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The ACIAR-BFAR Rinconada Lakes project: Improving fish culture practices for sustainability and profitability
(Ocean Press, 2011)
An ACIAR-funded project was conducted in the Rinconada Lakes area of the Bicol Region in the Philippines to improve fish cage management by fish farmers not only to improve economic returns but also to reduce the negative ...
Genetic research initiatives for sustainable aquaculture production in the Philippines
(Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 2019-03)
The Philippines is one of several countries in Southeast Asia that has, for several decades, made steady contributions to world aquaculture production both from inland and marine waters. In recent years, fish production ...
Susceptibility of Macrobachium rosenbergii to local white spot syndrome virus isolate using immersion assay
(De La Salle University, 2017)
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) continue to be one of the leading causes of serious epizootic in cultured shrimp. Macrobrachium rosenbergii or giant freshwater prawns are found to be resistant in White spot syndrome virus ...
Susceptibility of different weight ranges of Epinephelus coioides to piscine nodavirus
(European Association of Fish Pathologists, 2017)
The susceptibility of different weight ranges of orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) to piscine nodavirus was studied by experimental infection. Size ranges of 1-2 g, 6-8 g, 10-13 g, 30-60 g, and 90-120 g were ...
Do adaptation and coping mechanisms to extreme climate events differ by gender? The case of flood-affected households in Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines
(Asian Fisheries Society, 2014)
This study was conducted to identify and analyse gender-differentiated adaptation measures and coping mechanisms formulated and implemented by households during Typhoon Frank (international name Fengshen), in barangays ...
Sustaining aquaculture by developing human capacity and enhancing opportunities for women
(FAO; NACA, 2012)
People are at the heart of sustaining aquaculture. Development of human capacity and gender, therefore, is an important human dimension. Human capacity development (HCD) was a major thrust of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration ...
Series: FAO fisheries and aquaculture proceedings; 31
Resiliency of small-holder fishfarmers to climate change and market prices in selected communities in the Philippines
(FAO, 2013)
A rapid assessment of the resiliency of small-holder fishfarmers in selected communities in the Philippines was conducted to gather the fishfarmers’ observations and insights about climate change and market prices, and the ...
Impacts of aquaculture on fish biodiversity in the freshwater lake Laguna de Bay, Philippines
(Wiley, 2016)
Laguna de Bay is the largest inland water body in the Philippines, being used predominantly for aquaculture and open water fisheries. Aquaculture in the lake began decades ago, with many changes in the lake ecosystem having ...