Aquaculture Extension Manuals
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These simple, easy-to-follow manuals are intended as extension education materials that can be used by extension agents, aquaculturists, researchers, academicians and students, policy makers, farmers and other interested parties. Since its inception, AQD has published several extension manuals on production of various aquaculture commodities. As other technologies are verified for commercialization, more extension manuals are planned to be published in the near future.
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Nursery and grow-out culture of rabbitfish Siganus guttatus in brackishwater ponds
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2022-11)Rabbitfish Siganus guttatus is a promising aquaculture species due to its tasty meat and commands a higher price than some aquaculture species. Moreover, it has a low protein requirement, resulting in a low-cost feed input. ... -
Hatchery production of sea cucumbers (sandfish Holothuria scabra)
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development; Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 2022-07)This manual, entitled Hatchery Production of Sea Cucumbers (Sandfish Holothuria scabra) includes the consolidated methods, practical protocols and good practices in sea cucumber breeding that were established within the ... -
Mga teknolohiya sa pagpapaanak ng mga isdang tabang: Tilapya, karpa, hito, at ayungin
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2021-08)Ang babasahing ito ay isinulat upang ipamahagi sa mga mambabasa ang simpleng kaalaman sa pagpapaanak at pagpaparami ng mga isdang tabang tulad ng tilapya, karpa, hito, at ayungin. Ang mga teknolohiyang may kinalaman sa ... -
Prawn hatchery design and operation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1985)Various factors to be taken into account in the operation of a prawn hatchery are examined under the following headings: 1) site selection; 2) hatchery facilities and equipment; 3) larval stages of prawn; 4) spawner and ... -
A guide to prawn hatchery design and operation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1984) -
Pag-aalaga ng halamang-dagat na Kappaphycus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007-07)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, ... -
Biology and hatchery rearing of the silver therapon Leiopotherapon plumbeus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-07)Known for its tasty flesh, silver therapon, locally known as ayungin, has been regarded to be one of the most valuable edible native freshwater species in the Philippines. Demands for this fish species remain high which ... -
Tilapia culture: The basics
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2020-07)This new aquaculture extension manual revisits the basics of tilapia culture with updated information on the grow-out technology in cages and ponds. Updated cost and returns analyses were also included to guide farmers ... -
Manajemen budidaya udang yang baik dan ramah lingkungan di daerah mangrove
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2002)This 50-page manual puts together the best practices that SEAFDEC/AQD has developed with the Department of Fisheries in Thailand. These practices include the use of biomanipulators and greenwater system, the use of settling ... -
Mabisang pamamaraan sa pagpapalaki ng sugpo na hindi makakapinsala sa mga bakawan
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2002)This 50-page manual puts together the best practices that SEAFDEC/AQD has developed with the Department of Fisheries in Thailand. These practices include the use of biomanipulators and greenwater system, the use of settling ... -
Tulun-an sa pagpabuad sing lukon
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1976)This manual is intended for fish farmers, extension workers and others in their initial efforts to produce marketable sugpo (Penaeus monodon) for local consumption or export. Information is presented on pond preparation, ... -
Nursery culture of tropical anguillid eels in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2019)This technical publication focused on nursery production of anguillid eels from glass eels to elver using data gathered from eel farm surveys and rearing trials conducted by SEAFDEC/AQD as part of the JAIF (Japan-ASEAN ... -
Biology and hatchery of mangrove crabs Scylla spp.
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2018)This manual includes the biology of crab (Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, and S. olivacea), and describes principles and procedures for spawning the mature crabs and rearing the zoea to ‘fly’ size crabs. It focuses on ... -
Diseases of juvenile and adult mud crab Scylla spp. in the Philippines
(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 ... -
Pagpapaanak ng tilapya
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)This 52-page revised edition of the 1996 manual, discusses the spawning of tilapia in concrete tank hatcheries, hapa hatcheries in ponds and lakes and the hatchery operations of tilapia. -
Biology and hatchery of mud crabs Scylla spp.
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2008)This manual includes the biology of mud crab, and describes principles and procedures for spawning the mature crabs (Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, and S. olivacea) and rearing the zoea to fly size crabs. It focuses on ... -
Seed production of milkfish Chanos chanos Forsskal
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)A 26-page manual describing the site selection, hatchery design, spawning, larval rearing, natural food production, and economic analysis for milkfish. -
Development and management of milkfish broodstock
(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 ... -
Pag-aalaga ng tilapya
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2007)The manual discusses tilapia culture methods in concrete tanks, netcages, and fishponds. It details the species of tilapia cultured in the Philippines, which include Oreochromis nilotucus, O.mossambicus, O.aureus. It covers ... -
Soft-shell crab production using hatchery-reared mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), 2015)"The production of soft-shell crabs is well established in other Asian countries but its sustainability is already being threatened due to the decreasing mud crab population in the wild where the seedstocks are sourced. ...
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