00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862388645 Buklod 20210323090924.0 m | | ta 210323s2019 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039569073 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-2826 Guerrero III, Rafael D. author. Farmed tilapia production in the Philippines is declining what has happened and what can be done [Perspective] by Rafael D. Guerrero III. 2019. pages xi-xv color illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages xiv-xv) Tilapia is the second most important farmed fish in the Philippines produced in ponds, cages, and pens. While from 2001 to 2011 there was an increase in the production of farmed tilapia by 240%, the production increase was only 7% from 2007 to 2016. An assessment of the farmed tilapia production for 2007?2016 was done using data of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for total annual production and annual production according to the culture system. Results showed that the average annual production rate (AAPR) was only 0.7% for the period, 4.8% for brackishwater ponds, 1.5% for freshwater pens, 1.3% for freshwater cages, and 1.1% for freshwater ponds. Brackishwater ponds throughout the country, freshwater ponds in Mindanao, and marine coastal water cages are seen to have a high potential for growth. From focus group discussions and key informant interviews with 55 tilapia farmers in Luzon and Mindanao, the major causes for the low production of farmed tilapia identified were ?High Water Temperature? (68%), "Lack of Government Assistance" (58%), "Poor Breed of Tilapia" (48%), "High Cost of Production" (46%), and "Lack of Capital" (44%). Measures are recommended for addressing the major causes of low production. Aqua culture. Farmed tilapia fish. Fish farming. Fisheries. Nile tilapia. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 148, no. 2, June 2019. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 22 March 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-2826 Analytics