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The development of an institutional repository at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Philippines
(Emerald, 2013)
Purpose - This paper aims to present the experiences of SEAFDEC/AQD library staff in digitizing institutional publications and developing an institutional repository (IR). Design/methodology/approach - SEAFDEC/AQD IR or ...
Impact of fishpond management on the mangrove ecosystem in the Philippines
(Natural Resources Management Center and National Mangrove Committee, Ministry of Natural Resources, 1986)
Fishpond development in the Philippines is discussed, examining resulting impacts on the mangrove ecosystems. Socio-economical implications and management measures are also considered.
Series: PIDS Discussion Paper Series; No. 2007-20
The current state of aquaculture in Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007)
This paper presents some of the preliminary results and findings of an ongoing study, jointly conducted by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC AQD) and Philippine Institute for Development Studies ...
Philippine mangroves: status, threats and sustainable development
(United Nations University Press, 2004)
The status of the Philippine mangroves is examined, the functions of mangrove areas are highlighted, the threats to mangrove resources are identified, and the prospects for sustainable use are discussed. The Philippines ...
Series: Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science; 23
Prawn/shrimp culture industry in the Philippines
(Elsevier, 1992)
The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,100 islands with 17,460 km of coastline, including mangrove forests which covered about 450,000 ha in the 1920s. Coastal aquaculture began a few centuries ago when earthen ...
Establishing adaptive strategies towards a climate-resilient seaweed farming: A case in Panobolon Island, Guimaras, Philippines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)
Seaweeds are ecologically important primary producers, competitors, and ecosystem engineers (Harley et al., 2012), support complex food webs in coastal zones, and provide habitats and food for associated organisms, from ...
Mud crab pen culture: replacement of fish feed requirement and impacts on mangrove community structure
(Blackwell Publishing, 2010)
Brackishwater pond culture has been a major factor in mangrove loss in Southeast Asia, hence, the need to develop environment-friendly technologies such as mud crab Scylla (Portunidae) culture in mangrove pens exists. This ...
Current fish disease problems in the Philippines and their economic impact
(1987)
An account is given of fish disease problems facing the aquaculture industry in the Philippines. The Laguna de Bay fish kills that occurred in December 1985 and February 1986, involving epizootic ulcerative syndrome of ...
Plankton diversity in ballast water of an inter-island passenger-cargo ship calling the Philippine ports
(Liceo Press, 2014)
Numerous studies have been conducted on ballast water species composition and diversity in other countries but not in the Philippines. Thus, this study aimed to provide baseline information on the plankton diversity in ...
Series: Fungal Diversity Research Series; 7
Ecology of straminipiles from mangrove habitats
(Fungal Diversity Press, 2002)
Straminipiles are common inhabitants of marine, estuarine and freshwater aquatic environments. In mangrove habitats, halophytophthorans and thraustochytrids are abundant, both in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Their ...