03 SEAFDEC External Publications

Utilization of sodium bicarbonate as anesthetic during routine husbandry activities in ornamental fish

Caipang, Christopher Marlowe; Deocampo Jr., Joel E.; Pakingking Jr., Rolando; Suharman, Indra; Fenol, Jehannie T.; Onayan, Francis B. (IOP Publishing, 2021-11)

The tropical ornamental fish industry requires the stock to be reared in captivity before being sold; thus, exposing them to various handling- and transport-related stressors. A number of commercially available anesthetics ...

Assessment of tilapia-freshwater prawn co-culture schemes in tanks and lake-based cages for increased farm production

Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R.; Rutaquio, Mildred P.; Gutierrez, Reylan C.; Salayo, Nerissa D. (MDPI, 2021-12-08)

The technical viability of tilapia (I-ExCEL strain Nile or red) and giant freshwater prawn (GFP) co-culture in cages-within-tanks was evaluated while appropriate feeding protocols for tilapia-GFP co-culture in cages in a ...

Growth performance, production and economic viability of Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards) fed with varying dietary protein levels

Estante-Superio, Erish; Santander-Avancena, Sheryll; de la Peña, Leobert D.; Garibay, Esteban S.; Gardoce, Rosthon S.; Dayrit, Rheniel (Wiley, 2021-11-30)

The growth efficiency, productivity and economic viability of Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus) fed with diet containing 40% (CPhigh) and 34% (CPlow) crude protein (CP) levels were determined ...

Numerical study of diurnal tidal currents on the Pacific shelf off the southern coast of Hokkaido, Japan

Kuroda, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Takahiro; Ito, Sayaka; Setou, Takashi (Elsevier, 2021-11)

We developed a triply nested, high-resolution (1/50°) ocean model to reproduce tides and tidal currents under realistic oceanographic conditions, mainly on the Pacific shelf around Hokkaido, Japan. The model reproduced ...

Antioxidant activities and selenogene transcription in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) liver depend, in a non-linear manner, on the Se/Hg molar ratio of the feeds

Espino, Marinelle; Eguiraun, Harkaitz; Diaz de cerio, Oihane; Carrero, Jose Antonio; Etxebarria, Nestor; Martinez, Iciar (Springer, 2021-07-31)

Feeding 3.9 and 6.7 mg Hg/kg (Se/Hg molar ratios of 0.8 and 0.4, respectively) for 14 days negatively affected Dicentrarchus labrax growth and total DNTB- and thioredoxin-reductase (TrxR) activities and the transcription ...

Maize products

Hertrampf, Joachim W.; Piedad-Pascual, Felicitas (Springer, 2000)

Maize (Zea mays) is a cereal, belonging to the family Poaceae and has its origin in Central America. Now maize is grown world-wide whenever the climate permits cultivation.

Effect of a non-native freshwater goby invasion on spawning habitat use of two native freshwater gobies

Ito, Sayaka; Tamura, Yoshinobu; Sato, Akira; Onishi, Hidejiro; Shibuya, Masaki; Uchida, Yuki; Inoue, Mikio; Omori, Koji (Springer, 2021-10)

We tracked the spawning habitat use of two native stream gobies (Rhinogobius fluviatilis and Rhinogobius nagoyae) before and during the invasion of a non-native goby (Rhinogobius sp. OR) and after its disappearance in the ...

Effects of feeding rate and sediment depth on the survival, growth performance, and biomass of mud polychaete Marphysa iloiloensis from early juvenile to adult in grow-out tanks

Mandario, Mary Anne; Castor, Nomae Joylyn T.; Balinas, Vicente T. (Elsevier, 2021-11)

Polychaete aquaculture has progressed in some countries to meet the high demand of fish bait and aquaculture industries. However, knowledge on the aquaculture requirements of polychaetes in the grow-out is still scarce. ...

Undervalued, understaffed, underdeveloped, and underutilized? The status of public libraries in the eleven municipalities of rural Iloilo Province, Philippines

Estrullo-Suaga, Eugenia; Crucero, Michelle Joy; Superio, Daryl (SAGE Publications, 2021-11-09)

Libraries, as service-oriented organizations, are being guided on every aspect of their operation by local and international standards. In the Philippines, public libraries are expected to adhere to the stipulations of the ...

Improved survival and growth of silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus early juveniles through co‐feeding with Artemia and commercial feeds

Aya, Frolan; Nillasca, Vicar Stella N.; Garcia, Luis Maria B. (Wiley, 2021-12)

This study examined the effects of co-feeding Artemia and commercial feeds on survival, growth and fatty acid composition of silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus early juveniles. Triplicate groups of 36 days post hatch ...

Distribution of the tropical seaweed crops Eucheuma spp. and Kappaphycus spp. inside and outside of their native range

Brakel, Janina; Sibonga, Rema; Tan, Pui Ling; Rad Menéndez, Cecilia; Ruiz-González, Carla; Faisan, Jr.; Matoju, Ivy A.; Poong, Sze Wan; Rosekwa, Sadock; Ward, Georgia; BURIYO, AMELIA; Luhan, Maria Rovilla; Ferriols, Victor Marco Emmanuel; Msuya, Flower; Hurtado, Anicia; Lim, Phaik Eem; Brodie, Juliet; Gachon, Claire (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

Seaweed aquaculture is a fast-growing industry worldwide and has the potential to change the seascape of coastal regions, including the movement of species outside their native range. Two of the crops with the highest ...