Abalone, Haliotis asinina, is a high value shellfish for export trade that provide cash income to fishing households in some coastal communities in the Philippines. Stock enhancement is one of the fisheries management strategies that enable recovery of overfished stocks through release of juveniles and consequent stock increase through recruitment....
The Philippines, located within the Coral Triangle which represents the epicenter of marine life abundance and diversity, is the source of groupers traded in Hongkong, China, Singapore and other countries. Grouper production in the country (19.7 th mt), gross value (USD 5.8 mil) and trade value (USD 14.4 mil) is...