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Sustainable tilapia farming: a challenge to rural development
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)
The availability of improved Nile tilapia strains is a major factor that has opened up new avenues for renewed growth in the tilapia industry especially in the rural sector. This was hailed as a positive development in the ...
Promoting responsible aquaculture for the sustainable production of soft-shell crabs
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)
Soft-shell crabs command a high price because these could be eaten whole when cooked. Myanmar, Viet Nam, and Thailand are among the Southeast Asian countries that produce considerable quantities of soft-shell crabs mostly ...
Sustaining environmental integrity in the midst of intensified aquaculture development
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
The escalating aquaculture production from Southeast Asia during the past decades seems inevitable notwithstanding its significant contribution to economic growth and guaranteed food security of the countries in the region. ...
Retaining our mangrove greenbelt: Integrating mangroves and aquaculture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Although multilateral agencies in Southeast Asia have long been promoting that mangroves, and other wetlands, are wastelands to be put into better use, such as conversion to ponds. However, there is a need for Mangrove ...
Transforming a coral reef cove into mariculture hub: Igang marine station of SEAFDEC/AQD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Reducing rural poverty and improving lives through sustainable aquaculture: AQD's 40-year saga of mustering strength and expertise for technology development
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013)
Recognizing the need to promote fisheries development for improving the economies of Southeast Asian countries, the Second Ministerial Conference for the Economic Development of Southeast Asia held in Manila, Philippines ...
Advocating preventive measures that inhibit early mortality syndrome in shrimps
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) is a generic name used to describe the observed mortality occurring within the first 30 days of stocking shrimp (Penaeus sp.) post larvae (PL) in ponds. The aquaculture species reported to ...
Supporting ASEAN good aquaculture practices: Utilization of alternative protein sources for aquafeed to minimize pressure on fishery resources
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Aquaculture industry of Southeast Asia has been expanding steadily as a result of an increasing demand of food fish in the region as well as in the global scale. Aside from its contribution to the world’s fisheries, the ...
Towards reviving the production of Philippine native aquatic species
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)
The overexploitation of native aquatic species mainly for household consumption, not to mention the habitat loss and introduction of invasive alien species in major inland water bodies of the Philippines, has resulted in ...
Initiating resource enhancement of seahorses: A case study at Sagay marine reserve in central Philippines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are commonly found in tropical coral reefs as well as in lagoons and estuaries, and are highly exploited for their high price, resulting in the listing of these seahorses in the International ...