Abstract White shrimp is one of the catches fishermen using fishing gear in Sekatak Bengara Estuary area, Bulungan Regency which has a fairly high economic value ranging from Rp. 28.000-Rp. 40.000,-. The purpose this study was to analyze characteristics growth and mortality model white ( P.merguiensis ) Estuary, Regency. research method uses descriptive quantitative methods. Sampling used nets ...

BACKGROUND White spot disease (WSD), a major threat to sustainable aquaculture worldwide, is caused by White spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The diagnosis of WSD relies heavily on molecular detection of the virus by one-step PCR. These procedures are neither field-usable nor rapid enough considering the speed at which the virus spreads. Thus, development of a rapid, reliable and field-usable diagno...

This study investigated changes in landings of all prawns, white prawns (mainly Penaeus merguiensis), mangrove extent, rainfall and the area of shallow water in western peninsular Malaysia. The most important state for both the landings of all prawns and white prawns was Perak where about 50% of all prawns and 35% of white prawns were landed. This is also the state with the largest, and most st...

Laem-Singh virus (LSNV) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus that was recently identified in Penaeus monodon shrimp in Thailand displaying signs of slow growth syndrome. A total of 326 shrimp collected between 1998 and 2007 from countries in the Indo-Pacific region were tested by RT-PCR for evidence of LSNV infection. The samples comprised batches of whole postlarvae, and lymph...

Wilayah Menco terletak di Kec. Wedung, Kab. Demak dan merupakan salah satu desa penghasil udang.Sebagian besar masyarakat berprofesi sebagai nelayan. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis udang yang ditemukan perairan Desa Menco. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan pada tiga titik selama 3 Minggu, dengan menggunakan alat tangkap wangkong (trap net). Sampel diperoleh diidentifikasi dian...