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Molecular probes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -based kits for diagnosis of shrimp diseases
Type: Journal Article
Technology for effective and fast diagnosis of animal diseases is essential for developing aquaculture management strategies. This paper reviews the conventional techniques for shrimp disease diagnosis and discusses the ...
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. ...
Genetic improvement of carp species in Asia: project progress report (November 1997 to June 1998)
Type: Report
The Project consists of two phases, Phase I focusing on determining research priorities leading to the development of high yielding breeds and strains; documentation of carp genetic resources, documentation of carp genetic ...
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 ...
Can nitrogen pollution from aquaculture be reduced?
Type: Journal Article
Nitrogen is essential for the normal growth of fish. It is an important ingredient in fish feed but is very expensive. There is evidence that nitrogen loading from feeding and metabolic activities of fish can cause pollution ...
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 ...
Effect of fishpond input on pond mud nutrient levels in integrated crop-fish culture resource recycling
Type: Report
The success of aquaculture among small holder farmers in Malawi, depends on the use of the available on-farm resources. Commercial fish feeds are currently not available. Fish ponds open possibility for recycling of waste ...
Aquaculture: the last frontier for sustainable food security?
Type: Conference Paper
Fish has become a political commodity, thanks to its increasing scarcity and its high value. Aquaculture offers opportunities as the last frontier for sustaining the contribution of fish to food security. Asia is at the ...
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 ...