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Age and growth of three species of Lake Victoria fish determined by means of otolith daily growth rings
Type: Journal Article
The sagittal otoliths of Lates niloticus, Haplochromis obesus, and Oreochromis niloticus from Lake Victoria were examined for daily growth rings using scanning electron microscopy. In the three species the increments were ...
Biological parameters, body length-weight and length-height relationships for various species in Greek waters
Type: Journal Article
Biological/fisheries parameters (L sub(oo) M, F) are presented for four fish species (Gadiculus argenteus; Gaidropsarus mediterraneous; Symphurus ligulatus; Lepidorhombus boscii) as well as body length-weight and length-height ...
Aquaculture in the mountains of the northern Lao PDR and northern Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
This article features the current status of aquaculture in the mountains of the northern Lao PDR and northern Vietnam.
Community-based and co-management institutions for sustainable coastal fisheries management in Southeast Asia
Type: Journal Article
Fisheries experts now recognize that resource conflicts can be diminished and resources better managed when fishers and other resource stakeholders are more involved in management, and access rights are distributed more ...
The application of rapid rural appraisal techniques in coastal resources planning: experience in Malampaya Sound, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
The Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) techniques often employed to fast-track the assessments of agricultural and forest resource systems were applied to the coastal resource planning of Malampaya Sound in Palawan Island, western ...
Estimating input demand and output supply elasticities in gillnet and seine fishing in Guimaras Strait and adjacent waters
Type: Journal Article
This contribution is a summary of the results of the study conducted by the University of the Philippines in the Visayas team from November 1990 to June 1991. The purpose of this research is to estimate demand and output ...
Expansion of improved-extensive shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta
Type: Journal Article
This paper describes the expansion of improved-extensive shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming in the Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam, emphasizing management decisions, technological constraints and economics.
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 ...
Simulation of the effects of oxygen on food consumption and growth of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
Type: Journal Article
Fish need oxygen for aerobic generation of energy for body maintenance, locomotion, feeding and biosynthesis. The rate of oxygen uptake of most fish is limited by diffusion through the gills, and gill surface area grows ...
Economic incentives for water resource management in the Pak Phanang river basin of southern Thailand
Type: Journal Article
The study examines the existing water allocation methods and other policies that provide constraints or incentives for the most efficient use of water resources. Given the production condition of the local people, and the ...