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The Economics of Shrimp farming in Selected Asian Countries
(2006)Type: Book ChapterThis paper discusses the status of shrimp farming and evaluates the level of profitability, the relative competitiveness in the production and trade of shrimp, and the technical efficiency of shrimp production in the major ... -
Coping with disaster: rehabilitating coastal livelihoods and communities
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines lessons from past approaches to natural disasters, as well as early lessons from the post-2004 Asian tsunami rehabilitation, to draw out general principles for rehabilitating livelihoods in poor coastal ... -
Lessons learnt community based fisheries management (CBFM) in Vietnam
(2006)Type: BriefThe integrated local government institutions in Vietnam helps to bring all stakeholders together to establish and strengthen community based institutions and leverage effective management of the fisheries resources. -
Development of aquatic animal genetic improvement and dissemination programs : current status and action plans
(2006)Type: ReportWorldFish Center in collaboration with the China Academy of Fishery Sciences organized the international “Workshop on Dissemination of Improved Fish Strains: Country-Specific Action Plans” on 21-22 September (2005) in ... -
Effect of dietary probiotic Biogen supplementation as a growth promoter on growth performance and feed utilization of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleProbiotic microbial feed supplements are gaining wide acceptance in livestock production, and may be applicable to aquaculture production systems. The present study was conducted to examine probiotic treatment in the ... -
Biological reviews of important Cambodian fish species, based on fishbase 2004 volume 2
(2006)Type: BookThis document is a review of all the information published worldwide about ten fish species that contribute significantly to Cambodian fishery resources. -
WorldFish Center annual report 2005/06
(2006)Type: ReportThe 2005 annual report looks back at a number of achievements made since 2004. For example, initiatives aimed at strengthening institutional foundation and research program. One of the highlights is the award of the World ... -
Development of fisheries co-management in Cambodia : a case study and its implications
(2006)Type: Working PaperThe livelihoods and food security of many Cambodians depend heavily on inland capture fisheries, so the sustainable management of these fisheries is very important. Notwithstanding, the sustainability of Mekong fisheries ... -
Baseline biochemical and genetic profiles of four fishes from the River Nile
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleSix enzyme systems coding for 10 loci and 6 proteins were examined in the blood of Polypterus senegalus, Clarias lazera, Tilapia nilotica and Protopterus annectens, using electrophoresis. Six loci were polymorphic in all ... -
Maintaining the "public good" nature of improved fish strains: dissemination of knowledge and materials
(2006)Type: Conference PaperMany sources of information that discuss currents problems of food security point to the importance of farmed fish as an ideal food source that can be grown by poor farmers, (Asian Development Bank 2004). Furthermore, the ... -
Changing traditions : a summary report on the first global look at the gender dimensions of fisheries
(2006)Type: Conference PaperThe symposium provided new views and insights, and the open discussion at the end settled on four principal directions for future action: to investigate in depth the economic contributions of all segments of fishing ... -
Predicting the water requirement of river fisheries.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper is arranged in two parts. The first summarizes technical issues surrounding such assessments, briefly reviews the water requirements of river fish and fisheries, and examines some of the ways for predicting these ... -
Aquaculture Productivity convergence in India: A Spatial Econometric Perspective
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper provides an illustration of evaluating productivity convergence using spatial econometric modelling framework for the aquaculture sector in India. Productivity has been measured using Total Factor Productivity ... -
Efficacy of chemical markers and physical tags for large-scale release of an exploited holothurian.
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleHatchery-produced juveniles need to be distinguished from wild conspecifics in order to evaluate the success of restocking experiments and stock enhancement. The commercially valuable sea cucumber Holothuria scabra, or ... -
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) seed production in irrigated rice-fields in Northwest Bangladesh-an approach appropriate for poorer farmers?
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleParticipatory research was conducted with poorer farmers in two communities, Girai (G) and Bahagili (B) in NW Bangladesh to assess the production of Nile tilapia seed in irrigated spring rice-fields. All the selected ... -
Decline of demersal coastal fisheries resources in three developing Asian countries
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWorldwide, there is serious concern about the state of fisheries; yet for Asia, which accounts for half of the global fisheries production, information on the state of fisheries in order to guide management is sparse. In ... -
Improving productivity in tropical lakes and reservoirs
(2006)Type: ReportIn this review we will discuss the potential for increasing production within natural lakes or manmade reservoirs based on the various enhancement concepts. Enhancements are interventions in natural aquatic resources, and ... -
Reproductive and patho-physiological responses of blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) exposed to chromium with or without chelating substances
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleWater pollution with chromium included significant negative impact in the hematological and biochemical parameters together with marked histopathological alteration and lowering reproductive performance of fish. The addition ... -
Code of practice and manual of procedures for the introduction of GIFT to Africa
(2006)Type: BriefThere are long standing concerns worldwide regarding the effects of the introduction of alien species and genetically improved lines into national waters. The expansion of global trade and aquaculture has augmented these ... -
Effect of nitrogen fertilizer source on water quality and performance of two tilapia species
(2006)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of urea and calcium nitrate (c. nitrate) as nitrogen fertilizer sources with mono superphosphate (msp) on water quality and the performance of two species of tilapia ...
