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Diagnostic study of the Volta Basin fisheries: Part 1 overview of the fisheries resources
(2007)Type: ReportThe Basin Focal Project for the Volta (BFP-Volta) is a research project funded by the Challenge Programme on Water and Food (CPWF). Its aim is to provide an in-depth analysis of the basin through three main thematic issues: ... -
Effect of totally or partially replacing fish meal by alternative protein sources on growth of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) reared in concrete tanks
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleA 12-week feeding trial was carried out in concrete tanks to examine complete and partial replacement (75%) of fish meal (FM) with poultry by-product meal (PBM), meat and bone meal (MBM) and soybean meal (SBM) in practical ... -
Can sexual dimorphism and body shape be altered in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by genetic means?
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters in GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia), especially focusing on the genetic correlation between trait expressions in both sexes and among measurements ... -
Overview of fisheries, aquaculture and development
(2007)Type: Working PaperThis document is a draft paper to be used for discussion purposes only -
A review of cage aquaculture: Northern Europe
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThirty years after the cage aquaculture industry in Europe began, the industry has matured. The main species in northern Europe are the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The majority ... -
Priority technologies and national strategies to develop and manage fisheries and aquaculture
(2007)Type: BriefDrawn from the outstanding work that developed the AsiaFish model, this policy brief offers four key recommendations to Asian policy makers for expanding and managing their national fisheries and aquaculture sectors. -
Turning the tide : community based fisheries management protecting the poor and the environment
(2007)Type: BrochureThe Comnmnity Based Fisheries Management (CBFM-2)' project is attempting to turn back the tide of years of environmental degradation in Bangladesh by. the responsibility for looking after inland fisheries resources to these ... -
Climate change and adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture
(2007)Type: Working PaperThis document is a draft paper to be used for discussion purposes only. -
Option for formulating community based fish sanctuary and its management in beel ecosystem in Brahmanbaria.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleWith the objective of formulating community based fish sanctuaries in beel ecosystem based on the experiences of traditional fish aggregating devices (FAD), like katha and kua, this study was undertaken in three beels viz., ... -
Community based fisheries management : fisheries yields and sustainability
(2007)Type: BriefThe importance of Bangladesh's inland fisheries resources for the livelihoods and food security of the poor and landless is widely acknowledged. The management of these resources, based upon a combination of short-term ... -
Impacts of fish sanctuaries on production and biodiversity of fish and prawn in Dopi beel, Joanshahi haor, Kishoregonj.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe impacts of sanctuary on fish production and fish biodiversity were investigated in Dopi beel in Joanshahi haor over a period of two years from January 2004 to December 2005. Broadly two different types of materials ... -
Fishing in, fishing out: transboundary issues and the territorialization of blue space
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleIn this paper, we consider transboundary access to and appropriation of resources as a part of the territorialization of space by the state. This implies that environmental concerns about transboundary resource access are ... -
Proceedings of the international workshop on the fisheries of the Zambezi Basin
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThis report from WorldFish is divided into two sections, with annexes. Section One contains the workshop report, including the workshop results and outputs. Section Two contains summary papers of the workshop presentations ... -
A preliminary market-based analysis of the Pohnpei, Micronesia, grouper (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) fishery reveals unsustainable fishing practices.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleSerranids are important components of artisanal and commercial catch worldwide, but are highly susceptible to overfishing. In Pohnpei (Micronesia), a recent coral reef fish market survey revealed a reliance on night-time ... -
Overfishing in the Gulf of Thailand: policy challenges and bioeconomic analysis
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper estimates maximum sustainable yield and maximum economic yield from Schaefer and Fox surplus production bioeconomic models to find evidence of biological and economic overfishing, and their consequences in Gulf ... -
Freshwater fish seed resources and supply: Africa regional synthesis
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThe availability and quality of fingerlings for stocking in aquaculture ponds have repeatedly been identified as a key constraint to the development of aquaculture in Africa. Government hatcheries have generally failed to ... -
Collective marketing may help small-scale fish farmers in Africa
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleStudies in Cameroon have found that aquafarmers with closer access to urban markets were able to sell much higher quantities of fish at higher prices. In recent research on collective marketing involving 32 rural fish ... -
Legal issues pertaining to community based fisheries management
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThe Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) provided legal support to the CBFM-2 project and in particular to the 130 Community Based Organisations established under the project. The project was implemented ... -
Breeding program requirements in developing countries may differ depending on circumstances
(2007)Type: Book ChapterAquaculture in developing countries is largely based on unimproved fish strains. There is ample evidence indicating the potential of genetic improvement programs and a range of selection methods may be used. Examples of ...
