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Response of two generations of selection to increased body weight in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, compared to hybridization with blue catfish, I. furcatus, Males
Type: Journal Article
Two generations of selection for increased body weight in Kansas (AU-KS-2) and Marion (AU-MS-2) lines of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, resulted in a 12% and 11% increase in body weight at market size, respectively. ...
Poster on Catfish conservation
Type: Poster
The poster has been produced to raise awareness on Catfish conservation.
CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews: FISH CRP Annexes
Type: Other
The FISH CGIAR Research Program (CRP), initiated in 2017, is led by WorldFish together with its managing partners, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Aquaculture and Fisheries Group at Wageningen ...
A Governance analysis of the Barotse Floodplain System, Zambia: Identifying obstacles and opportunities
Type: Working Paper
The Barotse floodplain is an ecosystem characterized by a paradox of widespread poverty amidst high ecological and agricultural potential. The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) seeks to address ...
Genetic parameters for uniformity of harvest weight and body size traits in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia
Type: Journal Article
Animal breeding programs have been very successful in improving the mean levels of traits through selection. However, in recent decades, reducing the variability of trait levels between individuals has become a highly ...
National vision for aquaculture development in Nigeria
Type: Presentation
Workshop on Nigerian Aquaculture: Status, Prospects and Future Growth - By Dr. Ime S. Umoh - NATIONAL VISION FOR AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Partnering with Bank Asia to provide loans to small-scale aquatic food producers in Bangladesh
Type: Blog
WorldFish partnered with Bank Asia to increase the financial literacy among aquatic food producers in Northern Bangladesh. This partnership also saw aquatic food producers obtaining easier access to financing through a ...
Assessing forest canopy closure in a geospatial medium to address management concerns for tropical islands: Southeast Asia
Type: Journal Article
The present study outlines an approach to classify forest density and to estimate canopy closure of the forest of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The vector layers generated for the study area using satellite data was ...
Tilapia in a Peruvian lake
Type: Journal Article
The introduction of Tilapia rendalli in Lake Sauce is described,outlining the various biological investigations which were necessaryfor management of the lake and biomass estimation, age determinationand overcrowding.
Heavy metal and faecal bacterial contamination of urban lakes in Yaounde, Cameroon
Type: Journal Article
The objective of this study was to measure the concentration of indicator bacteria and heavy metals in fish, mud and water of the two largest urban inland valleys in Yaounde.