SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department

A recently published paper reviews the most common and emerging bacterial diseases of tilapia, their zoonotic potential (to infect humans), and risk of antimicrobial resistance.

A recently sequenced bacterial strain that was isolated from tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in the Philippines was found to have genes that can make it resistant to multiple antibiotics and heavy metals.

Researchers tested if giving polychaete mud worms to shrimp along with other foods would affect their reproduction and larval quality.

Farmers often sort fish by size to reduce competition and make them grow more evenly. SEAFDEC/AQD Scientist Dr. Frolan Aya tested if the method, known as size grading, works for yellow Pacific shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor pacifica).

In a tank facility, abalone were fed three diets: seaweed, formulated diet, and a mix of both. After 10 months, the results were clear. Abalone-fed mixed diets came out on top, having the highest mean shell length and body weight.