AQUATIC RESOURCES & ECOLOGY
FMA is a bay, gulf, lake, or any other fishery area which may be delineated for fishery resource management purposes. FMA stands for?
Fisheries Management Areas
GMP are guidelines for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards. GMP stands for?
Good Manufacturing Practices
Refers to a person who is directly or indirectly or engaged in municipal fishing and other related fishing activities.
Municipal Fisherfolk
DO is one of the most important water quality parameter in aquaculture. DO stands for?
Dissolved Oxygen
EAFM stands for?
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
SSOP are procedures to ensure sanitary conditions in food processing establishments. SSOP stands for?
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
EEZ is an area beyond or adjacent to the territorial sea which shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines. EEZ stands for?
Exclusive Economic Zone
RAS is a technology where water is recycled and reused after mechanical and biological filtration and removal of suspended matter and metabolites. RAS stands for?
Recirculating Aquaculture System
____________ refers to marine fishes which migrate to freshwater areas to spawn.
Anadromous species
HACCP is a systematic preventive approach to food safe ty that addresses physical, chemical, and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP stands for?
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
What part of a Philippine fishing boat provides buoyancy and stability?
Outrigger/Katig
It is a unique farming method that combines aquaculture, the practice of raising fish, with hydroponics, the method of growing plants in a soil-less environment.
Aquaponics
Refers to an aquatic organism that are able to tolerate a wide range of salinity.
Euryhaline
____________ is a bacterium that produces dangerous toxins (botulinum toxins) under low-oxygen conditions.
Clostridium botulinum
_____ is a fish aggregating device consisting of a floating raft anchored by a weighted line with suspended materials such as palm fronds to attract pelagic and schooling species.
Payao
Refers to an enclosure which is either stationary or floating made up of nets or screens sewn or fastened together and installed in the water with opening at the surface or covered and held in a place by wooden/bamboo posts or various types of anchors and floats.
Fish Cage
Cnidae is the stinging apparatus and are used to capture prey and as a defense against predators. What is the most common type of cnidae found in Cnidarians?
Nematocysts
This is a collection of international food standards, guidelines, and codes of practice to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in food trade.
Codex Alimentarius
What is the name of the celestial body that is commonly used for navigation due to its consistent position in the sky?
Polaris: North Star
This is a form of aquaculture that produce and raise fish fry and fingerlings.
Hatchery/Hatcheries