• 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 ...
    • Country status on sustainable aquaculture in Lao PDR 

      Khonglaliane, Thongkhoun (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Capture fisheries and aquaculture in Lao PDR are based on water resource ecosystems which consist mainly of rivers and streams, hydropower and irrigation reservoirs, diversion weirs, small water bodies, flood plains and ...
    • Current status of aquaculture in Singapore 

      Heng, Neo Chin (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Singapore is a small country state with a demographic profile of over 5 million in population. With limited land for agricultural purposes and sea space available for fish farming, Singapore depends heavily on importation ...
    • 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 ...
    • Development of a simple, rapid, cost-effective diagnostic kit for WSSV 

      Arabit, Pocholo Mari T.; Nicolasora, Amalea Dulcene D.; Go, Patrick Ellis Z.; Caipang, Christopher Marlowe A.; Maningas, Mary Beth B. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Shrimp aquaculture is one of the most important sources of income and livelihood in the Philippines. For the past two decades, the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) has adversely affected the production of the Philippine ...
    • Distribution and abundance of hard clam shells Meretrix meretrix along the coastal areas of Panguil bay, Lanao del Norte, Philippines 

      Jumawan, Celestina Q.; Palma, Rheino B.; Sia, Renalyn O. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Meretrix meretrix is believed to be abundant in Panguil Bay and in the absence of relevant fishery statistics, it is useful to quantify their biomass with a view to determining their fishery potential. This study aims to ...
    • Estimation of energy budget of sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra, in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture 

      Watanabe, Satoshi; Kodama, Masashi; Orozco, Zenith Gaye A.; Sumbing, Joemel G.; Novilla, Schedar Rose M.; Lebata-Ramos, Ma. Junemie Hazel ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Continuous intensification of aquaculture production has brought about environmental issues associated with eutrophication worldwide. Environmental deterioration such as hypoxia and sulfide production due to water and ...
    • Feed formulation for sustainable aquaculture 

      Coloso, Relicardo M. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      As aquaculture production of tropical fish and crustacean species becomes more intensified, practical diets need to be formulated to be cost effective and environment-friendly. Ingredients should be included to satisfy the ...
    • First record of Laem-Singh virus in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in the Philippines 

      Cruz, Christian Albert M.; dela Cruz, Precious C.; Alcala, Paul Christian D.; Tagle, Florenz Giovanni M.; Santos, Erickson S.; Santos, Mudjekeewis D.; Maningas, Mary Beth B. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Laem-Singh Virus (LSNV), a single-stranded RNA virus that causes growth retardation in Penaeus monodon, is also known as Monodon Slow-Growth Syndrome (MSGS) virus. Black Tiger shrimps afflicted with this virus exhibit ...
    • Good aquaculture practices (GAqP): setting directions for harmonized regional standards - the Philippine experience 

      Matubang, Mark F.; Lopez, Nelson A. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      A milestone process on how Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) emanates in Philippine aquaculture and its integration to the ASEAN harmonized standardization efforts is discussed in the paper. The management model, value ...
    • 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, ...
    • Growth and survival of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juveniles fed diets with varying levels of irradiated chitosan 

      Gonzales, Kristine; Corpuz, Mark Nell; Romana-Eguia, Maria Rowena R. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Chitin is a natural biopolymer and the second most abundant after cellulose. Chitosan, a derivative of chitin which is soluble in acidic aqueous media, is used in many applications like food, cosmetics, biomedical and ...
    • Growth performance of brackishwater enhanced selected tilapia (BEST) reared in brackishwater ponds 

      Labastida, Anecito V.; Jumawan, Celestina Q.; Abogado, Antonio A.; Palma, Rheino B.; Sabillo, Jerome J. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Tilapia culture contributes greatly to world aquaculture production. Several tilapia strains have been developed locally and one of these has been developed for brackishwater aquaculture. BEST or the Brackishwater Enhanced ...
    • 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 ...
    • The importance of mangroves to capture and culture fisheries 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
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    • Induced breeding of giant trevally, maliputo (Caranx ignobilis) 

      Mutia, Ma. Theresa M.; Muyot, Frederick B.; Magistrado, Myleen L. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      The giant trevally, maliputo (Caranx ignobilis), a highly prized and most popular indigenous migratory fish in Taal Lake, Batangas, Philippines, was induced to spawn using various hormones (to assess hormone efficacy on ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Larval rearing of silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) in outdoor tanks 

      Aya, Frolan ORCID; Nillasca, Vicar Stella N.; Corpuz, Mark Nell C.; Garcia, Luis Maria ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
      Silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus, Kner 1864), locally known as ayungin, is an important freshwater food fish species found in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. Its market price is twice that of ...