Polyculture of bighead carp, common carp and Nile tilapia in cages in Laguna lake.

Increasing fish production through polyculture was clearly demonstrated to the fishfarmers in Laguna lake. The rearing of different species of fish of proper number and species combinations had resulted to the efficient utilization of all the available food niches/zones in the lake. Fish production is site specific in Laguna lake. Wide variation in growth increment and fish yield were observed among the different bays and among farm sited within a bay. The final mean weights of the fish species were 355 mg to 2300 g for bighead carp, 32 g to 103.3 g for tilapia and 8.3 g to 1800 g for common carp

Detoxification of Pyrodinium-generated paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin in Perna viridis from Western Samar, Philippines

The results are presented of procedures for the detoxification of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin using ozone, chlorine and PVP-iodine. Findings indicate ozone and PVP-iodine to effectively inactivate the toxins isolated from Perna viridis ; however, further investigations are recommended