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SEAFDEC/AQD stock enhancement initiatives: Release strategies established
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
SEAFDEC/AQD's Stock Enhancement Program started in 2001 with the first stock enhancement initiative on mud crab Scylla spp. funded by the European Commission. This was followed by another stock enhancement program in 2005 ...
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 ...
Stock Enhancement of Portunid Crabs in Japan
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Portunid crabs such as swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus, blue swimming crab P. pelagicus and mud crab species Scylla paramamosain and S. serrata are one of the most important fishery resources in Japanese coastal ...
Aquaculture-based Enhancement and Restoration of Giant Clam in Thailand
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Giant clams are protected species under Thailand's Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act of B.E. 2535. Natural stock of giant clams has been declining to scarcity in almost every natural distribution area. Among three ...
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 ...
Current Status of Fish Stock Enhancement in Thailand
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Aquatic animals from natural waters have long been exploited by rural poor as cheap protein food. Natural waters including rivers, canals, swamps, lakes, large reservoirs, and small water bodies are significantly exploited ...
Community-based Stock Enhancement of Abalone, Haliotis asinina in Sagay Marine Reserve: Achievements, Limitations and Directions
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
The Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR) under the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) is one of the many reef areas in the Visayan Sea in the central part of the Philippine archipelago. The SMR covers 32,000 ha or 59% ...
Fishery Resource Enhancement: An Overview of the Current Situation and Issues in the Southeast Asian Region
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
The total global production from capture fisheries has plateaued since the mid 90s. This stagnation in production or reduced productivity of the world's coastal and marine wild fisheries is caused by overfishing and ...
Success of Fish Stock Enhancement and Restocking in Inland Waters of Indonesia
(Training Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2016)
Stock enhancement and restocking of fish in inland waters of Indonesia has been practiced for a long time. Since 1999, the stock enhancement and restocking practices were based on scientific evidence which include limnological ...