This report deals with some of the experiences during a six months training period undertaken by the author. This field training is part of the requirements for a Masters Degree in fish culture and fisheries at the ...

Details are given of activities conducted in Zomba, Malawi, in order to demonstrate new aquaculture technologies and encourage their use by smallholder fish farmers. The following technologies were introduced: napier grass ...

This MYSAP Inland technical progress report details the progress of MYSAP Inland activities towards target indicators for the promotion of small-scale aquaculture and improved human nutrition.

Many tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farmers produce all-male populations because of the superior growth rate of males compared to females. To investigate differences in body weight at harvest of males and females among different ...

This progress report details a summary of project activities carried on in four countries, besides the visit of one of the WorldFish team members to CSIRO in Australia

The purpose of this poster is to enhance the capacity of hatcheries, nurseries, grow-out farmers and extension service providers to recognize and report tilapia diseases. Prevention, early recognition, diagnosis and rapid ...

During the rainy season in extensive river floodplains and deltaic lowlands, floods lasting several months render the land unavailable for crop production for several months each year. These waters are considerably ...

In Bangladesh, only 6% of the daily food intake is animal food of which fish accounts for 50%. Rice is the mainstay, making up 60% of the daily food intake. However, many nutrients such as vitamins A and C, iron, calcium, ...

The aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of cage farm for ongrowing fish (Oreochromis niloticus) on the river sediments beneath and adjacent to the cages in El-Bostan region, Damietta Governorate by ...

A study to investigate the feasibility of using fenced brushparks for fish ranching in Lake Chilwa was conducted for five months at the Kachulu Harbor. In a water depth of 1.4 m enclosures constructed from bamboo sticks ...