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Snail control by fish: an explanation for its failure
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleSystematic studies on the performance of fish as snail eaters in waterbodies are rare. Here, trials with a promising African cichlid (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) revealed that the fish were only successful at reducing snail ... -
FISHSIM: a generalized fishery simulation model
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes a general bioeconomic model, FISHSIM, which uses traditional equations and submodel to represent the biological parameters of a fish stock, and simple financial equations to represent profitability of ... -
Aquaculture technology adoption in Kapasia thana, Bangladesh: some preliminary results from farm record-keeping data
(1995)Type: ReportA report on the adoption by target farmers of three aquaculture technologies in Kapasia Thana, Bangladesh. Preliminary results indicate that there were significant changes in fish production and resource use by farmer-cooperators ... -
Genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: biochemical characterization of strain differences in Nile tilapia
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleFour African wild strains (Egypt, Ghana, Senegal and Kenya) and four established Asian farmed strains of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (popularly known in the Philippines as 'Taiwan', 'Thailand', 'Singapore' an ... -
Expansion of improved-extensive shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper describes the expansion of improved-extensive shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming in the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam, emphasizing management decisions, technological constraints and economics. -
Is it deforestation or desertification when we do it to the ocean?
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleAnecdotal evidence from 60 marine species suggests a pattern of resource exhaustion rather than sustainable use. There is a reason to believe that biomass in the Atlantic Western Boundary Current Fishery-Grand Banks, ... -
Cymatium muricinum and other ranellid gastropods: major predators of cultured tridacnid clams
(1995)Type: ReportThe recent development of technology for the culture of juvenile giant clams (family Tridacnidae) in the South Pacific has brought attention to the predatory activities of a hitherto little studied mesogastropod ... -
Atlas demographique des populations de poissons d'eau douce d'Afrique
(1995)Type: ReportGrowth and catch curves plus recruitment and selection patterns of 57 stocks and 47 species of African freshwater fishes are presented. The atlas also includes mortality estimates, information on food and feeding habits, ... -
Collaborative training program in coastal management in the Philippines: a local initiative with a global perspective
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA collaborative project in developing a broad-based coastal management training program in the Philippines is being undertaken by a group of government and nongovernment agencies. It addresses the lack of expertise in ... -
Fishpen culture as a new production system in dammed valleys in the mid-Casamance, Senegal
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleFishpen culture is a possible means to increase fish production in Casamance, Senegal and to develop aquaculture without negative environmental effects. To study this possibility, a fishpen study was conducted in two dammed ... -
The context of smallholding integrated aquaculture in Malawi: a case study of SubSaharan Africa
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleWhat direction should SubSaharan African agriculture take — industrialized or smallholder agriculture? The author says that a compromise, using the best elements of each, would be best, but in order to develop a strategy, ... -
Fish production, catches and the carrying capacity of the world oceans
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA brief review of the status of the world fisheries is presented with emphasis on the differences between catches (= landings + bycatch), biological production of fish, and predation (= production - catches). The ECOPATH ... -
Wastewater use in aquaculture: research in Peru
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleUse of wastewater is an issue gaining importance throughout the (developing) world, as water sources become scarcer and competition for them increases. In Peru, research has shown the technical, economic and social feasibility ... -
Stock assessment of the anchovy Cetengraulis mysticetus (Pisces: Engraulidae) in the inner part of the Gulf of Nicoya, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleA study of the population dynamics of the anchovy Cetengraulis mysticetus is presented, based on two sets of length-frequency dates from the artisanal fishery of the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, between 1989/90 and 1992/93. ... -
Dissemination and evaluation of genetically improved tilapia species in Asia (DEGITA): technical report (Nov 1994 to Jun 1995)
(1995)Type: ReportRecognizing the importance of genetic improvement in aquaculture production, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a technical assistance grant (RETA No. 5279) to the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources ... -
Aquaculture potential of seahorses and pipefishes
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe characteristics, food and feeding, reproduction and breeding of sea horse and pipefishes (Synanthidae) are presented together with the aspects of syngnathid culture. -
A simulation model of the dynamics of Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens)
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe article describes the key elements of a model simulating the dynamics of the anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) in the Peruvian upwelling system (4 degrees to 14 degrees South). This model, based on coupled differential ... -
USA rethinks fisheries management
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries in the USA are managed under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (MFCMA). By 1991, it was reported that fish stocks had declined considerably since the act came into force. A national ... -
Problems for the conservation of freshwater fish genetic resources in India and some possible solutions
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleMany interconnected problems involved for the conservation of freshwater fish genetic resources of India are enumerated. Some possible solutions to the problems are also discussed. -
Fisheries potential of village dams in northern Ghana
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleResults of a twelve-month assessment of the fisheries and aquaculture potential of small waterbodies (SWBs) in the West Gonja District of Northern Ghana are presented. The primary objectives of the project were to established ...
