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Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia
Type: Journal Article
Although it appears that the first recorded, scientifically oriented culture of tilapia was conducted in Kenya in 1924,of the current 30,000 ponds with a potential annual production of more than 7,000 tons, only 10% are ...
Abstracts [of] the Third International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture, 11-16 November 1991
Type: Report
ISTA III is co-organized by ICLARM (International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management), Manila, Philippines and CRO (Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques), Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. This volume contains the ...
Risk analysis in aquaculture: A step-by-step introduction with worked examples
Type: Manual
This publication is based on materials covered and outputs generated during the Workshop on Risk Assessment Methodologies and Tools for Aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was jointly held by WorldFish and FAO in ...
Fitting growth with the von Bertalanffy growth function : a comparison of three approaches of multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments
Type: Journal Article
Three approaches for multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus L.) based on the von Bertalan¡y growth curve are presented and compared. The approaches ...
Step-by-step guide to conducting digital surveys for aquaculture performance assessment (Final published version)
Type: Manual
The WorldFish objective for sustainable aquaculture within the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) focuses on enabling enterprises to progressively enhance production of aquatic foods in a more efficient ...
The introduction of exotic fish in Sri Lanka with special reference to tilapia
Type: Journal Article
Introductions of exotic finfish between 1948 and 1953 are reported in this paper, with a brief reference to earlier and later introductions. Exotic fish were introduced principally to develop the potential for aquaculture ...
Tilapia production booms in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Tilapia is the second most popular cultured fish in the Philippines. Increased consumer demand is discussed briefly and an account is given of hatcheries, cage culture in lakes and land based grow-out systems. Future ...
Genetic and non-genetic indirect effects for harvest weight in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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 ...
Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste (PADTL): Cost-effective feeding and fertilization options for tilapia in Timor-Leste (Tetum)
Type: Poster
Iha 2012, Diresaun Nacional Peskas no Aquikultura (DNPAQ), Ministerio Agrikultura no Peskas (MAP) Timor-Leste Dezenvolve ona Estrategia Nacional Aquakultura Timor-Leste (DENATL) 2012-2030 ho asistensia tekniku husi WorldFish. ...
Genetic considerations on acquisition and maintenance of reference populations of tilapia
Type: Journal Article
The maintenance of reference populations of Tilapia is discussed, examining genetic considerations to be taken into account to conserve the gene pool to prevent genetic drift and prevent detrimental levels of inbreeding. ...