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R8288: Assessing the sustainability of brackish water aquaculture systems in the Philippines
To understand the context that we are working in here are a few photos and explanations

Hired workers harvesting milkfish on a farm in Capiz provinceHired workers harvesting milkfish on a farm in Capiz province

Hired workers maintaining fishpond dykes in Aklan provinceHired workers reinforcing the dykes on a fishpond in Aklan province. Maintaining the dykes is the biggest single use of labour for most brackish-water farms

Interviewing a pond farmers in 2003A survey questionnaire was carried out on a sample of more than 150 brackish-water pond farms in the period Feb – June 2003

Milkfish at market in Hagonoy, Bulacan provinceMilkfish on the dockside at a “consignacion” (fish dealers) area in Hagonoy, Bulacan province.

Milkfish, counted by hand, waiting to go to marketA successful harvest of milkfish in Capiz province - the baskets with a set number of fish counted by hand, ready to go to market

Milkfish (Chanos chanos) in a basket at marketMilkfish (Chanos chanos) in a basket at market

Tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) from brackish-water ponds in the PhilippinesTiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) from brackish-water ponds in the Philippines

Milkfish and Tiger prawns are the two largest productions in brackish-water ponds in the Philippines.
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managed by the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland. FK9 4LA. UK.
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