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    • Hatchery management techniques for tiger-tail seahorse (Hippocampus comes) 

      Ursua, Shelah Mae B.; Azuma, Teruo (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Seahorse culture has been practiced throughout the world to meet the demand for global trade and reduce the pressure on wild stocks through overexploitation. Development of culture techniques for seed production of seahorses ...
    • Marine fish hatchery: developments and future trends 

      Marte, Clarissa L.; Toledo, Joebert D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The basic procedures for producing marine fish fry in hatcheries developed for milkfish fry production nearly 3 decades ago are the basis of fry production systems for all other marine fish species that are now reared in ...
    • BFAR-CHED Philippine National Aquasilviculture Program (PNAP) in Bataan 

      Flores, Rudy C.; Tungol, Felicisima E.; Antonio, Abraham S.; Medairos, Elizabeth D.; Salas, Jonathan M. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Under the Philippine Aquasilviculture Program, the Bataan Peninsula State University (BSPU) rehabilitated denuded mangrove resources, established aquasilviculture technology demonstration projects as a livelihood option ...
    • Community-based shrimp stock enhancement for coastal socio-ecological restoration in the Philippines 

      Altamirano, Jon; Kurokura, Hisashi; Salayo, Nerissa D.; Baticados, Didi; Suyo, Jee Grace; Ishikawa, Satoshi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The reality of declining quality of coastal areas has been evident for many developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, rural coastal zones and estuaries are now being characterized by declining ...
    • Social preparations towards community-based approach to stock enhancement in Sagay Marine Reserve, Philippines 

      Salayo, Nerissa D.; Castel, Raisa Joy G.; Tormon, Dianne Hope M.; Barrido, Rafael T.; Nievales, Marie Frances J.; Azuma, Teruo (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Stock enhancement involves a set of management approaches which include the release of hatchery-produced aquatic organisms to enhance or restore fisheries. Stock enhancement of various species has a long history in developed ...
    • Abalone aquaculture for stock enhancement and community livelihood project in northern Palawan, Philippines 

      Gonzales, Benjamin J. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      One of the interventions to feed the poorest of the poor fisheries sector in the country is the provision of livelihood in the form of mariculture of high value marine species. In the Philippines, livelihood in rural areas ...
    • Stock assessment of christian crabs (Charybdis feriatus, Linnaeus, 1758) in San Miguel bay 

      Nieves, Plutomeo M.; Olfindo, Nelson R.; Macale, Aldrin Mel (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Assessment of the status of swimming crab fisheries in San Miguel Bay with focus on Christian or Crucifix crab, Charybdis feriatus, was undertaken from November 2011 to January 2013. An analytical length-based fish stock ...
    • Assessment of humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), spawning aggregations and declaration of marine protected area as strategy for enhancement of wild stocks 

      Romero, Filemon G.; Injaki, Akkil S. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Humphead wrasse, known as the Napoleon fish (Cheilinus undulatus), is the largest living member of the family Labridae. It is slow growing but can grow to a maximum size exceeding 2 m and 190 kg. This species was the first ...
    • Good aquaculture practices (VietGAP) and sustainable aquaculture development in Viet Nam 

      Nguyen, Thi Bang Tam (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The shrimp (black tiger and white leg shrimp) and catfish industries in Viet Nam continue to experience increasing growth due to rapid aquaculture development. However, disease outbreaks become a major issue. Moreover, ...
    • The Philippine National Aquasilviculture Program 

      Dieta, Romeo E.; Dieta, Florida C. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The Philippine National Aquasilviculture Program (PNAP) is a banner program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) being implemented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). To implement the PNAP, a Memorandum ...
    • Inland fisheries resource enhancement and conservation practices in Myanmar 

      Thein, Htun (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Myanmar has impressive freshwater capture fisheries. Inland freshwater bodies cover 8.1 million ha of which 1.3 million ha are permanent while the rest are seasonally inundated floodplains. There are repeated references ...
    • Status of resource management and aquaculture in Malaysia 

      Yusoff, Aishah (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Malaysia is a maritime nation and its fishing industry is a source of income for 134,000 fishermen. In 2012, the fisheries sector produced 1.7 million tons of fish valued at RM10.8 billion and generated trade worth RM6 ...
    • Status of resource enhancement and sustainable aquaculture practices in Japan 

      Okuzawa, Koichi; Takebe, Takayuki; Hirai, Narisato; Ikuta, Kazumasa (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Contrary to the rapid increase in the world aquaculture production, fish production in Japan has been decreasing slightly due to the decreasing trend in seafood consumption of Japanese. Aquaculture production is approximately ...
    • Current status of sustainable aquaculture in Cambodia 

      Lang, Ouch (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      In Cambodia, the extension of technologies in fish aquaculture is a vital activity that contributes to improving the daily livelihood of the rural poor farmer communities. Technology extension was introduced since 1994 ...
    • Rapid adaptation to a new environment: is it reversible? 

      Araki, Hitoshi (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Accumulating evidence suggests rapid adaptation of fish populations when they are exposed to artificial hatchery environments. However, little is known if rapidly-adapted populations can readapt to their original, natural ...
    • Is small-hold tropical aquaculture in a genetic plunge towards extinction? 

      Doyle, Roger W. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Tropical shrimp aquaculture is in a disease-induced crisis of lost production. The response to this crisis currently focuses on microbiology and pathology, quarantine, and transboundary transfer of shrimp. The crisis also ...