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Approaches in Rebuilding Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Populations in the Philippines
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Sea urchins and sea cucumbers are among the most valuable and overexploited fishery resources. Culture and release of juvenile Tripneustes gratilla and Holothuria scabra have been undertaken to rebuild depleted populations ...
Country Report of Myanmar
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)
Coastal resources management initiatives in Myanmar are presented in the paper. The use of artificial reefs in the country is given emphasis.
Fisheries Refugia: A Regional Initiative to Improve the Integration of Fisheries and Habitat Management
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Fisheries of Southeast Asia are characterized by high levels of small-scale fishing. Increasing fishing pressure coupled with continued decline in the expanse and quality of coastal habitats critical to the life-cycles of ...
Critical Fish Habitat Management to Secure Marine Fisheries Production in Indonesia
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
As one of major economic sectors in Indonesia, fisheries had been targeted to contribute approximately 7% to the national GDP in the next five years. This target relies on the capacity of marine habitats and its biodiversity ...
Resources Conservation and Enhancement in Nam Houm Reservoir, Lao PDR
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
In 2010, the Training Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/TD) in cooperation with Department of Fisheries of Thailand and Department of Livestock and Fisheries of Lao PDR embarked on a ...
Restoration and Enhancement of Fisheries in Philippine Lakes and Reservoirs
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Inland water resources of the Philippines host some 348 freshwater fishes, of which 16% are endemic and 56% indigenous (FishBase 2013). Although production from inland capture fisheries accounts for only 7.8% of the total ...
Improvement of Stocking Efficiencies
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
This paper focuses on the principal idea or theory of stock enhancement, and the future prospect of 'how to continue the actual activity of stock enhancement in rural areas,' based on the concept of 'Area-Capability'. It ...
Development of Fisheries Refugia through Closed Seasons and Areas in the Gulf of Thailand
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Marine capture fisheries of Thailand had been in the top ten fisheries production countries in the world. Indo Pacific mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) is one of the country's most important pelagic species, particularly ...
Artificial Reef Programmes in Singapore
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)
Artificial reef projects were initiated in Singapore in 1989 using tyre pyramids and hollow concrete modules. These were deployed at depths of 15m and were aimed at improving fish stocks. Larger-sized fish preferred the ...
Status and Evolution of Coral Reefs in Cambodia
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005)
Coastal resources management initiatives in Cambodia are presented in the paper. The use of artificial reefs in the country is given emphasis.