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Status and prospects of aquaculture of threatened echinoderms in the Philippines for stock enhancement and restocking
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Echinoderms are either specifically targeted by gleaners and divers, or form part of the multispecies invertebrate fishery in many coastal areas in the Philippines. The existence of a local sea urchin market in northern ...
Status of threatened species and stock enhancement activities in the Philippine fisheries
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The paper provides the lists of fisheries related species perceived to be extinct, rare, threatened and endangered as covered under the CITES, IUCN and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries ...
The SEAFDEC/AQD experience in stock enhancement
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) started stock enhancement activities in 2000 as part of the Coastal Fishery Management Project in Malalison Is., Culasi, Antique, ...
Organization and development of stock enhancement in Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In the 1960s, the Japanese economy was starting to industrialize. The rapid increase in business investment in new factories and equipment stimulated a yearly economic growth rate of approximately 12% (METI 1970). However, ...
Application of DNA-based markers in stock enhancement programs
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Aquaculture and fisheries management require tools for identifying individuals or groups of aquatic organisms for the purpose of monitoring performance (growth, survival and behavior) and stock structure. In aquaculture ...
Community-based stock enhancement of topshell in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
In Palawan, Philippines, observed reduction of trochus shell resource in various areas was due to unregulated harvest mainly by compressor (hookah) divers and free diving fishers from other provinces. The latter migrate ...
Coral culture and transplantation and restocking of giant clams in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Recently, the Pew Project (2001 to 2005) of the senior author entitled ‘Coral reef habitat and productivity enhancement through coral transplantation and giant clam restocking’ was implemented with the aim to ...
Biology and status of aquaculture for giant clams (Tridacnidae) in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
The Ryukyu Islands consist of many islands located between Kyushu in mainland Japan and Taiwan. The islands in the south-western area of the Ryukyu Islands belong to the Okinawa Prefecture. The Ryukyu Islands are strongly ...
Fishery stock enhancement in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Species extinction is a global issue that requires all nations to practice sustainable management. This paper aims to examine the status of endangered fisheries species in Malaysia, and highlight some resource management ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and stock enhancement in Lao PDR
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
Fisheries development in Lao PDR is confined to inland fisheries development and sustainable freshwater aquaculture including culture-enhanced capture fisheries and fishery-enhanced aquaculture. Given the potential of ...