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Enhancing the productivity of small waterbodies
Type: Book
In this review, the author provides an overview of the small water bodies as an important inland fishery resource and analyses the global trends in their utilization. He also assesses the opportunities for enhancing fish ...
Genetic diversity in wild stocks of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): implications for aquaculture and conservation
Type: Journal Article
The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is cultured widely around the world but little is known about the levels and patterns of genetic diversity in either wild or cultured stocks. Studies have suggested ...
Vulnerability of Cambodian water snakes: initial assessment of the impact of hunting at Tonle Sap Lake
Type: Journal Article
This paper documents the emergent snake ‘fishery’ occurring on Tonle Sap Lake where an estimated 6.9 million snakes (mostly homalopsids) are removed annually, representing the world’s largest exploitation of a single snake ...
Women and fish-for-sex: transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries
Type: Journal Article
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon ...
Socioeconomics and values of resources in great Lake-Tonle Sap and Mekong-Bassac area : results from a sample survey in Kampong Chhnang, Siem Reap and Kandal provinces, Cambodia
Type: Working Paper
A study aims to describe the range and value of benefits derived from aquatic resources by different stakeholders, and to provide a substantive basis for redirecting policies and future development projects into harnessing ...
A review and synthesis of capture fisheries data in Thailand: large versus small-scale fisheries
Type: Report
This report examines the current status of production and participation in large-scale and small scale fisheries in Thailand. It also looks at both the marine and inland capture fisheries of the country and capture fisheries ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Malawi
Type: Working Paper
This monograph is a result of a 3-year project to produce a decision-support toolkit with supporting databases and case studies to help researchers, planners and extension agents working on freshwater pond aquaculture. The ...
The sustainable livelihoods approach to the development of freshwater prawn marketing systems in Southwest Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
A conceptual framework, drawn from an approach to poverty reduction known as the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), is applied to understanding the role of freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) marketing systems ...
Proceedings of the NEPAD: Fish for All summit, 22-25 Aug 2005. Abuja, Nigeria
Type: Conference Proceedings
The NEPAD-Fish for All Summit was held on 22–25 August 2005 in Abuja, Nigeria, to draw global attention to the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture in meeting Africa’s development agenda. The Summit achieved its main ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Cameroon
Type: Working Paper
This report is an output of the project “Determination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asia”. This monograph is the case study for Cameroon. Written in three parts, it describes the ...