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GIS mapping of pond aquaculture potential in Henan province, China
Type: Brief
Freshwater aquaculture development in Henan province is uneven, with more intensive systems occurring in the Huanghe basin while the southern part is relatively underdeveloped and is the target for improving productivity ...
Priority technologies and national strategies to develop and manage fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Brief
Drawn from the outstanding work that developed the AsiaFish model, this policy brief offers four key recommendations to Asian policy makers for expanding and managing their national fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
GIS mapping of pond aquaculture potential in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
In Bangladesh inland pond aquaculture supplies 45% of freshwater fish, an important protein source for its increasing population. To maintain the desired productivity growth of the aquaculture sector will mean bringing ...
Development strategies and options for fisheries and aquaculture in Asia
Type: Brief
Declining fisheries have hurt many poor coastal and inland fishing communities and consumers in Asia, where 630 million people live on less than US1 per day. Developed to restore dwindling fish supplies are the AsiaFish ...
Snorkel the web: ReefBase brings a sea change in access to information about coral reefs
Type: Brief
This fact sheet highlights ReefBase, an award-winning online global information system designed to facilitate research on, and the management of, coral reefs to enhance their protection. Launched in 2002, ReefBase was ...
GIS mapping of pond aquaculture potential in southern Malawi, Africa
Type: Brief
Smallholding aquaculture in Malawi is gaining popularity, particularly with the promotion of pond-fish culture within integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) systems. These systems benefit poor farm households through ...
The threat to fisheries and aquaculture from climate change
Type: Brief
Fish provide essential nutrition and income to an ever-growing number of people around the world, especially where other food and employment resources are limited. Many fishers and aquaculturists are poor and ill-prepared ...
GIS mapping of pond aquaculture potential in southern Cameroon, Africa
Type: Brief
Currently there is an unmet demand for freshwater aquaculture production in Cameroon to satisfy domestic fish needs and enhance food security. The aquaculture sub-sector remains under-developed despite its reported potential ...