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Site selection for brackishwater aquaculture development and mangrove reforestation in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines using geographic information system
Type: Conference Paper
Brackishwater aquaculture production in Lingayen Gulf in northwestern Luzon, Philippines, is one of the highest in the country. Most of the aquafarms are mangrove forest and marginal lands which have been converted for ...
Alleviating poverty through aquaculture: progress, opportunities and improvements
Type: Conference Paper
Significant changes in our understanding of the interrelationships between aquaculture and poverty have occurred in the last decade. In particular, there is a growing realization that the impacts of aquaculture need to be ...
Projections of supply and demand for the trade in live reef-fish for food
Type: Conference Paper
This study adopted an extended version of the AsiaFish model to quantify future changes in supply and demand for live reef-fish as food arising from new technology, management practices and economic growth. It simulated ...
Growth and mortality rates and state of exploitation of spiny lobsters in Tonga (1992)
Type: Conference Paper
An analysis was made of length frequency data for the spiny lobsters, Panulirus penicillatus and P. longipes, caught coral reefs in Tonga. The length data were used to estimate both growth and mortality parameters for ...
Lessons from the breeding program of rohu
Type: Conference Paper
For the first time in India, selective breeding work has been initiated at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, India in collaboration with the Institute of Aquaculture Research (AKVAFORSK), Norway. ...
Women in fisheries in the European Union
Type: Conference Paper
Women in Europe were known to have participated actively in the fishing sector since the 19th Century. Statistics collected from the European Union showed that women participate actively in fish processing activities, ...
Heterosis, direct and maternal genetic effects on body traits in a complete diallel cross involving four strains of red tilapia Oreochromis spp
Type: Conference Paper
Heterosis, direct additive genetic and general reciprocal effects were estimated from a complete diallel cross involving four strains of red tilapia Oreochromis spp from Malaysia, Stirling, Taiwan and Thailand. The mating ...
The potential of nutrient-rich small fish species in aquaculture to improve human nutrition and health
Type: Conference Paper
Small fish are a common food and an integral part of the everyday carbohydraterich diets of many population groups in poor countries. These populations also suffer from undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies ...
Disaggregated projections on fish supply, demand and trade for developing Asia
Type: Conference Paper
Quantitative modelling of supply, demand, and trade for fish becomes very useful for evaluating development strategies and options if done for disaggregated fish types, production categories, and regions. With detailed ...
Influence of fertilizers' types and stocking density on water quality and growth performance on Nile tilapia African catfish in polyculture system
Type: Conference Paper
The effects of fertilizer types and stocking density were investigated on water quality parameters that expected to affect growth performance of the polyculture of Nile tilapia <i> (Oreochromis niloticus) </i>, African ...