Prawn hatchery operations
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Abstract
The manual, an updated version of the 1984 SEAFDEC/AQD manual, presents the underlying principles and step-by-step instructions of prawn larval and post-larval rearing. The techniques described are not only applicable to Penaeus monodon, but may also be modified and applied to other penaeid and metapenaeid species. The following aspects are covered: Site selection; Life cycle; Hatchery design and planning; Hatchery operations; Diseases; and Economics.
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Parado-Estepa, F. D., Quinitio, E. T., & Borlongan, E. L. (1996). Prawn hatchery operations (Rev. Ed.). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
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crustacean larvae 
; manuals ; shrimp culture ; rearing techniques ; prawn culture ; site selection ; life cycle ; stocking ponds ; spawning ; feeding ; diseases ; aquaculture economics ; Penaeus monodon ; hatcheries ; Penaeus indicus ; Penaeus merguiensis ; Penaeus japonicus ; Penaeus latisulcatus ; Penaeus semisulcatus ; Metapenaeus ensis ; Tigbauan 
; Iloilo ; Philippines
; manuals ; shrimp culture ; rearing techniques ; prawn culture ; site selection ; life cycle ; stocking ponds ; spawning ; feeding ; diseases ; aquaculture economics ; Penaeus monodon ; hatcheries ; Penaeus indicus ; Penaeus merguiensis ; Penaeus japonicus ; Penaeus latisulcatus ; Penaeus semisulcatus ; Metapenaeus ensis ; Tigbauan ; Iloilo ; Philippines
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