SEAFDEC/AQD Conference Proceedings: Recent submissions

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    • Research and training on fish diseases at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department in 2000-2004: A review 

      Nagasawa, Kazuya (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      This paper reviews various research and training activities on fish diseases at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Iloilo, Philippines. The activities were implemented ...

    • The role of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) in health improvement of aquatic animals 

      Oketani, Yoshiyuki (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The paper discusses the roles of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) in aquatic animal health. The main objectives of OIE are to: ensure transparency in the global animal disease situation; collect, analysis and ...

    • The role of quarantine in preventing the spread of serious pathogens of aquatic animals in Southeast Asia 

      Arthur, J. Richard (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Quarantine, in the strict sense, is the confinement of aquatic animals of unknown or questionable health status in secure facilities such that neither they nor any pathogens they may be carrying can escape into the external ...

    • Current status of koi herpesvirus disease in Taiwan 

      Tu, Chien; Lin, Shih-Yuh; Sung, Hwa-Tsung (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The first reported case of koi herpesvirus disease (KHVD) occurred in northern Taiwan in December 2002. Later, there were three more cases in 2003 and one outbreak of KHVD in 2004. Externally, the affected fish did not ...

    • Transboundary fish diseases in Southeast Asia: Occurrence, surveillance, research and training 

      Lavilla-Pitogo, Celia R.; Nagasawa, Kazuya (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The meeting aims to share and collect the most current information on the occurrence of transboundary fish diseases and surveillance, quarantine, diagnosis, monitoring, research and training for aquatic animal diseases in ...

    • Background and objectives of the Meeting on Current Status of Transboundary Fish Diseases in Southeast Asia: Occurrence, Surveillance, Research and Training 

      Nagasawa, Kazuya (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)

    • Experience on common carp mass mortality in Japan 

      Sano, Motohiko; Ito, Takafumi; Kurita, Jun; Yuasa, Kei; Miwa, Satoshi; Iida, Takaji (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The mortality rate among common carp for food reared in net pens in Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan, in Ibaraki Prefecture, increased from early October 2003 and koi herpesvirus (KHV) was detected in the ...

    • The fish pen industry (of the Philippines): An overview 

      Baguilat, Teodoro (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)

    • Fishpen and cage farming in the Philippines 

      Unknown author (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      Paper was presented at the International Workshop on Cage and Pen Culture, SEAFDEC, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines in February 1979. It deals with cage farming in freshwater lakes of milkfish (Chanos chanos) and mentions ...

    • Site selection, structural design, construction, management and production of floating cage culture system in Malaysia 

      Chua, Thia-Eng (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      The success of cage culture system is largely determined by correct selection of favourable sites, suitable cage size and facilities and management of the system. These three elements are considered in this paper in relation ...

    • The European and Hungarian results of cage culture of fish 

      Muller, Ferenc (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      After a brief history of the cage culture of fish in Europe, the results of cage culture experiments in Hungary are presented with particular reference to the cage cultures of wels, Silurus glanis , bester (hybrid of Huso ...

    • The use of aquatic plants as feed for Tilapia nilotica in floating cages 

      Rifai, Sjamsudin Adang (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      Three kinds of aquatic plants, namely, Hydrilla verticillata, Lemna minor , and Chara sp. were used as feed for the T. nilotica reared in floating cages at three levels of stocking densities: 5, 15, and 45 fishes per cage. ...

    • Net cage culture of Lates calcarifer Bloch and other marine animals in Thailand 

      Dhebtaranon, Yodying; Maneewongsa, Sujin; Wongsomnuk, Swad (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      Feeding experiments on sea bass, Lates calcaifer , have been carried out in nylon net cages in Songkhla, since 1971, to obtain information on: (1) growth rates; (2) survival rates; (3) food conversion rates; (4) environmental ...

    • Prospects of fish farming in cages in Karnafuli reservoir (Bangladesh) 

      Akbar, Ali (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      The Karnafuli Reservoir (Kaptai Lake) has immense prospects for aquaculture as shown by recent limnological and biological studies. It is therefore expected that fish cages culture will become a booming industry in Karnafuli ...

    • Prospects of developing cage and pen culture in Sudan 

      George, Thomas T. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      This paper describes the prospects of cage and pen culture in Sudan and recommends that a project for developing pen and cage culture techniques be started for marine and freshwater aquaculture.

    • Development of circular floating cages for milkfish broodstock at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department 

      Yu, Orlando K.; Vizcarra, Angelito T.; Sitoy, Hermenegildo S. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      The present attempt to develop floating cages for holding milkfish, Chanos chanos, broodstock at SEAFDEC was prompted by the need of the department to have more fish for experimentation. This paper briefly presents the ...

    • Isolation, identification of causative agent of "red boil disease" in grouper (Epinephelus salmoides) and its possible control by vaccination 

      Wong, See-Yong; Ong, Bessie; Chua, Thia-Eng (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      This report presents the initial results of studies on the isolation and identification of the causative agent as well as possible immunization of the estuary groupers. It is hoped that by a vaccination programme, fish ...

    • Experiments on raising quality fish seed in floating nurseries and its role in aquaculture in India 

      Natarajan, A. V.; Saxena, R. K.; Srivastava, N. K. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      Observations on experiments carried out on raising quality fish seed in floating nurseries and raising fish of marketable size in cages at Allahabad are reported. The experiments proved successful in terms of (1) rearing ...

    • Fish cage culture in the town of Jambi, Indonesia 

      Reksalegora, Ondara (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      This paper discusses the floating cage fish culture in Jambi, its present status and its constraints to further development. The report is based mainly on interviews with fish farmers. To accelerate further development, a ...

    • Development of aquaculture in Sierra Leone with a brief reference to oyster culture 

      Dabo, Kamorba K. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; International Development Research Centre, 1979)
      Aquaculture research on oyster culture in Sierra Leone was started in 1974. The purpose of the research was to increase the yield of mangrove oysters and establish a practical and economic system for their cultivation. ...