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Harmful and toxic algae
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter provides basic facts about harmful and toxic algae. It also discusses the conditions that stimulate their occurrence, different types of harmful and toxic algal blooms and their effects to fish and marine ...
Viral diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Outbreaks of viral infections can cause massive mortalities among cultured fishes or shrimps. Water temperature and age of the fish or shrimps are significant factors that influence the development of viral infections. ...
Bacterial diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Fish and crustaceans that are not weakened by poor environmental conditions, or by other causes, such as parasitic infestation, nutritional deficiency, handling stress, or chemical intoxication, are more resistant to ...
Disease development
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Disease occurrence is one of the biggest deterrents to sustainable production in aquaculture. It is therefore important to enhance awareness among various sectors of the importance of health management in the aquaculture ...
Fungal diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Over the past 20 years, aquatic animal mycopathogens have become the focus of considerable research. The many known occurrences of fungal diseases in wild populations and the documented devastating disease outbreaks indicate ...
Environmental and other non-infectious diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter presents some of the environmental non-infectious diseases of aquatic animals. Non-infectious diseases are caused by adverse environmental conditions, nutritional disorders, or genetic defects. While they can ...
Husbandry and health management of grouper
(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The groupers (Family Serranidae) are among the most popular species in the live reef food fish industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Groupers are generally fast growing, hardy, suitable for intensive culture, and with ...
Food for thought: Feast or famine in Philippine science?
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Originally published in the Philippine Star on 6 September 2007. Edited and reprinted with permission.
What good is science education?
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Originally published in the Philippine Star on 20 August 2009. Edited and reprinted with permission.
Myths in Philippine science
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Originally published in the Philippine Star on 9 October 2008. Edited and reprinted with permission.