SEAFDEC's bighead carp hatchery technology

摘要

SEAFDEC started bighead carp research in the early 1980s at its Binangonan Freshwater Station (BFS) along Laguna de Bay. BFS has achieved significant research resuits in artificial propagation, nursery and polyculture. This led to the expansion of carp culture, particularly bighead. Commercial culture of carp in fish pens started in 1985, following the establishment and proliferation of carp hatcheries around the lake. Distinct carp fisheries have also formed in the Cagayan river system, Cotabato-Agusan River System and in lakes of Camarines Sur and Mindanao.