Fishing gear for prawn and shrimp used in the Philippines today
Share
Abstract
This paper describes various types of shrimping and prawning gear and devices, most of which have been traditionally used in the Philippines, with some ecological notes. This study provides basic information on prawn culture and fry collection, which will be useful for private fishpond operators and workers.
Description
Also in: Compilation of JICA Expert Activities at SEAFDEC, Aquaculture Department (1974-1985) by S. Fukumoto, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 1989, pp 63-75.
Suggested Citation
Motoh, H. (1980). Fishing gear for prawn and shrimp used in the Philippines today. (Technical Report No. 5). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
Subject
Taxonomic term
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Asian shrimp situation
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1990) -
A guide to small-scale marine finfish hatchery technology
(Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, 2005)Recent improvements in hatchery production technology for high-value marine finfish species such as groupers have led to an increased interest in setting up hatcheries to produce fingerlings for aquaculture. Small-scale ... -
A further note to “fishing gear for prawn and shrimp used in the Philippines today”
(Carcinological Society of Japan, 1983)Motoh (1980) reported 9 and 13 kinds of shrimping gear for the fry and the adult respectively, of which most of them are indigenously used today in the Philippines. Howerver, druing the continued ecological survey of ...
