Mangroves to aquaculture
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Abstract
The paper discusses the recommended strategies regarding the further conversion of mangrove forests to fishponds and the management of existing fishponds for the culture of various aquatic species based on economic feasibility analysis. Strategy for the management of Philippine mangrove and the guidelines for the selection of mangrove areas for preservation, conservation and fishpond development are also presented.
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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (1996). Mangroves to aquaculture. Aqua Farm News , 14(1), 10-15. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2425
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