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...
Western Visayas is located in central Philippines and consists of Guimaras Island, Panay Island and Negros, Occidental. This region is advanced in aquaculture. Interviews were conducted at Ivisan and Carles municipalities, located at the northeastern part of Panay Island, in November 2003 to investigate the state of aquaculture start-ups by...