May 1988

ASEAN/SF/88/Tech. 8 ORGANIZATION OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY by Herminio R. Rabanal and Medina N. Delmendo

ASEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries Development Project
Manila, Philippines
1988

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.     INTRODUCTION

2.     THE INDUSTRY

2.1     Purpose of the industry

2.2     Resource or species used

2.3     The different systems used in aquaculture

2.4     The different environments where aquaculture is usually conducted

3.     INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION

3.1     Organization in terms of scale of operation

3.2     Integrated operation

3.3     Ownership and tenure

3.4     Specialization in production

3.5     Investment and intensification

4.     PUBLIC SECTOR OR GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

SELECTED REFERENCES

List of Table

Text table.     Elements of different intensity levels of management of penaeid shrimp culture in Southeast Asia

List of Figures

Figure 1.     A typical government organization showing units that are involved in aquaculture administration and management

2.     Proposed organizational structure of the Office of the Secretary and Department of Agriculture

3.     Proposed organizational structure of the Department of Agriculture Regional Offices

4.     Former organization of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

5.     Proposed structure of a new Department of Fisheries