The purpose of this study was to identify the potential site for sustainable aquaculture development in Mymensingh district using GIS as a tool.

A brief description of modern aims and targets for fisheries management that have been used recently is given. This covers MSY, F_max, F_msy,F_0.1, spawning stock maintenance, buffer stock ...

The results are presented of a computer literature search on freshwater cage culture, using the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts data base during the period 1978-85. Some 39 references were found; details are given ...

This rapid assessment was conducted to identify the feed and seed input supply for fish aquaculture in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions. This document presents the findings of the assessment. The assessment used several ...

In 2005, the WorldFish Center embarked on a project to pilot test approaches to community-based fish culture (CBFC) in five countries. A previous study conducted between 1997-2000 demonstrated the potential of the approach ...

This study assesses the impacts of fishing bans in Bangladesh on the livelihoods of hilsa fisher communities and opportunities for improvement. This study found that although the bans have resulted in higher total hilsa ...

Banchte Shekha is an NGO based in Jessore, south-west Bangladesh that has supported the development and empowerment of poor people, particularly women. In the CBFM-2 project they found it was possible to involve women in ...

Quarterly progress report submitted to the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Livestock, Irrigation and Agriculture.

We studied the reproductive and trophic ecology of a group of aquatic and semi-aquatic snakes that face severe hunting pressure in Cambodia. Over a two-year period we sampled hunters' catches, measuring and dissecting a ...

Marine fisheries production in India has increased from 0.5 million t in 1950 to 2.47 million t in 1997. The gross value of fisheries landings in India was US$2.37 billion in 1997. The contribution of fisheries to the Gross ...