SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department

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.

Harvesting algae using electricity was tested at different voltage settings to find the ideal voltage to produce the best quality microalgae paste.

Eel aquaculture is an important activity in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, and Viet Nam. With the decline in the wild fishery stock of cold-water eel species there has been an increasing interest in the culture of tropical eel species as an export commodity.