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A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis article present a Bayesian probabilistic method to support out-scaling of technologies from pilot projects. The method is applied to aerobic rice, a water-saving technology with probable global potential. The method ... -
A behaviour change intervention with lipid-based nutrient supplements had little impact on young child feeding indicators in rural Kenya
(2018)Type: Journal ArticlePoor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are associated with linear growth faltering. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a nutrition and water and sanitation for health intervention on three IYCF ... -
A better margin: disadvantaged minorities in rural Bangladesh boost their incomes with new fish skills
(2009)Type: BriefThis factsheet hightlights the achievements of the Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) targeting the disadvanged rural minorities called Adivasi. In leading the AFP, the WorldFish Center built on 2 decades of earlier work in ... -
A bibliography of important tilapias (Pisces: Cichlidae) for aquaculture: Oreochromis macrochir, O. aureus, O. hornorum, O. mossambicus, O. niloticus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Tilapia rendalli and T. zillii
(1984)Type: BookA supplement to ICLARM Bibliogr. 3. Includes references on Oreochromis macrochir, O. aureus, O. hornorum, O. mossambicus, O. niloticus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Tilapia rendalli and T. zillii published up to the end of 1983. -
A bibliography of the giant clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae)
(1985)Type: BookIn compiling this bibliography the authors have attempted to draw together all scientific papers and reports published to date which deal specif cal ly with aspects of the biology, ecology, exploitation and cultivation of ... -
A bibliography of trochus (Trochus niloticus L.) (Gastropoda: Trochidae)
(1987)Type: BookA total of 134 references on the marine gastropod Trochus niloticus L., a major source of food and revenue in many Pacific Island countries. -
A bibliography on toxic red tides and shellfish poisoning related to the Indo-Pacific region
(1985)Type: BookReferences to toxic red tides in the Indo-Pacific mainly concern the dinoflagellate, Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressa. The literature is small, since the organism was not discovered in the region until 1972. It is ... -
A bio-socioeconomic model for the management of the small pelagic fishery in northwest Peninsular Malaysia
(1993)Type: Journal ArticleThe article was extracted from the author's dissertation entitled "Management of small pelagic fisheries on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia: a bio-socioeconomic simulation analysis". The basic structure and uses ... -
A biochemical laboratory manual for species characterization of some tilapiine fishes
(1996)Type: BriefThis publication is both a manual for the biochemical analysis of several tissues of tilapias and an empirical demonstration of the methods for several species. Given the great and growing importance of tilapia in aquaculture ... -
A brief for fisheries policy research in developing countries
(1997)Type: BriefThis brief is an outcome of an international consultation on the subject, jointly organized by ICLARM, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Institute for Fishery Management and Coastal Community Development ... -
A brief history of mangrove distribution and coastline development in soc Trang Province, Vietnam, to address coastal management strategies
(2019)Type: Book ChapterCoastlines and their mangrove forests change over time under the influence of human and natural drivers. To design appropriate mangrove reforestation interventions, we use the Vietnamese province of Soc Trang, at the Bassac ... -
A bright future for fish farming
(2013)Type: Book ChapterIt is highly unlikely that wild capture fisheries will be able to produce higher yields in future. For aquaculture the opposite is the case. No other food production sector has grown as fast over the past 20 years. Aquaculture ... -
A characterization of community fish refuge typologies in rice field fisheries ecosystems
(2015)Type: ManualIn rural Cambodia, fish is a source of food and income to millions of people. However, there has been a real threat to fish populations in natural wetlands due to the degradation of aquatic biodiversity and habitat, illegal ... -
A checklist of fishes caught in San Miguel Bay
(1994)Type: Book ChapterA checklist of fishes harvested by the capture fisheries in San Miguel Bay between July 1992 and June 1993 is presented. The list was assembled from fish identifications made during the course of the following activities: ... -
A comparative study of two seasonal floodplain aquaculture systems in Bangladesh
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents a comparative analysis of the technical and economic parameters of two community led approaches: the semi-closed water bodies and the floodplain water bodies based systems in Bangladesh. The two approaches ... -
A comparison of communal and separate rearing of families in selective breeding of common carp (Cyprinus carpio): Estimation of genetic parameters
(2011)Type: Journal ArticleThe objective of this study was to investigate ways of improving the selective breeding program for growth related traits in common carp in Vietnam. A base population was established from six carp stocks following a single ... -
A comparison of communal and separate rearing of families in selective breeding of common carp (Cyprinus carpio): Responses to selection
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleThe genetic response in growth traits in a selection program for increased harvest weight in a common carp population in Vietnam is reported. A base population (G0) was established from six carp stocks using single pair ... -
A comparison of GIFT and red tilapia for fillet yield and sensory attributes of flesh quality assessed by a panel of untrained consumers
(2006)Type: Conference PaperThis evaluation was conducted by a panel of untrained consumers, not in a laboratory environment, but instead, in a cafeteria where WorldFish staff normally have their lunch. The Quantitative Descriptive Analysis (QDA) ... -
A comparison of GIFT and red tilapia for fillet yield and sensory attributes of flesh quality assessed by trained panel
(2006)Type: Conference PaperTilapia is a tropical freshwater fish, predicted to become the largest aquaculture production in the world, after carps, shrimp and salmonids, in the present century (Fitzsimmons, 2000). In Malaysia 85 per cent of the ... -
A comparison of monofilament gillnet and small hook longline selectivity in a multispecies artisanal fishery in the Algarve, southern Portugal
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleAs part of the ongoing studies concerned with the small-scale fisheries of the South of Portugal, experimental fishing was carried out with monofilament gillnets and small hook longlines within the same area. Sixty-two ...
