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Relative Importance of Various Predators in Clarias gariepinus Fry Mortality in Cameroon
Type: Journal Article
To estimate the relative importance of the most common predators of Clarias gariepinus fry, increasing levels of protection were afforded to exclude amphibians, aquatic arthropods and birds. At a stocking density of 10 ...
Value-chain analysis: an assessment methodology to estimate Egyptian aquaculture sector performance
Type: Journal Article
Egypt's aquaculture production (705,490 tonnes in 2009) is by far the largest of any African country and places it 11th in terms of global aquaculture production. The aquaculture sector in Egypt is now a mature one having ...
Certifying catfish in Vietnam and Bangladesh: Who will make the grade and will it matter?
Type: Journal Article
Certification is an increasingly pervasive form of market governance through which retailers and NGOs are able to exert control over producers of primary products in order to secure their commercial and institutional ...
Towards the maximum profitability of smallholder catfish nurseries: predator defense and feeding-adapted stocking of Clarias gariepinus
Type: Journal Article
To determine how best smallholders could maximize the profitability of their catfish hatcheries, the cost/benefit analyses of using fences, hapas and bird nets to exclude predators; as well as over-stocking to create food ...
Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage, 1878) aquaculture in Bangladesh: an overview
Type: Journal Article
Farming of the striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, is a major aquaculture activity in Bangladesh, particularly in the district of Mymensingh. However, pangasius farm management practices and the socio-economic ...
A guide for bighead catfish farming using better management practices
Type: Manual
Bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus) is an indigenous fish species in Cambodia and neighboring Southeast Asian countries that is very popular because of its tender and delicate taste. As a freshwater species, it has ...
Reuse of fish pond sediments as fertilizer for fodder grass production in Bangladesh: Potential for sustainable intensification and improved nutrition
Type: Journal Article
Intensive aquaculture systems (e.g. pangasius farming) make important contributions to food security in developing countries, including Bangladesh, but are associated with a variety of negative environmental impacts, ...