UPV Theses and Dissertations
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Item Comparison of the catching efficiency of the traditional and modified fish corral in Panguil BayAcuña, Rodrigo E. (College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1997-12)This study was conducted in two fishing sites of fish corral in Panguil Bay namely; Malaubang, Ozamiz City and Maquilao, Tangub City from November 21,1994 to July 10,1995. Two types of fish corral such as traditional and modified were identified. Results showed that average catch per trip was higher in the traditional fish corral (5.1 kg/day) compared to the modified fish corral (4.2 kg/day). The traditional fish corral also have a higher species richness (mean=105 species) against the modified (mean=50 species). About 90% of the catch of the traditional fish corral are commercially important species is significantly higher than the other type (50%). Catches of the traditional and modified fish corral largely consist of shrimps (Metapenaeus ensis: MFC; Penaeus indicus: TFC). Based on the relative density and weight of the total catch, Metapenaeus ensis (mean=222 individuals) is recorded as the most dominant species caught by the modified fish corral while Penaeus indicus (mean=38 individuals) exhibited as a dominant species in the traditional fish corral. Results of the statistical analyses on the data collected on irregular sampling dates show no significant difference on the catches between the traditional and modified. Significant difference is observed on the catches collected during the same sampling dates. Traditional fish corral is more efficient because it has higher catch per trip, species richness and high percentage of commercially important species. Modified fish corral as well, is effective with regards to its catch quantity, however it is inefficient in terms of its catch quality, i.e., of low commercial value.Item Semiparametric and parametric modelling of vibro species abundance production systemDequito, Angel Queenee D. (College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2017-09)Vibrio species that cause white spot disease and vibriosis are known to be influenced by environmental factors. In this study, the changes in the abundance of presumptive Vibrio species from a biofloc shrimp production system with respect to physicochemical and biological parameters were evaluated. Parametric and nonparametric modelling techniques were used to identify and predict changes in Vibrio abundance in relation to alkalinity, ammonia, dissolved oxygen, nitrite, pH, salinity, temperature, transparency, and phytoplankton and zooplankton densities. Abundance was found to be highly correlated with alkalinity, pH, and phytoplankton density as revealed by both parametric and semiparametric models. Generalized additive model (GAM, a semiparametric model) is the best model based on Aikaike’s Information Criterion (AIC) values in which 41.2% of the variability in the dependent variable can be explained by the predictors compared to ordinary linear regression and negative binomial models (parametric models) with 16.04% and 14.5% respectively. Prediction on the abundance can help prevent bacterial diseases in shrimp as this will provide an insight to the farmer about when to and which water parameters or predictors can be controlled. Thus, it is important to consider the use of semiparametric modelling approach as a tool for fish health management and to prevent losses in aquaculture.