Species under International Concerns (SEAFDEC/AQD)

Recent Submissions

  • Organization and development of stock enhancement in Japan 

    Sugaya, Takuma (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    In the 1960s, the Japanese economy was starting to industrialize. The rapid increase in business investment in new factories and equipment stimulated a yearly economic growth rate of approximately 12% (METI 1970). However, ...

  • Fishery stock enhancement in Malaysia 

    Ibrahim, Kamarruddin; Ilias, Zaidnuddin (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Species extinction is a global issue that requires all nations to practice sustainable management. This paper aims to examine the status of endangered fisheries species in Malaysia, and highlight some resource management ...

  • The SEAFDEC/AQD experience in stock enhancement 

    Okuzawa, Koichi; Lebata, Junemie; Buen-Ursua, Shelah M. A.; Quinitio, Emilia T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    The Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) started stock enhancement activities in 2000 as part of the Coastal Fishery Management Project in Malalison Is., Culasi, Antique, ...

  • Fisheries, aquaculture and stock enhancement in Lao PDR 

    Choudara, Hanh (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Fisheries development in Lao PDR is confined to inland fisheries development and sustainable freshwater aquaculture including culture-enhanced capture fisheries and fishery-enhanced aquaculture. Given the potential of ...

  • Application of DNA-based markers in stock enhancement programs 

    Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Aquaculture and fisheries management require tools for identifying individuals or groups of aquatic organisms for the purpose of monitoring performance (growth, survival and behavior) and stock structure. In aquaculture ...

  • ASEAN-SEAFDEC directives related to species of international concern 

    Vichitlekarn, Suriyan (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    To achieve sustainable fisheries for food security in the ASEAN region, the Resolution (RES) and Plan of Action (POA) urge the Member Countries to rectify their fisheries practices through improvement of existing fisheries ...

  • Status of threatened species and stock enhancement activities in the Philippine fisheries 

    Lopez, Nelson A. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    The paper provides the lists of fisheries related species perceived to be extinct, rare, threatened and endangered as covered under the CITES, IUCN and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries ...

  • Stock enhancement activities in the Union of Myanmar 

    Win, Kyaw Myo (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Presented in the paper are the stock enhancement programs of the Union of Myanmar which is being implemented by the Department of Fisheries. The State’s vision is to assist the national economy by promoting livelihood ...

  • Status and prospects of aquaculture of threatened echinoderms in the Philippines for stock enhancement and restocking 

    Nievales, Marie Frances J.; Juinio-Meñez, Marie Antoinette; Bangi, Helen Grace (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Echinoderms are either specifically targeted by gleaners and divers, or form part of the multispecies invertebrate fishery in many coastal areas in the Philippines. The existence of a local sea urchin market in northern ...

  • Endangered fish species and seed release strategies in Vietnam 

    Chien, Thai Ngoc; Khanh, Nguyen Huu; Truong, Nguyen Xuan (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    World economic growth has led to considerable changes in the ecosystem in many places and has raised concerns on global resource management particularly aquatic animal resources and their living environment. In Vietnam, ...

  • Community-based stock enhancement of topshell in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines 

    Gonzales, Benjamin J.; Galon, Wendell M.; Becira, Joel G. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    In Palawan, Philippines, observed reduction of trochus shell resource in various areas was due to unregulated harvest mainly by compressor (hookah) divers and free diving fishers from other provinces. The latter migrate ...

  • Thailand's concerns in endangered species and stock enhancement 

    Chaengkij, Marnop (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    The paper provides a comprehensive list of endangered freshwater, brackishwater, and marine aquatic species in Thailand. The Thai Department of Fisheries is breeding some of the endangered species under the “Rehabilitation ...

  • Coral culture and transplantation and restocking of giant clams in the Philippines 

    Gomez, Edgardo D.; Cabaitan, Patrick C.; Vicentuan, Kareen C. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Recently, the Pew Project (2001 to 2005) of the senior author entitled ‘Coral reef habitat and productivity enhancement through coral transplantation and giant clam restocking’ was implemented with the aim to ...

  • Biology and status of aquaculture for giant clams (Tridacnidae) in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan 

    Iwai, Kenji; Kiso, Katsuhiro; Kubo, Hirofumi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    The Ryukyu Islands consist of many islands located between Kyushu in mainland Japan and Taiwan. The islands in the south-western area of the Ryukyu Islands belong to the Okinawa Prefecture. The Ryukyu Islands are strongly ...

  • Proceedings of the Regional Technical Consultation on Stock Enhancement for Threatened Species of International Concern, Iloilo City, Philippines, 13-15 July 2005 

    Primavera, Jurgenne; Quinitio, Emilia; Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    This 150-page book documents the proceedings of an experts' consultation held at AQD in July 2005. It contains nine review papers and seven country papers.

  • Status of the Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1930 stock enhancement program in Thailand 

    Sukumasavin, Naruepon (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1930) is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, measuring up to 3 m in length and weighing in excess of 300 kg. It is endemic to the Mekong River Basin area. ...

  • An uncertain future for seahorse aquaculture in conservation and economic contexts 

    Vincent, Amanda C. J.; Koldewey, Heather J. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2006)
    Seahorses (family Syngnathidae, genus Hippocampus) have set precedents globally. They were among the first marine fishes of commercial importance to be listed on both the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix II. Overfishing ...