Bangus

• Seed supply for bangus obtained through collection from coastal areas or produced in captivity
• Brood stocks are fed and maintained in floating sea cages in protected coves in large, deep fully saline ponds.
• 5 yrs - Maturation of bangus in cages
• 8-10 yrs - Maturation in ponds and tanks
• 3-4 million - Production of Bangus eggs per stock
• Broodstocks are fed and maintained in floating sea cages in protected coves in large, deep fully saline ponds (Philippines) or large deep concrete tanks (China, Taiwan, Indonesia)
• Bangus matures in five years in cages but 8-10 years in ponds and tanks
• Bangus produces 3-4 million eggs per stock
• Bangus nursery integrated with grow-out facilities in the Philippines
• Acclimation is when you adjust to a new climate or situation. 
• Bangus fries are stocked at 1000/litre
• POND - Shallow water culture is practiced in Philippines and Indonesia
• Lab-lab is the term used in the Philippines for algal mat
• Bangus ponds accommodates 3 crops a year of about 800 kg/ha annually
• Semi-intensive and extensive production where fish are dependent on natural occurring food and minimal use of fertilizer and feeds
• PEN - Introduced in the Philippines in 1979 in the Laguna Lake
• In Pen type bangus stocks 30,000-35,000/ ha
• CAGE CULTURE - Staked in shallow waters or set-up in deep water with floats and anchors
• CAGE CULTURE - Usually carried out in marine waters along coastal bays
• Cage culture is sticking up to 30/cu.m
• Lab-lab or a combination of phytoplankton and macroalgae is encouraged by fertilization.
• Normally Bangus harvested at sizes of 20-40 cm (about 250-500grams)
• Partial harvest is done by selection using seine or gillnets leaving undersize
• Total harvest is done by draining and seining using gillnets