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Community fisheries management of freshwater lakes in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project in western Bangladesh is primarily a Social Fisheries Project. The project aims at self-management of the Oxbow lakes fishing and fish farming by members of the local communities ...
Integrated agriculture-aquaculture: a way for food security for small farmers and better resource management and environment
Type: Conference Paper
Traditionally fish have been a natural component of rice-ecosystems. Intensive agriculture has led to degradation offish habitats, resulting in disappearance of fish from rice fields. The economic viability and impact on ...
Dissemination and evaluation of genetic improved tilapia species in Asia (DEGITA): final report (January 1998)
Type: Report
The major objectives of the DEGITA ( Project (Dissemination and Evaluation of Genetically Improved Tilapia Species in Asia) were: 1) to carry out genetic, socio economic and environmental evaluation of the improved tilapia ...
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 ...
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. ...
Brush shelter: a recently introduced fishing method in the Kaptai reservoir fisheries in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper describes the brush shelters in Kaptai Lake based on a field survey of four major fishing grounds undertaken in Jan-Dec 1997.
Sustainable inland fisheries management in Bangladesh
Type: Conference Proceedings
This conference volume "Sustainable Inland Fisheries Management in Bangladesh" contains 37 papers presented at the workshop. These paper are divided into five sections namely Introduction, Institutional issues, the CBFM ...
Integrated poultry-fish farming: a way to increase productivity benefits
Type: Book Chapter
The integration of aquaculture with poultry results in a more efficient use of resources than is possible with aquacul-ture farming alone. Other benefits of diversification include a reduction in the risk of total crop ...
Experience of partnershp models for the co-management of Bangladesh fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Failure in the past to ascertain responsible fishing practices and equitable distribution of benefits under traditional leasing systems has motivated the Bangladesh government to work in partnership with non-governmental ...
Length-weight relationships of major carps in Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Length-weight relationships and condition factors are presented for Indian major carp Catla catla, Labeo rohita, L. calbasu and Cirrhinus mrigala (Cyprinidae) in a reservoir of Bangladesh (Kaptai Lake).