Browsing Aquaculture Extension Manuals by Title

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    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 50

      Cage culture of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) 

      Cuvin-Aralar, Maria Lourdes; Aralar, Emiliano V.; Lazartigue, Alma G. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2011)
      An extension manual describing biology, site requirement, grow-out operations, health management, harvest, post harvest handling and processing, and economic analysis.
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 54

      Cage nursery of high-value fishes in brackishwater ponds: Seabass, grouper, snapper, pompano 

      Madrones-Ladja, Jocelyn; Opiña, Noel; Catacutan, Mae; Vallejo, Emmanuel; Cercado, Victorino (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2012)
      This extension manual describes nursery pond requirements, nursery rearing procedures, common diseases of young marine fish, and economic analysis of cage nursery as an enterprise separate from hatchery and grow-out culture.
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 55

      Culture of marine phytoplankton for aquaculture seed production 

      de la Peña, Milagros R.; Franco, Annie (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013)
      The 32-page extension manual describes the biology, culture techniques and maintenance and mass propagation of 12 phytoplankton species used as live feed in marine hatcheries.
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 71

      Culture of natural food for farmed freshwater fish and prawn larvae 

      Gutierrez, Reylan C.; Rutaquio, Mildred P.; Aya, Frolan ORCID; Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2023-01)
      This manual describes the various methods for culturing microalgae and other natural food organisms fed to freshwater fish/prawn larvae that are produced and reared in hatcheries. Hence, it will encourage/ promote the use ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 60

      Culture of rotifer (Brachionus rotundiformis) and brackishwater cladoceran (Diphanosoma celebensis) for aquaculture seed production 

      de la Peña, Milagros R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      A 32-page manual with topics on the biology and cultivation techniques of zooplankton.
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 1

      Design, operation and economics of a small-scale hatchery for the larval rearing of sugpo, Penaeus monodon Fab. 

      Platon, Rolando R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1978)
      One of the major problems in the mass production of sugpo is how to obtain a constant supply of fry. Since ultimately it is the private sector which should produce the sugpo fry to fill the needs of the industry, the ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 62

      Development and management of milkfish broodstock 

      Reyes, Ofelia S.; de Jesus-Ayson, Evelyn Grace T.; Eullaran, Bernadita E.; Corre, Valeriano L., Jr.; Ayson, Felix G. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The manual provides developed and refined techniques for collection and transport of spawned eggs and larvae, as well as larval rearing. It also describes the necessary facilities for maintaining milkfish broodstock. Guidelines ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 64

      Diseases of juvenile and adult mud crab Scylla spp. in the Philippines 

      Tendencia, Eleonor ORCID; Cabilitasan, Ma. Venuz C.; Tobias-Quinitio, Emilia (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
      This manual aims to provide updated information on the diseases of mud crabs initially authored by Lavilla-Pitogo and dela Peña (2004). It includes the name of the disease, causative agent, stages affected, effects on mud ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 16

      Diseases of penaeid shrimps in the Philippines 

      Baticados, Maria Cecilia L.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R.; de la Cruz, Margarita; Duremdez-Fernandez, Roselyn C.; Gacutan, Rogelio Q.; Lavilla-Pitogo, Celia R.; Lio-po, Gilda D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1990)
      The manual provides information on the diseases that affect the 3 major species of shrimps culture in the Philippines: Penaeus monodon, P. merguiensis and P. indicus. It includes the common name of the disease, causative ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 16

      Diseases of penaeid shrimps in the Philippines 

      Lavilla-Pitogo, Celia R.; Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R.; Tendencia, Eleonor ORCID; de la Peña, Leobert D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
      The manual provides information on the diseases that affect the 3 major species of shrimps cultured in the Philippines: Penaeus monodon, P. merguiensis and P. indicus. It includes the common name of the disease, causative ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 31

      Environment-friendly schemes in intensive shrimp farming 

      Baliao, Dan D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
      The black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, has been successfully raised by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, Technology Verification and Extension Section at its Dumangas Brackishwater Station. The approaches in the culture ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 5

      Farming of prawns and shrimps 

      Apud, Florentino D.; Torres Jr., Pastor L.; Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1983)
      The manual provides information on the culture of shrimps and prawns. Considerations regarding farm sites, pond specifications, pond ecosystems and differences between prawn and milkfish culture are examined. Seed supply, ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 32

      The farming of the seaweed Kappaphycus 

      Hurtado, Anicia Q.; Agbayani, Renato F. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
      A 24-page manual that introduces the carrageenan-producing seaweed Kappaphycus whose culture has spread from Jolo in Mindanao to at least 14 sites in the Visayas and Luzon. Four culture methods are presented: fixed off-bottom, ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 49

      Farming of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina 

      Encena II, Vincent C.; Bayona, Nestor C. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      This manual was written to provide abalone growers a practical guide on how to culture abalone based on the studies and trials conducted by SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department.
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 21

      Feeds and feeding of milkfish, Nile tilapia, Asian sea bass, and tiger shrimp 

      Feed Development Section (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1994)
      A 97-page manual that discusses the nutrient requirements, sources and characteristics of feedstuffs, feed formulation, practical feed formulation, processing and preparation, storage and quality control and feeding ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual No. 45

      Fingerling production of hatchery-reared milkfish (Chanos chanos) in earthen nursery ponds 

      Coniza, Eliseo B.; Marte, Clarissa L.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Huervana, Fredson L. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      Fingerling production of milkfish in ponds maybe operated as a commercial enterprise or a component of milkfish farming that comprises nursery, transition and rearing or grow-out phases. The fishpond nursery is used to ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 37

      Giant clam hatchery, ocean nursery and stock enhancement 

      Mingoa-Licuanan, S. Suzanne; Gomez, Edgardo D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)
      This manual is meant to serve as a guide to the culture of giant clams (Bivalvia, Subfamily Tridacninae). The first part focuses on hatchery methods. The second part is about the ocean nursery. The first two sections refer ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 24

      Grouper culture in brackishwater ponds 

      Baliao, Dan D.; de los Santos, Miguel A.; Rodriguez, Eduard M.; Ticar, Romulo B. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1998)
      Groupers (Epinephelus) are cultured in the Philippines using tiny fry and juveniles caught from the wild. A SEAFDEC/AQD technology verification study on grouper pond grow-out culture resulted in high productivity and ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 29

      Grouper culture in floating net cages 

      Baliao, Dan D.; delos Santos, Miguel A.; Franco, Nilo M.; Jamon, Neil Raphael S. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2000)
      The manual describes the culture of groupers (Epinephelus) in floating cages, providing a farming option for grouper growers and also a production alternative to the farmed species being done today, such as shrimp, milkfish ...
    • Series: Aquaculture extension manual; No. 53

      Grow-out culture of mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus Forsskal, 1775) in ponds 

      Coniza, Eliseo B.; Catacutan, Mae R.; Caballero, Pedrita A. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2012)
      The mangrove red snapper is among the high-value marine fishes with great potential for export. Snapper is important to coastal fishery and ideal for aquaculture particularly in Southeast Asia. Grow-out culture of snapper ...