Aquaculture Flashcards
1
Q
- Being an archipelago, this country is able to harness and use the bounties of the sea
- Contributes more or less 1% of global farmed fish production today
- Contributed 5% of the global farmed fish production
- 66.9% of the total aquaculture production seaweed comprised a huge chunk of the country’s aquaculture industry
A
PHILIPPINES
2
Q
- Milk fish or bangus
- National fish of the Philippines
- They are enclosed in pens in brackfish water (a mix of seawater and freshwater)
- Fry of this species are usually seen in seawater
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CHANOS CHANOS
3
Q
Freshwater fish
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TILAPIA
4
Q
Two species of Tilapia
A
A. MOZAMBIQUE (OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS)
B. NILE (OROCHROMIS NILOTICUS)
5
Q
- First introduced in the 1950s
- Has dark color and smaller size that is not widely accepted by consumers
A
MOZAMBIQUE TILAPIA
6
Q
- Was introduced in the 1970s
- Bigger and lighter coloration
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NILE TILAPIA
7
Q
- Fresh water fish
- Export product
- Filipinos do not find this to be palatable
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CARP
8
Q
Two species of Carp
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A. CYRPINUS carpio - COMMON CARP
B. ARISTICHTHYS nobilis - BIG HEAD CARP
9
Q
- Due to the demand for carrageenan that is use in the production of gelatin and toothpaste
- Cultured in brackish water
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SEAWEEDS
10
Q
Seaweed produces carrageenan
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EUCHEUMA SPP.
11
Q
Number 1 exporter of carrageenan
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PHILIPPINES
12
Q
Used as source of agar
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GRACILARIA (RED ALGAE)
13
Q
Scientific name of Black Tiger Shrimp
A
PENAEUS MONODON
14
Q
Can be grown/culture with bangus
A
BLACK TIGER SHRIMP
15
Q
- Found in seawater
- Source of pearls aside from taklobo or giant clams
A
SLIPPER CUPPED OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA IREDALAE) and GREEN MUSSEL (PERNA VIRIDIS)
