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Fish culture in homestead tanks in Nigeria: practices, problems and prospects
Type: Journal Article
The results are presented of a 2-year study conducted regarding management practices and problems associated with raising fish in concrete tanks in Nigeria. The location and construction of the tanks, which were used ...
Exploratory analysis of resource demand and the environmental footprint of future aquaculture development using Life Cycle Assessment
Type: Working Paper
Increases in fish demand in the coming decades are projected to be largely met by growth of aquaculture. However, increased aquaculture production is linked to higher demand for natural resources and energy as well as ...
Fisheries and aquaculture: The importance of fish for food and nutritional security
Type: Working Paper
This working paper is an attempt to distil what is known currently about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. In this WorldFish ...
Simple method for year-round breeding of Clarias gariepinus
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of a simple method for the year-round production of Clarias gariepinus fry in homestead concrete tanks. Procedures involved regarding the induced spawning of the fish, egg hatching and rearing of fingerlings ...
Impacts of technological interventions on fish production and biodiversity of seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh
Type: Working Paper
The Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ...
Causes of fish depletion: a factor analysis approach
Type: Journal Article
A study was conducted in 54 wetlands of 13 districts of Assam, India to evaluate the causes of fish depletion. Twenty-two variables were considered for the study. Seven factors were extracted through factor analysis ...
Aquaculture and fisheries for nutrition: Towards a nutrition-sensitive approach
Type: Journal Article
This article explains the concept of a "nutrition-sensitive approach" to aquaculture and fisheries and provides insights into the ways in which this approach, if widely applied, could create large impacts on the nutritional ...
Genetics of flesh quality in fish
Type: Conference Paper
Flesh quality has gained importance among consumers and in the aquaculture industry because it is directly related to human health and nutrition. Flesh quality comprises several different (freshness, appearance, smell, ...
The Cape Town Call to Action: Sustainable aquaculture development on the African continent - the African Aquaculture Policy Day, World Aquaculture Conference, 30 June 2017
Type: Other
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the East African Community Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (EAC-LVFO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the ...
Genetic improvement of fillet traits and flesh quality in aquaculture species
Type: Conference Paper
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