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Factors affecting outbreaks of epizootic ulcerative syndome in farmed fish in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Among 257 Bangladesh fish ponds investigated, 46% were affected by epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) either fully or partially. Thai silver barb, Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker), culture ponds were worst affected (64%) by ...
Simple method for backyard production of snakehead (Channa striata Bloch) fry
Type: Journal Article
The snakehead (Channa striata ) is a common freshwater fish species in Malaysia. Details are given of a simple technique for breeding this species, suitable for small-scale farmers practising backyard aquaculture. Two ...
Sumilon Island reserve: 20 years of hopes and frustrations
Type: Journal Article
Over 20 years, successive openings and closures of the Sumilon Island marine reserve to fishers have provided unique opportunities to examine the effects of marine reserves on populations and communities of fishes and upon ...
Growth and mortality of spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus in Fiji
Type: Journal Article
The parameter L8 and K of the von Bertalanffy growth equation were estimated from length-frequency data of teh spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus (Fam. Lethrinidae) caught in the Central and Western Divisions, Fiji. These ...
Measuring ecological stress: variations on a theme by R.M. Warwick
Type: Journal Article
Two new indices are presented which reflect quantitatively the changes to be expected in an ecological community under stress, as previously described by R. M. Warwick. The indices summarize information which he presented ...
Variable number of tandem repeats in the mitochondrial DNA of Dascyllus trimaculatus
Type: Journal Article
The primary structure of the Dascyllus trimaculatus mitochondrial (mt) control region was determined, and conserved features were identified based on sequence comparisons to other teleostean fish species. Three ...
The Asian development bank and WorldFish : net gains of partnership to improve livelihoods and bolster regional development, cooperation and trade
Type: Brochure
ADB is a steadfast partner of the WorldFish Center, having invested since 1987 more than US$7.6 million in WorldFish projects. Like ADB, WorldFish organizes its work regionally, maintaining an office for South Asia in ...
Establishing the WorldFish Nusatupe Research Station as an innovation hub for island food systems
Type: Brief
This document explains ongoing activities and preliminary plans for the establishment of a
multipurpose innovation hub at the WorldFish Nusatupe Research Station in Western Province,
Solomon Islands.The innovation hub ...
Good governance of rice field fishery management
Type: Brief
Rice field fisheries refer to the capture of wild fish and other aquatic animals from flooded rice field agroecosystems and their supporting infrastructure, such as canals, channels, streams and other bodies of water. ...
Breaking with the past? The politics of land restitution and the limits to restitutive justice in Myanmar
Type: Journal Article
Land reforms, which include restitution and redistribution of land, often accompany political transitions, as new regimes attempt to break with the past by establishing new modes of governance. The political transition ...