Use of Chemicals in Aquaculture in Asia,” which was held 20-22 May 1996 at the SEAFDEC facilities in Tigbauan, Iloilo, the ...
Myanmar: Mangrove-friendly aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Myanmar has extensive mangrove forests in Ayeyarwady Delta, Rakhine, and Tanintharyi, but these have been drastically reduced due to paddy rice cultivation. Today, only 382,032 ha remain.
Myanmar is only now starting ...
Cambodia: Mangrove-friendly aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Cambodia has 435 km of coastline with 85,000 ha of mangrove forest. A big part of the mangrove area is in Koh Kong province (63,700) where intensive shrimp culture activity is also concentrated. Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) ...
The use of chemicals in aquafeed
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
Various chemicals and additives used in fish and shrimp feeds may have impacts on animal health, product quality and the environment. This paper reviews the use and effects of vitamins (vitamins C and E), essential fatty ...
Aquaculture in Vietnam
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Aquaculture in Vietnam has gained momentum and now produces 370,000 tons of various aquatic commodities. Aquaculture includes shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta; fish culture in cages in rivers, reservoirs, and coastal ...
Aquaculture development and sustainability in Southeast Asia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Countries in Southeast Asia still display a vivid spectrum of developmental stages in aquaculture, the most and the least developed seen in contiguous areas despite geographic similarities. The Network of Aquaculture Centres ...
The Philippine aquaculture industry
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
The aquaculture sector of the Philippine fishing industry registered the highest growth rate of 12.5% in 1977-1986. The contribution of aquaculture to the total fish production was equivalent to 24% in 1986 compared to ...
Aquaculture development in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
Malaysia is a fish-consuming country with fish representing 60% of a total animal protein intake. At an annual per capita consumption of 32 kg some 560 000 mt of fish is required for the projected of 17.5 million people ...