Aquaculture
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Sunday, July 29th, 2012<strong>Cultural Methods </strong><img class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-9745″ title=”” src=”http://www.agripinoy.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/aqua-21.png” alt=”” width=”460″ height=”364″ /> Fish can be grown in open ponds Buy Kamagra Online No Prescription or in cages in ponds. Shellfish, on the other hand, often do better in what is called suspensionculture. These three methods are described below. <strong>POND FISH CULTURE Types of Pond Culture</strong> [...]
Mangrove Snapper (Banagan) Culture
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Mangrove forests occupy the area of the coastal zone between the mean sea level and extreme high water of spring tides. They thrive in sheltered tidal flats, coves, bays, and river estuaries. Usually, they are associated with thick stands of medium-sized and even aged trees, nipa palms and other herbaceous plants. Mangroves are very important [...]
Seabass Culture
Sunday, May 27th, 2012Seabass is an economically important food fish in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific. It is a highly carnivorous fish but can be trained to feed on formulated diets. It can tolerate a wide range of salinity from freshwater to full seawater. However, lower salinity (10-20 ppt) promotes better growth. Scientific [...]
Cage Culture of Silver Pompano
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Aquaculture’s role in the Philippine fisheries industry has dramatically increased in the recent years. In 2007, 47% of the overall fish supply was contributed by aquaculture alone (BAS Regional Production Data, 2007). With regards to cultured species, the paradigm shift from the promotion of traditional species to high-value species is gaining momentum with considerable impact [...]
Culture of Angelfish
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Angelfish is a freshwater ornamental fish with laterally compressed round body and elongated triangular shaped dorsal and anal fins. It is a piscivorous species that prey on small fish and other macro-invertebrates. It is a hardy species and can attain a maximum size of 12-15cm in length. It is one of the species with high [...]
Red Tilapia Culture
Friday, May 25th, 2012Taong 1980’s unang inalagaan ang red tilapia sa Pilipinas. Bukod sa pagkamapula, mataas na kalidad, presyo, matatag sa sakit ay masarap din ang laman nito. Karaniwang luto nito ay pasingaw o sweet and sour na inihahain sa mga first class hotels at restaurants. Ang mga sumusunod ang wastong pamamaraan ng pag-aalaga nito: Pagpili ng Lugar [...]
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Mud Crab Fattening
Sunday, April 1st, 2012Scylla serrata and Scylla tranquebarica are the common mud crabs occurring in the estuarine and mangrove areas along the East coast of India. Scylla serrata is commonly called as “red crab” and it prefers to live in low saline waters, whereas S. tranquebarica, the “green crab” lives in high saline waters. Male crabs of S. [...]
Green Mussle (Mollusc) Culture
Friday, March 30th, 2012The green bay mussel or tahong (Perna viridis) is a popular and delicious food item. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and carbohydrates. Green mussels were originally regarded as pests before World War II because they competed with food and space in oyster farms. In 1950, it was recognized as a primary bivalve food. [...]
Delayed Feeding Is Practicable in Polyculture
Monday, March 26th, 2012The 45-day delayed feeding, a technique for saving on feed cost, can be practiced in polyculture, or the culture of different fish in one pond. This was found in a demonstration project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region II (BFAR Region II) conducted in a fish farm in Barangay Catarawan in [...]
Big Money for Fisherfolk in Mariculture
Sunday, March 25th, 2012Three times weekly, Panabo City comes alive as early as 2 a.m. when container loads of fresh bangus are whisked into the loading area, promptly sorted out according to size, iced, and then loaded onto vans for delivery to the market. By 8 a.m. the total haul would have reached five to six tons, and [...]
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