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Shrimp processing in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The shrimp industry in Bangladesh is the major fisheries foreign exchange earner. The various processing industries consist of freezing plants, smoking/drying factories and meal factories. Details are given of the freezing ...
Bangladesh fisheries: a challenge to resource managers
Type: Journal Article
Bangladesh's freshwater fishery is described, detailing areas of inland fisheries, production and a fisheries management plan which involves a trial 2 year programme.
Fisheries of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Type: Journal Article
A brief description of the fisheries of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is presented. This stretch of 585 islands, islets and rocks in the northeast Indian Ocean has sovereign rights to a sea area of nearly 600,000 sq/km. ...
Aquaculture development in Nepal: pointers for success
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of carp (Cyprinidae) pond culture and cage culture systems in Nepal. Advances made in aquaculture development and future trends in the country are examined.
The life history and fishery of hilsa in Bangladesh and their implication for management
Type: Journal Article
A brief account is given of the life history of hilsa (Hilsa ilisha ), the national fish of Bangladesh. The production ofthis fish is approximately equals 30% of the total fish production of the country; the hilsa fishery is ...
Shrimp farming: a boon or bane to India
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of shrimp farming and its benefits to India, discussing effective land use, the use of naturalshrimp seed resources, foreign exchange and employment in rural areas.
Fisheries traditions in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The role that sociocultural and religious beliefs play in evolving an implicit mechanism for exploiting and managing the fish stocks of Bangladesh is discussed.
Fisheries education in India
Type: Journal Article
In India, education in all agricultural sciences, including fisheries, is the responsibility of agricultural universities in their respective states. The establishment of these universities started only in the early sixties, ...
Integrated rice-fish culture: increased productivity from deepwater ricelands in West Bengal
Type: Journal Article
A discussion is presented on the potential for integrated rice-fish culture systems in West Bengal as a means of not only increasing animal protein production but also of generating income for rural residents. Surveys ...
The athu kotu (brush park) fishery of Sri Lanka
Type: Journal Article
The fishermen of the mangrove estuaries of western Sri Lanka have evolved a system of fishing that creates an artificial mangrove habitat. It consists of a pile of mangrove brushwood being placed in the shallows of the ...