Baseline study on the freshwater ornamental fish industry in Palawan, Philippines
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The status of both freshwater and marine ornamental fish industries in the Philippines has been assessed in 2019; however, Palawan was excluded due to the unavailability of data with regard to the ornamental fish trade. Hence, this study collected baseline data on the freshwater ornamental fish industry specifically the distribution of freshwater ornamental fish hobbyists, socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the key players involved in the market chain, classification and number of fish species and strains involved, and the challenges (economic and scientific) and opportunities encountered by the key players which could be used for the improvement and development of the ornamental fish sector in Palawan. A poll was conducted in order to obtain information on the general location of the ornamental fish hobbyists in Palawan in which 77 individuals participated. An online survey form was then sent to participants, however, only 40 responded. The freshwater ornamental fish hobbyists were distributed in 11 localities of Palawan. Key players involved in the market chain of freshwater ornamental fish were categorized as producers, traders, and sellers. Twelve freshwater ornamental fish species with 83 strains/varieties were involved, dominated by the Siamese fighting fish and guppy. Economic and research problems were some of the problems cited by the key players.
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Gonzales-Plasus MM, Plasus LN, Mecha NJMF. 2022. Baseline study on the freshwater ornamental fish industry in Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist. 14(1):11–21. https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2022.14.1.02.
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challenges and opportunities, key players, market chain, online survey, strain
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Bartley D. 1999. Responsible Ornamental Fisheries. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://www.fao.org/3/x4933e/x4933e10.htm. Accessed on 04 April 2021.
Bassleer G. 2017. Optimal health care for ornamental fish. INFOFISH International, pp. 42-45.
Biondo MV and Burki RP. 2020. A systematic review of the ornamental fish trade with emphasis on coral reef fishes—an impossible task. Animals, 10(11): 2014. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112014
Clements H, Valentin S, Jenkins N, Rankin J, Baker JS, Gee N, Snellgrove D and Sloman K. 2019. The effects of interacting with fish in aquariums on human health and well-being: A systematic review. Plos One, 14(7): e0220524. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220524
Dalabajan D. 2005. Fixing the broken net: Improving enforcement of laws regulating cyanide fishing in the Calamianes Group of Islands, Philippines. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin No. 15: 3-12.
Dey VK. 2016. The Global Trade in Ornamental Fish. INFOFISH International, pp. 52-55.
Duco R and Vallejo B. 2003. Improving the current policies of the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines. Journal of Politics and Governance, 3: 117-125.
Faruk M, Hasan M, Anka I and Parvin M. 2012. Trade and health issues of ornamental fishes in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Progressive Science and Technology, 10: 163-168.
Ghosh A, Mahapatra BK and Datta NC. 2003. Ornamental fish farming-successful small scale aqua business in India. Aquaculture Asia, 8(3): 14-16.
Illes B. 2007. Tropical freshwater fish aquariums. http://www.ebookwholesaler.net/terms.php. Accessed on 05 September 2021.
Laskar B, Saha B and Sarkar A. 2016. Marketing channel vis-a-vis economic viability of ornamental fish cum aquarium business in Agartala, Tripura. Economics Affairs, 61(4): 697-705. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00
Lipton AP. 2006. Diseases of ornamental fishes and their control. International Seminar on Ornamental Fish Breeding. Farming and Trade. Cochin, pp 109–114.
Livengood E and Chapman F. 2007. The ornamental fish trade: An introduction with perspectives for responsible aquarium fish ownership. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science Extension, 8. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FA124. Accessed on 19 June 2021.
Maceda-Veiga A, Domínguez-Domínguez O, Escribano-Alacid J and Lyons J. 2016. The aquarium hobby: Can sinners become saints in freshwater fish conservation? Fish and Fisheries, 17: 860-874. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12097
Mutia M, Sunaryanto A, Sujang A and Sulit V. 2007. Review of the Ornamental Fish Industry: Production Marketing Trends, Technological Developments, and Risks. Fish for the People. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. 20pp.
Muyot F, Mutia M, Manejar A, Guirhem G and Muñez M. 2018. Value chain analysis of marine ornamental fish industry in the Philippines. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, 25(2): 57-74. https://doi.org/10.31398/tpjf/25.2.2018A0005
Muyot F, Mutia MT, Manejar AJ, Guirhem G and Muñez M. 2019. Status of ornamental fish industry in the Philippines: prospects for development. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, 26(2): 82-97. https://doi.org/10.31398/tpjf/26.2.2019A0011
Ponraj KR. 2019. Present and future market trends of Indian ornamental fish sector. International Journal of Fisheries Aquatic Studies, 7(2): 6-15.
Preena PG, Dharmaratnam A, Raj NS, Kumar TVN, Raja SA and Swaminathan TR. 2019. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolated from freshwater ornamental fish, guppy showing bacterial disease. Biologia, 74: 1055-1062. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-019-00261-8
Rao MV, Kumar TA and Haq MB. 2013. Diseases in the aquarium fishes: challenges and areas of concern: an overview. International Journal of Environment, 2: 127-146.
Rose S, Hill R, Bermudez LE and Miller-Morgan T. 2013. Imported ornamental fish are colonized with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Journal of Fish Diseases, 36: 533-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12044
Sandalo RM and Baltazar T. 1997. The Palawan biosphere reserve (Philippines). UNESCO (South-South Co-operation Program), Paris (France). Working Paper No. 19. 32pp.
Sermwatanakul A. 2019. Capacitating the local farmers to enhance global marketing of Thailand’s national aquatic animal, the Siamese fighting fish. Fish for the People, 17(2): 42-48. http://repository.seafdec.org/handle/20.500.12066/5516. Acccessed on 15 June 2021.
Singh AS, Mandal SC and Barman AD. 2010. Selective breeding in ornamental fishes – A step toward development in production of new variety. Aquaculture Europe, 35(4): 14-16.
Tullock J. 2006. Your Happy Healthy Pet ™ (2nd Ed.). Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. 130pp.
Walczak N, Puk K and Guz L. 2017. Bacterial flora associated with diseased freshwater ornamental fish. Journal of Veterenary Research, 61(4): 445–449. https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2017-0070
Yadav B and Sharma A. 2017. Gender roles analysis of ornamental fish enterprises in Maharashtra State, India. Asian Fisheries Science, Special Issue 30S: 333-342.
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