South Asian Research Journal of Agriculture and Fisheries (SARJAF)
Volume-3 | Issue-05
Original Research Article
Occurrences of Acetes Paraguayensis in Timpuk Lake, Barangay Su’uh, Panamao, Sulu, Philippines
Maribelle Hanani
Published : Oct. 19, 2021
Abstract
Acetes paraguayensis is the only species of Acetes that occurs in freshwater. A genus of small, krill-like prawns occurs in Timpuk Lake, Barangay Su’uh, Panamao, Sulu. A Shrimp aquaculture is one of the vital parts that determine the world economy. However, a very small portion of Acetes paraguayensis catches are sold as fresh shrimp in the locality. The greater portion are sold dried. Statistical analysis (one factor ANOVA), showed no significant difference at five percent level of significance with a degree of freedom between of 3, degrees of freedom within 36. The tabular value is 2.92. For this study, the computed value is 0.41 which is far less than the tabular value, thus the null hypothesis that states no significant difference of the occurrences of shrimp fry (Acetes p.) at four quadrant or the catching station at Timpuk Lake, Barangay Su’uh, Panamao, Sulu is accepted. Interview surveys were conducted right after collecting samples from the wild. The occurrence of shrimp fry (Acetes p.) or the planktonic shrimps were present in the study showed a bi-modal peak of occurrences according to the fisher-folk or a tenant of the lake. The abundances of the said species is between August and September and on February to March. However, occurrences were present throughout the year and best fishing time for Acetes paraguayensis was during the dark phase of the moon. Indeed, Acetes paraguayensis (shrimp fry) occurred uniformly at all areas of lake. To date, published work on Acetes especially ecology, temporal distribution in the Philippines are still very scarce.