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The feasibility of milkfish (Chanos chanos) aquaculture in Solomon Islands

Sulu, R.J.; Vuto, S.P.; Schwarz, A.M.; Chang, C.W.; Alex, M.; Basco, J.E.; Phillips, M.; Teoh, S.J.; Perera, R.; Pickering, T.; Oengpepa, C.P.; Toihere, C.; Rota, H.; Cleasby, N.; Lilopeza, M.; Lavisi, J.; Sibiti, S.; Tawaki, A.; Warren, R.; Harohau, D.; Sukulu, M.; Koti, B. (2016)

Type: Report

Fish is crucial to food and nutrition security in Solomon Islands, and demand is expected to increase due to a growing population. However, it is projected that current capture fisheries production will not meet this growing ...

Bringing analysis of gender and social-ecological resilience together in small-scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities

Kawarazuka, N.; Locke, C.; McDougall, C.; Kantor, P.; Morgan, M. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

The demand for gender analysis is now increasingly orthodox in natural resource programming, including that for small-scale fisheries. Whilst the analysis of social-ecological resilience has made valuable contributions to ...

Food and nutrition security in the Barotse floodplain system

Pasqualino, M.; Kennedy, G.; Longley, K.; Thilsted, S. H. (2016)

Type: Report

The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is being implemented in ten communities in the Barotse floodplain of Zambia's Western Province. With a focus on the rural poor and vulnerable, the AAS program ...

Socio-cultural dynamics shaping the potential of aquaculture to deliver development outcomes

Morgan, M.; Terry, G.; Rajarathnam, S.; Pant, J. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

There is growing appreciation of the role of aquaculture in diversifying livelihoods of the poor. However, prevailing cultural norms and values, and social relations often influence its development outcomes, which we explore ...

Comparative phylogeography of two monogenean species (Mazocraeidae) on the host of chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, along the coast of China

Yan, S.; Wang, M.; Yang, C.P.; Zhi, T.T.; Brown, C.L.; Yang, T.B. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

In the present paper, the phylogeographies of two monogenean species, Pseudokuhnia minor and Kuhnia scombri, on the same species of host, Scomber japonicus, were studied.

Genetic and non-genetic indirect effects for harvest weight in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Khaw, H.L.; Ponzoni, R.W.; Yee, H.Y.; Bin Aziz, M.A.; Bijma, P. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

The main objective of this study was to quantify the heritable variation for growth rate of GIFT, and the contribution of IGEs to this heritable variation. Here we describe the experiment conducted for this purpose, and ...

Shrimp, prawn and the political economy of social wellbeing in rural Bangladesh

Belton, B. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

Wellbeing is gaining prominence in international development discourse as an alternative means of conceptualising and assessing progress against human development goals. This paper operationalizes the concept of social ...

Effects of white spot disease and bio-security on shrimp farming in Bangladesh

Debnath, P.P.; Karim, M.; Keus, H.J.; Mohan, C.V.; Belton, B.; Manjurul Karim: 0000-0003-4280-3568 (2016)

Type: Journal Article

Shrimp culture is of central importance in Bangladesh, shrimp being the cash component of many smallholder, polyculture fish farming systems. Shrimp also contributes substantial income through exports. However, production ...

The Social context of the Chinese food system: An Ethnographic study of the Beijing seafood market

Fabinyi, M.; Liu, N. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

China's role in the global food system has expanded immensely in recent years. In the seafood sector, it is now the largest consumer of seafood products in the world, making the Chinese market highly significant for global ...

Growth and survival of olive barb, Puntius sarana (Hamilton 1822) larvae produced with cryopreserved versus fresh sperm

Akter, S.; Hassan, M.M.; Nahiduzzaman, M.; Hossain, M.A.R.; Nahiduzzaman Md: 0000-0002-5152-992X (2016)

Type: Journal Article

Despite the success in fertilization and hatching of fish eggs with cryopreserved sperm, report on growth and survival of larvae produced from frozen-thawed sperm is inadequate. This study evaluates the applicability of ...

Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong

Winemiller, K.O.; McIntyre, P.B.; Castello, L.; Fluet-Chouinard, E.; Giarrizzo, T.; Nam, S.; Baird, I.G.; Darwall, W.; Lujan, N.K.; Harrison, I.; Stiassny, M.L.J.; Silvano, R.A.M.; Fitzgerald, D.B.; Pelicice, F.M.; Agostinho, A.A.; Gomes, L.C.; Albert, J.S.; Baran, E.; Petrere Jr, M.; Zarfl, C.; Mulligan, M.; Sullivan, J.P.; Arantes, C.C.; Sousa, L.M.; Koning, A.A.; Hoeinghaus, D.J.; Sabaj, M.; Lundberg, J.G.; Armbruster, J.; Thieme, M.L.; Petry, P.; Zuanon, J.; Torrente Vilara, G.; Snoeks, J.; Ou, C.; Rainboth, W.; Pavanelli, C.S.; Akama, A.; van Soesbergen, A.; Sáenz, L. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

The worlds most biodiverse river basins (the Amazon, Congo, and Mekong) are experiencing an unprecedented boom in construction of hydropower dams. These projects address important energy needs, but advocates often overestimate ...

Evaluation of production performance and profitability of hybrid red tilapia and genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) strains in the carbon/nitrogen controlled periphyton-based (C/N- CP) on-farm prawn culture system in Bangladesh

Haque, M.R.; Islam, M.A.; Wahab, M.A; Hoq, M.E.; Rahman, M.M.; Azim, M.E.; Muhammad Rahman: 0000-0002-7305-8292 (2016)

Type: Journal Article

Bangladesh is one of the most suitable countries in the world for freshwater prawn farming because of its subtropical climate and vast water resources favoring an ideal condition for prawn production. Several recent ...

Conflicts over natural resource scarcity in the aquatic ecosystem of the Lake Chilwa

Nagoli, J.; Mulwafu, W.; Green, E.; Likongwe, P.; Chiwona-Karltun, L.; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397 (2016)

Type: Journal Article

This paper examines the linkage between resource scarcity and conflict during the 2012 Lake Chilwa water level recession. Ecosystem degradation and resource scarcity negatively affect many poor people dependent on aquatic ...

Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: Assessing the current evidence

Béné, C.; Arthur, R.; Norbury, H.; Allison, E.H.; Beveridge, M.; Bush, S.; Campling, L.; Leschen, W.; Little, D.; Squires, D.; Thisted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Williams, M. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

This paper evaluates the existing evidence of how and to what extent capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and poverty reduction. In doing so the authors evaluate the quality and scientific rigor ...

Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets

Kruijssen, F.; Audet-Belanger, G.; Choudhury, A.; Crissman, C.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T.; Dawson, C.; Dickson, M.; Genschick, S.; Islam, M.M.; Kaminski, A.; Keus, H.J.; McDougall, C.; Banda, L.E.; Muyaule, C.; Rajaratnam, S.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2016)

Type: Working Paper

The goal of WorldFish's research on markets and value chains is to increase the benefits to resource-poor people from fisheries and aquaculture value chains by researching (1) key barriers to resource-poor men, women and ...

Measurement of haem and total iron in fish, shrimp and prawn using ICP-MS: Implications for dietary iron intake calculations

Wheal, M.S.; DeCourcy-Ireland, E.; Bogard, J.R.; Thilsted, S.H.; Stangoulis, J.C.R. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

Twenty-five species of fish, shrimp and prawn from local markets in Bangladesh were analysed for concentrations of total Fe, haem Fe and non-haem Fe by ICP-MS. Total Fe and non-haem Fe concentrations were measured in nitric ...

Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Valuation, Institutions, and Policy in Southeast Asia

Olewiler, N.; Francisco, H.A.; Ferrer, A.J.G. (eds.) (2016)

Type: Book

This book is a compendium of case studies illustrating how economic tools and techniques can be used to address a wide range of problems in the management and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems in a developing ...

The potential of community fish refuges (CFRs) in rice field agro-ecosystems for improving food and nutrition security in the Tonle Sap region

Brooks, A.; Sieu, C. (2016)

Type: Report

The fisheries sector in Cambodia contributes 8%-12% to national GDP and 25% - 30% to agricultural GDP, with an estimated 4.5 million people involved in fishing and associated trades. Fish and other aquatic animals are ...

Suitability of different fish species for cultivation in integrated floating cage aquageoponics system (IFCAS) in Bangladesh

Ali, H.; Haque, M.M.; Murshed-e-Jahan, K.; Rahi, M.L.; Ali, M.M.; Al-Masud, M.; Faruque, G. (2016)

Type: Journal Article

In rural areas of Bangladesh, the vast majority of households own only small or large shaded homestead ponds located next to their dwellings and the pond dikes are covered with large timber trees, a situation where it is ...

WorldFish strategy 2017-2022

WorldFish (2016)

Type: Report

The WorldFish mission is to strengthen livelihoods and enhance food and nutrition security by improving fisheries and aquaculture. We pursue this through research partnerships focused on helping those who stand to benefit ...