Achievements and lessons learned in restocking giant clams in the Philippines

Fisheries Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-52

  Gomez, Edgardo D ^a   Mingoa Licuanan, S Suzanne ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Conservation; Culture; Giant clam; Ocean rearing; Restocking; Tridacna

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CLAM CULTURE; CLAM FISHERY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; VIABILITY;

ASIA; BOLINAO; EURASIA; ILOCOS; PANGASINAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; HIPPOPUS HIPPOPUS; TRIDACNA GIGAS;

EID: 33744987965     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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