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A comparative study of two seasonal floodplain aquaculture systems in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the technical and economic parameters of two community led approaches: the semi-closed water bodies and the floodplain water bodies based systems in Bangladesh. The two approaches ...
Tropical stock assessment packages for programmable calculators and microcomputers
Type: Journal Article
Fishery biology, particularly the applied aspect of stock assessment, became a truly quantitative science in the mid-1950s, when the Beverton & Holt and Schaefer "workhorse" models for stock assessment were produced. The ...
Enhancing the productivity of small waterbodies
Type: Journal Article
Most small waterbodies were built for irrigation and/or drinking water storage for humans and livestock, but have also been shown to play an important role in watershed management. Apart from natural lakes, small waterbodies ...
Pig-duck-fish-azolla integration in La Union, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Three studies on pig-duck-fish-azolla integration were conducted simultaneously in La Union, Philippines. Growth performance of pigs and ducks as affected by different levels of azolla meal in their feed, and that of tilapia ...
An analysis of the multigear, multispecies fishery in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria
Type: Journal Article
Catch rates for both Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria have steadily increased through the 1980s, even though the fishing effort also increased during the ...
On improving operation and use of the elefan programs. part 2, improving the estimation of L
Type: Journal Article
Four simple approaches which rely on slightly modified versions of ELEPHAN I and/or II are given for the estimation of length of fish.
Genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: composition and genetic parameters of a synthetic base population of Oreochromis niloticus for selective breeding
Type: Journal Article
The present study is based on data recorded from fish of the third generation of the GIFT project (Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias). The objective of the study was to compose a synthetic base population of Nile ...
Sea cucumber culture, farming and sea ranching in the tropics: Progress, problems and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
Tropical sea cucumber mariculture has potential to become a profitable industry and contribute towards natural population replenishment. Here, we synthesise the fields of progress, current impediments and research opportunities ...
Tuna research and monitoring in the South Pacific
Type: Journal Article
The island countries of the South Pacific have adopted a regional approach to the development and management of tuna resources, through 2 organizations based in the region - the Forum Fisheries Agency and the South Pacific ...
Preliminary observation on culture of Penaeus monodon in low-saline waters
Type: Journal Article
The feasibility of semi-intensive culture of Penaeus monodon in low saline environment was investigated by comparing the growth and production in low (0.16-6.52 ppt) and high (4.60-19.42 ppt) saline areas at two stocking ...