Books: Book of abstracts: ACIAR-SPC Asia-Pacific Tropical Sea Cucumber Aquaculture Symposium, 15-17 February 2011, Noumea, New Caledonia. (2011). Francisco, J. P. S. (2011). Are Metro Manila households willing to pay for cleaner public transport? South Bridge Court, Singapore: Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia. Franckx, E. (2011). The relationship between CITES, FAO and related agreements: Legal issues. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Orr, J. W., Stevenson, D. E., Hoff, G. R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J. D. (2011). BATHYRAJA PANTHERA, a new species of skate (Rajidae: Arhynchobatinae) from the western Aleutian Islands, and resurrection of the subgenus ARCTORAJA Ishiyama. Seattle, WA: U. S. Department of Commerce. Brugere, C., Ridler, N., Haylor, G., Macfadyen, G. & Hishamunda, N. (2010). Aquaculture …
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International workshop on fish health management: Accelerating awareness and capacity building in Southeast Asia
1-2 March 2012; Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City, Philippines
Details on payment for registration can be viewed here.
Trimming chelipeds reduces cannibalism in mud crab
Based on the study conducted by SEAFDEC/AQD scientists Dr. Emilia Quinitio and Dr. Fe Dolores Estepa, cannibalism among small mud crabs can be reduced by trimming the chelipeds during the intermolt and postmolt stage. SEE LIST OF AQD SCIENCE PAPERS IN 2011
Read More »Have a taste of fresh pompano
On September 29, about 150 kg of SEAFDEC/AQD-produced pompano will be harvested from its Dumangas Brackishwater Station in Iloilo. The 300 gram-sized pompano is priced at PhP 190 per kilogram. You may place your orders at AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320.
Read More »Buy AQD’s fresh harvest of milkfish
Come and savor Guimaras-grown milkfish which will be made available on 23 September. Harvested from SEAFDEC/AQD’s Igang Marine Station, its retail price ranges from Php 75-110 per kg for sizes 200 g and above. You may get in touch with AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033) 511-9171 loc 320 for orders and further inquiries.
Read More »AQD advocates skip-feeding, a low-cost and environment-friendly solution in tilapia farming
SEAFDEC/AQD advocates skip-feeding for tilapia as a good fish cage management as this cuts feed cost by half. This is the result of the collaborative 2006-2009 study among AQD, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Read More »Milkfish for sale
SEAFDEC/AQD is set to harvest milkfish from its Milkfish cage culture project with Petron in Guimaras on 9 September. It will be sold at Php 105-110 per kg for sizes 250 gm and above. For orders and inquiries, you may contact AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033)511-9171 loc 320 not later than 7 September.
Read More »What’s in, what’s out
SEAFDEC/AQD ironed out the list of studies, proponents and activities for 2012 and a broad plan for 2013-2016 that will address the goals of its five thematic R&D programs. This was done 15-26 August at AQD’s main station in Iloilo, Philippines.
Read More »Mariculture parks in southern Philippines find support in AQD, TSKI and DBP
SEAFDEC/AQD and Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI) are working together as the technical assistance team for the Sustainable mariculture investment program that is funded by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) from a grant by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). Stakeholder consultations have been conducted in Panabo City (Davao del Norte) from 17 June to 2 July and in Digos City & Sta Cruz (Davao del Sur) from 8 to 13 August.
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Milkfish is one of the profitable commodities that can be raised in mariculture parks. Only good aquaculture practices can head off fish kills and sustainably manage mariculture parks
Sustainable aquaculture development for food security in Southeast Asia towards 2020
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Read More »AEM 50 Cage culture of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
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Read More »AEM 51 Modyular na pag-aalaga ng tilapya sa mga kulungang lambat
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Read More »AQD teams up with community-partners
SEAFDEC/AQD teams up with the village resource management council of Molocaboc in Sagay, Negros Island, Philippines for a new project on the culture of abalone (Haliotis asinina) and seaweed (Gracilaria). AQD was also on hand at the launching of 12 marine sanctuaries in San Joaquin, Iloilo, Philippines on 16 August 2011 where AQD and LGU-San Joaquin collaborate on studies on giant clam and coral growth vis-à-vis climate change.
Read More »Red tilapia & siganid for sale
SEAFDEC/AQD is set to harvest red tilapia and siganids from its Dumangas Brackishwater Station in Iloilo on 23 August. The red tilapia will be sold at Php 85-100 per kg for sizes 300 gm and above; while siganids will be priced at Php 80-115 per kg for sizes 100 gm and above. For orders and inquiries, you may contact AQD’s Materials Control Unit at (033) 511-8091 or (033)511-9171 loc 320.
Read More »Tilapia hatchery
Technology Description Tilapia has been dubbed the “aquatic chicken” because it grows fast, breeds in captivity easily, and the technology for its propagation and culture requires little input. Hatcheries can readily supply the seedstock that the tilapia farming industry needs. Hatcheries are of three types: concrete tanks, which give the highest production; hapa netcages in lakes, the second highest; then ponds. Technology profile: (1) Get good breeders (50-250 g) from reputable hatcheries; or, raise them from the fry stage until they mature in 3 months. For the latter, breeding trials at SEAFDEC/AQD have shown that tilapia farmers can select healthy broodstocks from within the normal or average size range distribution; this means not selecting the largest fish. (2) For concrete …
Read More »Marine cage culture of grouper
Technology Description The technology of cage culture is relatively cheap and easy to run. The materials used in construction are indigenous and readily available like the bamboo supports. Filipinos are used to working with bamboo. In addition, grouper fry can now be produced in hatcheries or transported from areas where fry collection is an established industry, and there are a lot of places in the country where this is so. Marine cage culture of grouper can be done in 4- to 12-compartment cage as one unit. There are nursery (small mesh is used in the cage) and grow-out phases (larger mesh). Grouper need to be sorted and size-graded every week. Other routine procedures include feeding (trash fish and/or formulated feeds), …
Read More »Marine pond culture of grouper
Technology Description Grouper is a high-value species like tiger shrimp, and with prudent pond management, it is easier to culture without the attendant disease problems with prudent pond management. Shrimp farmers seeking alternative crops have found one in grouper. Preparing the ponds for grouper is similar to milkfish and shrimp pond preparation. In addition, grouper fry or “tiny” need to be nursed first and must be regularly sorted and size-graded. Rectangular netcages supported by bamboo poles and installed inside the pond can serve as nursery. A hover-type lamp can attract live food for the grouper fry. Nursery takes about a month. At the same time that grouper fry is stocked in the nursery, adult tilapia are released into grouper grow-out …
Read More »Milkfish hatchery
Technology Description It might be expensive to integrate broodstock with hatchery; hence, hatchery operators may opt to buy milkfish eggs from broodstock operators like SEAFDEC/AQD. This distinction between egg suppliers and fry suppliers is what make Taiwan’s milkfish industry very successful because the risks are spread among sectors of the industry. Filipino entrepreneurs are enjoined to do the same. Eggs are hatched, raised, and then sold at day 21 or older. Natural food (Chlorella, Brachionus, Artemia) are fed to the larvae, enriching the rotifer and Artemia in particular with highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) and Vitamin C. The SEAFDEC/AQD-formulated larval feed may be given in combination with natural food from day 3-5 until harvest. Water change, cleaning tanks, frequent monitoring …
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