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Black tiger shrimp culture rejuvenation: the OPLAN Balik Sugpo of SEAFDEC/AQD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021)Back in its glory days, black tiger shrimp was an economic jewel of the Philippines and other countries in Asia that garnered millions of dollars’ worth of earnings from production and export. Until production methods ... -
Black tiger shrimp revival program stepping up at AQD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-11)As a highlight of its 50th anniversary, the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) inaugurated its new Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock Facility in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines on 3 July 2023. The biosecure facility was built ... -
Boosting the sustainability of aquaculture feed for the lucrative business of mangrove crab grow-out culture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-12)Conventional feeds for mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) are highly fixated on the use of fish-by-products (FBC) and other slaughter wastes. These feeds, however, are highly polluting that can easily cause water quality ... -
Breeding and seed production of the mangrove red snapper
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Breeding marine aquarium animals: The anemonefish
(International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, 1989-07)A brief account is given of experiments undertaken regarding the breeding of anemonefish (Amphiprion), a species popular among marine aquarists. Findings indicate these fish to be good candidates for reproductive physiology ... -
Can the Philippines produce enough fish for the multitude?
(Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), 1997)Philippine fishery statistics classified fish production into 3 major production sources: commercial, municipal and aquaculture. Of these, only commercial fisheries and aquaculture have shown positive growth; municipal ... -
DNA markers help manage Nile tilapia stocks
(Global Aquaculture Alliance, 2006)Determining changes in the genetic diversity of selected hatchery stocks through DNA-level polymorphisms analysis provides aquaculturists with a means to monitor inbreeding, control loss of genetic diversity, and achieve ... -
Economic assessment of shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hatchery industry in Panay Island, Philippines
(International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, 1994-07)Results of the economic assessment of shrimp hatchery industry in Panay Island, Philippines are presented. In order to ensure continuous viability of hatcheries, the critical areas of concern are: financing of operating ... -
Efficacy of tilapia oral vaccine coupled with a nanocomposite biomaterial as carrier for vaccine delivery
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2021-12)Fish diseases have seriously threatened and hampered the aquaculture industry. Low stress yet effective mass vaccination strategies for disease control and prevention are needed for sustainable aquaculture. Fishvax, a ... -
Enhanced biosecurity measures for sustainable aquaculture: Shrimp hatchery operations
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broodstock Facility and Shrimp Hatchery Complex of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, has already been practicing the best quarantine protocols. ... -
Enhancing the reproductive performance of cultured shrimp: novel information on scent, maturation, and mating
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2022-07)What are sex pheromones and how do they function in the courtship and mating of shrimps and other crustaceans? Best known as chemical compounds excreted by animals to initiate reproduction-related responses from their ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the aquaculture potential of ayungin, an endemic freshwater fish in the Philippines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-01-30)In the early 1960s, silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus), locally known as ayungin, is regarded as one of the most abundant freshwater fishery resources in the largest lake in the Philippines, Laguna de Bay. Smallscale ... -
The filter net [tangab] fishery in Iloilo Strait, Philippines: Food and livelihood for coastal communities in the midst of waste of non-target fishery resources
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)The Philippines is home to a mixed of blessings: an enormous marine biodiversity, a tremendous variety of fishery enterprises, and about 50 million coastal residents who mostly fish and eat fish. So many animals and so ... -
Good news for crab farmers
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Impeding the outbreaks of transboundary aquatic animal diseases in Southeast Asian aquaculture: The aquatic emergency preparedness and response system guidelines
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020)As aquaculture in Southeast Asia rapidly grows, it is being confronted with incidences of aquatic animal diseases threatening its sustainability. In early 2013, the SEAFDEC Member Countries raised concerns regarding the ... -
Influence of water temperature on induced reproduction of milkfish during the off-season
(Aqua Research Pte Ltd, 2022)Scientific studies on milkfish’s induced spawning and larval rearing by increasing water temperature in tanks are very limited. In order to increase the production capacity of milkfish fingerlings, a preliminary experiment ... -
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 ... -
The lowdown on world shrimp culture - I
(INFOFISH, 2001)Based on FAO time series data, in 1984 there were only 33 countries reporting farmed shrimp production. This increased to 51 in 1989 and rose to 60 in 1996. The world total shrimps and prawns production reached 1.114 million ... -
The lowdown on world shrimp culture - II
(INFOFISH, 2001)This paper introduces some new members of the international shrimp culture club and goes on to discuss some recent technological innovations in the industry, particularly the polyculture of tilapia (mainly Oreochromis ...