Overall objectives are 1) To utilize genetic approaches for establishing basic knowledge required for sustainable development of aquaculture of four aquatic organisms, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Epinephelus coioides, Pangasius gigas, Amusium pleuronectes, and Chlamys senatoria; 2) To develop four groups of specialists in the field of population and quantitative genetics, and biotechnology, each group specialized in one of the four groups of aquatic animals previously mentioned.
Specific objectives of Subproject 1:
1.1To use microsatellite primers for parentage study in captive stock of Mekong giant catfish
1.2To develop sex specific molecular markers for Mekong giant catfish
Specific objectives of Subproject 2:
2.1To study genetic diversity of local stocks of freshwater prawns
2.2To study feasibility of improving growth and other traits by strain crossing
2.3To estimate heritability of traits related to production of freshwater prawns
2.4To establish base population for further selection
2.5To produce all male stock of freshwater prawn
Specific objectives of Subproject 3:
3.1To study genetic diversity among 5 species of grouper in Thailand
3.2To study genetic diversity among geographical populations of E. coioides in Thailand and
Indonesia
3.3Integrating population genetic information to commercial fishery data to understand the dynamics of grouper populations
Specific objectives of Subproject 4:
To study genetic diversity of geographical populations of Amusium pleuronectes and Chlamys senatoria in Thailand
