• Aquaculture in Malaysia 

      Kechik, Ismail bin Awang. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      Aquaculture in Malaysia is experiencing rapid growth. Total production in 1992 amounted to 79,699 tons valued at RM 207.4 million. These figures are 23% and 25% higher than the previous year's. Semi-culture of the cockle ...
    • Brackishwater integrated farming systems in Southeast Asia 

      De la Cruz, Catalino R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      Integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems are more common in fresh water than in brackish water. Nevertheless, southeast Asian countries already have considerable research and experience in brackishwater integrated farming ...
    • A brief account of the experience of Sabah Fisheries Department in fish larval rearing 

      Komilus, C. F.; Parado-Estepa, F. D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
      Venturing into the aquaculture sector especially in pond and cage culture is a step that has been taken up by entrepreneurs and traditional fishermen of Sabah. However, shortage in the supply of fish fry is a stumbling ...
    • Coastal aquaculture in Thailand 

      Sahavacharin, Songchai (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      Coastal aquaculture in Thailand has expanded rapidly in both area and production in the last decade. The important cultured species are the shrimps (Penaeus monodon and P. merguiensis), sea bass Lates calcarifer, groupers ...
    • Fish nutrition in Thailand: Status and constraints 

      Havanont, Vitaya (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      Aquaculture prior to World War II was limited because marine and freshwater fish catches were still abundant. But shortage of fuel and other necessities led to an increase in food prices including fish. The demand for ...
    • Research activities and accomplishments of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department, 1988-1991 

      Marte, Clarissa L. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      Research studies conducted from 1988 to 1991 focused on breeding, seed production, and farming of thirteen aquaculture species of regional importance. Studies aimed at developing economical feeds, as well as disease ...
    • Research on crustaceans 

      Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      Crustacean research at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department during the last three years focused mostly on the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Studies were done along six problem areas: (1) developing spawning techniques for ...
    • Research on seaweeds and mollusks 

      Hurtado-Ponce, Anicia Q. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
      Research on seaweeds focused on the carrageenan-producing Kappaphycus alvarezii and the agar-producing Gracilaria spp. Growth of K. alvarezii was better on horizontal lines than on vertical or cluster lines from bamboo ...
    • The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines 

      Corre, Valeriano, Jr. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines is the culture of shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in brackishwater and seawater grow-out farms to marketable size. The industry is highly dependent upon the other sectors/components ...
    • Shrimp grow-out culture techniques in the Philippines 

      Gicos, Apolinario (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      The major commercial shrimp species in the Philippines belong to the genus Penaeus and Metapenaeus. The important penaeid shrimps are: P. monodon (giant tiger shrimp or sugpo); P. japonicus and P. semisulcatus (tiger shrimp ...
    • Shrimp hatchery and grow-out operations in Thailand 

      Wattanamahard, Tharaphand (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      Shrimp farming in Thailand has been practiced since more than 50 years ago. This began with the extensive system (traditional method) where shrimp fry are allowed to enter ponds during the high tide, and then harvested ...
    • Shrimp seed production at SEAFDEC/AQD 

      Parado-Estepa, Fe D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      Broodstock management and seed production techniques have evolved from laboratory and verification tests that are conducted to increase survival and growth rates of cultured fish species. The present methods of induced ...
    • Shrimp seed production in Malaysia 

      Muhamad Hatta Bin Haji Mahmud (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
      The giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, and the marine shrimp, Penaeus monodon, are now becoming the most important cultured species in Malaysia. The progress in the aquaculture of these species has led to ...