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Genetic quality of cultured tilapia stocks in Africa
Type: Journal Article
African aquaculture is poised for rapid expansion. However, one of the key constraints holding back growth of the sector is the poor quality of the fish stocks available for culture. The problems of declines in growth ...
Impact of long-term training and extension support on small-scale carp polyculture farms of Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
One of the unique features of the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project of the WorldFish Center, Bangladesh, was the provision of 3 y of continuous training and extension in support of the fish farmers involved. ...
Reducing poverty and hunger through fisheries and aquaculture in Africa
Type: Brochure
This flyer highlights the role WorldFish can play with key partners in Africa to reduce hunger and poverty through fisheries and aquaculture by expanding sustainable aquaculture and ensuring the productivity and sustainability ...
Aquaculture and the poor: Is the culture of high-value fish a viable livelihood option for the poor?
Type: Journal Article
This study evaluates the role of high-value fish culture in the livelihoods of coastal households in southern Thailand. The study shows that grouper culture, promoted as an alternative to destructive fishing practices, can ...
Using fisheries and aquaculture to reduce poverty and hunger
Type: Brochure
This provides an overview of the development challenges we are addressing and how they contribute to our mission to reduce poverty and hunger through fisheries and aquaculture. It also summarizes our research foci, the ...
Supply and demand issues affecting fisheries and aquaculture in the Philippines
Type: Brief
This brief, which is based on a three-year project report of sustaining fisheries and aquaculture production of nine Asian countries, outlines issues relating to the supply and demand of the Philippines fishery industry ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture: country case study: development and status of freshwater aquaculture in Henan Province, China
Type: Working Paper
This monograph is the case study for China, with a particular focus on Henan Province, the project location. Written in three parts, it first describes the historical background, production levels and trends, economic and ...
Restocking, stock enhancement, and sea ranching: arenas of progress
Type: Journal Article
There are concerns about the sustainability of the world’s capture fisheries at the current total level of ~96 million tons per year. The warning signals are an increase in the proportion of depleted or recovering stocks, ...
Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture
Type: Brief
The contents of this brief are drawn from the results of the project "Determination of high-potential aquaculture development areas and impact in Africa and Asia. Recommendation domains for pond aquaculture is a suite of ...
Captured-based aquaculture of groupers
Type: Report
In order to alleviate the pressure on wild grouper stocks, many nations have promoted aquaculture in the hopes of producing a more sustainable grouper yield. However, full-cycle culture of most grouper species is not yet ...