Fish for the People: Recent submissions
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Sustained utilization of SEAFDEC vessels through collaborative research surveys: Marine resources survey of the Gulf of Thailand using the M.V. SEAFDEC 2
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Cognizant of the state of depletion and to some extent, collapse of the fishery resources particularly in coastal areas, concerned ASEAN Member States (AMSs) have increasingly placed focus on the under-utilized marine ... -
Crocodile conservation and breeding management – Issues and constraints: Experience of Myanmar
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Crocodiles play a vital ecological role as key predators in wetland environments where they thrive, and have always been part of human culture, even co-existing with people, and found in the form of leather as their skin ... -
Re-establishing the sea cucumber resources in the Philippines: The Masinloc experience
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Sea cucumber of the Family Holothuriidae and Stichopodidae, is among the most commercially-exploited aquatic species in Southeast Asia in view of the increasing demand of their processed form in the international market. ... -
Capacitating the local farmers to enhance global marketing of Thailand’s national aquatic animal, the Siamese fighting fish
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens Regan, 1910) also commonly known as betta or betta fish, is a popular fish in the aquarium trade and was declared on 5 February 2019 as Thailand’s National Aquatic Animal. Centuries ... -
Equipping fishing fleet with vessel monitoring system for sustainability in fishing operations: A case study in Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The fisheries sector in Viet Nam is encountering several difficulties, especially in terms of the management and monitoring of its fishing vessels that could have led to their continued engagement in illegal, unreported ... -
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation to enhance the implementation of MCS in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Following the UN Fish Stocks Agreement entered into force in December 2001 ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of straddling and highly migratory fish stocks within the framework of the United Nations ... -
Safeguarding the niche for Southeast Asian fish and fishery products in the world market
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)As of 2016, the Southeast Asian countries have already secured a niche in the global market for their fish and fishery products, contributing about 13.8% to the world’s total export of fish and fishery products in terms ... -
Fish for the People Vol. 17 No. 1
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Harnessing the benefits of breeding the Asian medicinal leech
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The Asian medicinal leech (Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842)) can be found in freshwater environments including swamps and paddy fields. In Thailand, the Asian medicinal leech is most abundant in the Northeastern ... -
Bringing fish catch to homes fresh via fish liner or walkathon: Agusan del Norte, Philippines in focus
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)In many rural areas in the Philippines, fresh fish catch does not usually reach the communities and homes because of transportation and accessibility constraints. As a result, the fish catch that comes to rural areas had ... -
Application of molecular techniques for sustainable management of inland fisheries: The experience of Indonesia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)Indonesia embraces large areas of inland water resources with potentials for development of its inland capture fisheries. To obtain the optimal and sustainable benefits from these resources for the benefit of present and ... -
Exploring the sustainable development of demersal fishery resources in the high seas
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an autonomous inter-governmental body established as a regional treaty organization in 1967, to promote sustainable fisheries development in Southeast Asia. ... -
Addressing the issues and concerns on Anguillid eel fisheries in Southeast Asia
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)The SEAFDEC Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (SEAFDEC/IFRDMD) has been mandated to “monitor the state of exploitation and utilization of inland fishery resources and to come up with scientific ... -
Fish for the People Vol. 16 No. 3
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Reviving the aquaculture of black tiger shrimp in Southeast Asia: Perspectives and future direction
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)The intensive culture of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) was first developed in the late 1985s, during which time, Thailand was the first country to export cultured shrimps (both tiger shrimp and other marine shrimp ... -
Capacities for Managing the Development of ASEAN Aquaculture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)Two core capacities are necessary to manage the development of any economic sector, e.g. fisheries. These are governance, in order that development is geared to the goals of society, directed towards those goals, and growth ... -
Addressing gaps in the culture of pathogen-free polychaetes as feed in shrimp hatcheries
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)One of the factors that contribute to the success of shrimp hatchery operations is the availability of good quality broodstock diets. Polychaetes have been regarded as the best maturation diet for shrimps as they contain ... -
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 ... -
The making of a center of excellence in science and technology on inland fisheries management: The SEAFDEC/IFRDMD
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)As the global attention that focuses on the development of inland fisheries escalated in the early 2000s, the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Member Countries became concerned about the actual valuation of the Southeast Asian region’s inland ... -
Invasive apple snails: Integrated management in lowland ricefields of Cambodia and probing their utilization in aquaculture
(Secretariat, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)This article provides insights on the aquatic invasive apple snails of the genus Pomacea and rice cultivation in Cambodia. The first record or known date of introduction of this freshwater invasive snail is before 1995. ...
