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Zooplankton: its biochemistry and significance in aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
Zooplankton are an important food source for many species of fish. They can provide an inexpensive alternative to other commercial feeds. Zooplankton have several advantages, among them a faster growth and greater feed ...
Growth performance of Nigerian fish stocks
Type: Journal Article
Parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth function are presented for 42 fish stocks belonging to 16 families, 22 genera and 27 species. The growth performance index, Phi '(= log K + 2logL sub( infinity )), was computed for ...
Stocking of eggs versus hatchlings in rice fields: a comparison of survival and growth of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings
Type: Journal Article
The study assesses the relative profitability of stocking eggs versus hatchlings of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the rice-fish systems in Bangladesh. Results showed that although stocking eggs-covered water hyacinths ...
Freshwater pearl culture in India
Type: Journal Article
Freshwater pearl culture is growing as a source of employment and income in many Southeast Asian countries. Bangladesh, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam have initiated freshwater pearl culture projects in recent years. ...
Length-weight relationship of fishes caught in the Itaipu Reservoir, Parana, Brazil
Type: Journal Article
Parameters and related statistics of the length-weight relationship of the form W=aL super(b) are presented for 72 species of fish caught in the area of the Itaipu Reservoir in Parana, Brazil. The b values varied between ...
Redclaw crayfish aquaculture in Ecuador: the new boom?
Type: Journal Article
Introduction of red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) in Ecuador is presented together with the status and future of crayfish culture in the country.
Trends in the farming of the snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) in Thailand
Type: Journal Article
The production of snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis) from wild stocks and traditional culture systems has been declining in central Thailand, although they are on the increase in modern culture practices adopted ...