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 ...

The project on 'Rehabilitation of Fisheries Resources and Habitat/Fishing Grounds through Resources Enhancement', has been undertaken by Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Training Department (SEAFDEC/TD) since ...

Development of artificial reefs in Malaysia started since 1975 in Kedah. The 1^st artificial reefs were made of used tyres. Advancements in technology allowed the development of artificial reefs using other ...

In Japan, a lot of stock enhancement programs have been carried out in the last fifty years. Such programs have been successful in terms of cost-effectiveness as well as stocking efficiency. Seeds of 85 species of fishes, ...

After the event of mass coral bleaching in 2010 and the ever vulnerability on the marine environment due to climate change, the Department of Marine Park Malaysia starts to look at ways to address the future of coral reefs ...

Habitat rehabilitation which is very important for fishery resources enhancement should be conducted following the community-based management and ecosystem-based management. In Japan, the Satoumi concept is introduced as ...

Findings of the environmental survey studies on artificial reefs at Chumporn Province, Thailand are presented in the paper.

The paper reveals the background of artificial reefs (ARs) installation in Thailand, materials used to make ARs, types of ARs, the research works before and after the installation of ARs, the fishing gears and methods that ...

The installation of artificial reefs in the southern Gulf of Thailand is presented in the paper.

Coastal resources management initiatives in Malaysia are presented in the paper. The use of artificial reefs in the country is given emphasis.