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The Japanese restocking program
Type: Journal Article
In scale of operations, variety of species produced, amount of financial backing, and degree of popular and official support, the Japanese fisheries restocking program (saibai gyogyo) is unique. From its birth in 1962 when ...
Aquaculture production in Asia: a reassessment
Type: Journal Article
Asia has a long history of fishfarming, yet aquaculture production data from most countries still remain crude estimates. Aquaculturally developed nations such as Japan, China and some Southeast Asian countries had begun ...
Aquaculture systems modeling: an introduction with emphasis on warmwater aquaculture
Type: Working Paper
An introduction to modeling is presented. The basic concepts of systems and models and various types of models and their use in research and in management are described. Guidelines for modeling aquaculture systems are ...
Brackishwater aquaculture: threat to the environment
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of developments in the Philippines regarding the conversion of mangrove forests intobrackishwater fishponds, considering in particular environmental implications. Social and human costs and ecological ...
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.
Reporting fishpond yields to farmers
Type: Journal Article
The frustrations encountered when trying to compare technical reports in which fishpond yield figures are reported in a variety of units (e.g., kg/ha, kg/pond, lb/acre, etc.) are familiar to most aquaculturists. However, ...
Microcomputer use in experimental aquaculture: hardware requirements, part 1: microcomputer and UPS
Type: Journal Article
A discussion is presented as to the use of microcomputers in fishery science. Background information is given regarding the purchase of microcomputer hardware and various aspects to be considered are examined.
Prospects for the commercial cultivation of giant clams (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae)
Type: Conference Paper
The status of tridacnid clam resources in the Indo-Pacific region and studies of their basic biology and ecology, including life histories, growth rates and phototrophic capabilities, spawning induction and larval and ...
The biology and culture of tropical oysters
Type: Working Paper
Reviews the biology and ecology of oysters, and experimental and culture techniques used in the tropics; describes problems in tropical oyster farming and identifies research needs to further develop this form of aquaculture. ...
Brackishwater pond development in Sumatra
Type: Journal Article
In 1976 the Government of Indonesia began a brackish water pond (tambak) development project on the east coast of the north Sumatra provinces Aceh and North Sumatra. Strategic outputs for the 2 province projects are listed. ...