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Polyculture of carps in integrated broiler-cum-fishfarming systems
Type: Book Chapter
A study was undertaken to determine fish species combinations that would result in optimum production levels in integrated broiler raising systems. Its objectives were: (i) to evaluate the production potential of fish in ...
Integrating aquaculture with rice farming in Bangladesh: feasibility and economic viability, its adoption and impact
Type: Report
Studies were undertaken on 256 farms in Bangladesh from 1992-1994 to assess the feasibility and economic viability of integrating fish culture with rice farming during aman (wet) and boro (dry) seasons in medium highlands. ...
Low cost breeding and hatching techniques for the catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) for small-scale farmers
Type: Journal Article
The high demand for the stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) and declining wild stocks led the Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension of India to look for methods for the culture of the species. This paper ...
Diet and feeding ecology of two sizes of Barbodes gonionotus (=Puntius gonionotus) and Oreochromis sp. in ricefields in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish culture experiments were conducted to compare and evaluate the feeding pattern and strategies, daily ration, gastric evacuation rates, dietary breadth, similarity and overlap of silver barb, Barbodes gonionotus, and ...
Fifty years of reservoir fisheries in Mettur Dam, India: some lessons
Type: Journal Article
The paper outlines briefly the history of the fishery in a dam reservoir in India. The reservoir was very productive in its early years, with support from a seed farm, ice plant, cold storage and regulated entry of fishery. ...
Policy imperatives for sustainable aquaculture development in Asia: lessons from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Thailand
Type: Conference Paper
The main objective of this paper is to identify an appropriate policy framework for the development of aquaculture and its contribution to overall economic development. The second section of this paper examines the performance ...
Marine fisheries of Karnataka State, India
Type: Journal Article
This contribution provides an overview of the marine capture fisheries off the coast of Karnataka State, India. It covers the main fisheries and fishing gears, production trends (by main species /groups and gears), assessment ...
Integrated poultry-fish farming: a way to increase productivity benefits
Type: Book Chapter
The integration of aquaculture with poultry results in a more efficient use of resources than is possible with aquacul-ture farming alone. Other benefits of diversification include a reduction in the risk of total crop ...
Farming experiments and transfer of technology of bivalve culture along the southwest coast of India
Type: Journal Article
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in India developed bivalve farming technologies in the 1970s, but these were not widely adopted at the time. In 1993, CMFRI undertook an action research program to ...