Aquaculture
« Previous EntriesEntrepreneur’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 [...]
Big Export Demand for Sea Cucumbers
Sunday, March 4th, 2012Sea cucumbers may be weird marine creatures but to some people, they are delectable. Across Asia, they have long been a staple in peoples’ diets, mainly in soups, stews and stir-fries. They are highly nutritious – described as “an ideal tonic food” — as they provide more protein and less fat than most foods. “Like [...]
Tilanggit Production: A Viable Livelihood
Sunday, February 19th, 2012Even small fishes are a great catch. Proof to this is the tilanggit, the undersized tilapia that is being processed similar to danggit, or dried rabbit fish of Cebu. Tilanggit production is seen today as a promising livelihood, and three farmers’ association in Diffun, Quirino have found it viable. The Diffun Farmers Livelihood Association (DFLA), [...]
FreshWater Fish Farming: How to Begin
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Introduction What is fish farming? 1. Fish farming is the raising of for personal use or profit. It is sometimes called fish Why do we raise fish? 2. By raising fish we make better use of our land and our water. 3. By raising fish your family will have more to The protein in fish [...]
Carp Fish Farming
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The raising of carps, one of the most commonly farmed fish, has a long history. Are you interested in growing this family of fish commercially? Learn from our guide some basic information about carp fish farming, like which species are most commonly grown and what techniques are used to spawn them. Carp is one of [...]
Tiger Prawns vs. Shrimp
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Prawns and shrimp are two large families of closely-related crustaceans, shellfish with jointed shells that permit active motion. Like crabs and lobsters, they are part of a group referred to as decapods because they have 10 legs. Although there are differences between shrimp and prawns, the terms are used interchangeably in most of the world. [...]
Mangrove-Friendly Shrimp Farming
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Mangroves or Aquaculture? Why not both? Regulate the cutting of mangroves for aquaculture! Mangroves and aquaculture can exist with each other. In fact, aquaculture can be done in mangrove areas. Mangroves showed higher growth rates in the presence of aquaculture effluents than those with no adjacent aquaculture activities. Mangroves can also remove significant levels of [...]
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