Freshwater prawn research at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department

Maria Rowena R. Romana-Equia, . (2009) Freshwater prawn research at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. [Proceedings Paper]

Early research efforts to propagate commercially important indigenous freshwater prawns began at SEAFDEC/AQD;s Tigabauan Main Station in 1975 when berried Macrobrachium rosenbergii females were procured from Zarraga Iloilo Philippines and allowed to breed in captivity. When the Binangonan Freshwater Station was established in 1976 larval rearing trials on the same species were pursued until early 1980s to determine the optimum environmental conditions that would promote high seedstock production. Soon thereafter interest in the species waned in facour of two of the Philippine government;s priority freshwater aquaculture species the tilapia and milkfish. It has since been close to three decades and in retrospect had the researches continued the Philippines would somehow be among the few countries that have successfully domesticated the species and contributed significantly to the aquaculture production of giant freshwater prawns in Asia similar to China Thailand Malaysia Indonesia and now Vietnam. Realising the potential benefits of giant freshwater prawn farming SEAFDEC/AQD in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources BFAR and the Mindanao State University MSU has revived its freshwater prawn research program in 2005. With support from the Government of Japan Trust Fund SEAFDEC/AQD researchers are currently able to a implement taxonomic and molecular studies to identify genetically diverse prawn stocks and species; b refine hatchery and nursery techniques to increase postlarval production; c develop farming methods in lake-based cages to optimise yield of marketable sized prawns and d formulate selective breeding schemes to improve growthand other desirable traits in the giant freshwater prawn and other related species. This paper decribes recent updates and plan in freshwater prawn research in Philippines SEAFDEC.

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Early research efforts to propagate commercially important indigenous freshwater prawns began at SEAFDEC/AQD;s Tigabauan Main Station in 1975 when berried Macrobrachium rosenbergii females were procured from Zarraga Iloilo Philippines and allowed to breed in captivity. When the Binangonan Freshwater Station was established in 1976 larval rearing trials on the same species were pursued until early 1980s to determine the optimum environmental conditions that would promote high seedstock production. Soon thereafter interest in the species waned in facour of two of the Philippine government;s priority freshwater aquaculture species the tilapia and milkfish. It has since been close to three decades and in retrospect had the researches continued the Philippines would somehow be among the few countries that have successfully domesticated the species and contributed significantly to the aquaculture production of giant freshwater prawns in Asia similar to China Thailand Malaysia Indonesia and now Vietnam. Realising the potential benefits of giant freshwater prawn farming SEAFDEC/AQD in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources BFAR and the Mindanao State University MSU has revived its freshwater prawn research program in 2005. With support from the Government of Japan Trust Fund SEAFDEC/AQD researchers are currently able to a implement taxonomic and molecular studies to identify genetically diverse prawn stocks and species; b refine hatchery and nursery techniques to increase postlarval production; c develop farming methods in lake-based cages to optimise yield of marketable sized prawns and d formulate selective breeding schemes to improve growthand other desirable traits in the giant freshwater prawn and other related species. This paper decribes recent updates and plan in freshwater prawn research in Philippines SEAFDEC.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. SH380.62 M3I61 2008
AGROVOC Term:	Freshwater prawns and shrimps
AGROVOC Term:	Freshwater
AGROVOC Term:	Freshwater prawns and shrimps
AGROVOC Term:	Prawns and shrimps
AGROVOC Term:	Technology transfer
AGROVOC Term:	Macrobrachium rosenbergii
AGROVOC Term:	Macrobrachium
AGROVOC Term:	Farming systems
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:14
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11953

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