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Historical and current trends in milkfish farming in the Philippines

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1998
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Bagarinao, Teodora
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This chapter focuses on the historical and current practices of milkfish farming in the Philippines. The Philippines ranks among the top 12 largest fish producers in the world and the milkfish, Chanos chanos, is the official national fish. The milkfish production in the Philippines has fluctuated sharply, but on average, has relatively stagnated over the past decade, partly due to the shrimp boom and low price of milkfish. The milkfish industry has been responsible for the significant loss of valuable mangrove swamps and forests. The loss of mangrove means loss of habitats and biodiversity including nursery grounds for feeding and refuge of commercial fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks. Milkfish ponds in the Philippines are either privately owned or leased from the government. Brackish water fish ponds are valuable real estate and good management adds to their value. For milkfish farming, stocking rate should be based on the pond environment and carrying capacity, and the fish size at stocking and the market size desired.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10862/421
Suggested Citation
Bagarinao, T. (1998). Historical and current trends in milkfish farming in the Philippines. In S. S. de Silva (Ed.), Tropical Mariculture (pp. 381-422). London: Academic Press.
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10.1016/B978-012210845-7/50012-X
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Chanos chanos AGROVOC; Finfishes; Milkfish culture AGROVOC; Historical account; Milkfish industry -- Philippines; Mangrove AGROVOC; Seed collection AGROVOC; Seed production AGROVOC; Fertilizers AGROVOC; Food organisms; Economics AGROVOC; Cage culture AGROVOC; Intensive culture; Ecological balance AGROVOC; Hatcheries AGROVOC; Pests AGROVOC; Pesticides AGROVOC; Predators AGROVOC; Philippines AGROVOC; Milkfish AGROVOC
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Chanos chanos GBIF
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