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Agricultural Research Project-II (Supplement) fisheries component: final report
Type: Report
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) provided technical assistance in aquaculture research since 1989 to Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) and the NARS institutions, mainly ...
Snail control by fish: an explanation for its failure
Type: Journal Article
Systematic studies on the performance of fish as snail eaters in waterbodies are rare. Here, trials with a promising African cichlid (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) revealed that the fish were only successful at reducing snail ...
Low cost breeding and hatching techniques for the catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) for small-scale farmers
Type: Journal Article
The high demand for the stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) and declining wild stocks led the Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension of India to look for methods for the culture of the species. This paper ...
Breeding plan for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Indonesia: multiple-trait selection
Type: Report
Total aquaculture production in Indonesia in 1994 was 493 000 tons of finfish, 169 000 tons of shellfish, mainly shrimp and 115 000 tons of seaweed with an estimated value of US$ 2 075 million. In 1994, the production of ...
Study on feeding habits of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Pacu) larvae in fish ponds
Type: Journal Article
A limnological study of the artificial fish pond and an analysis of the stomach contents of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) larvae of 2 to 45 days age were made for a period of 45 days to evaluate their feeding preferences. ...
Effect of planting pattern on shading and phytoplankton photosynthesis in Bangladesh rice-fish farms
Type: Journal Article
In the present study, a Border Planting (BP) pattern recommended by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council was tested against Regular Planting (RP) to assess the effect, if any, on gross phytoplankton photosynthesis ...
Making experiment station results more useful to African fish farmers
Type: Journal Article
Rather than using more or less ideal conditions for setting experimental controls, the use of conditions similar to those likely to be encountered by farmers should produce research results which are realistically achievable ...
Integration of aquaculture into the farming systems of the floodprone ecosystems of Bangladesh: an evaluation of adoption and impact
Type: Report
This report presents the results of studies undertaken for incorporating low-external input aquaculture practices into the farming systems of a complex floodprone ecosystem in Bangladesh and the impacts of integration on ...
An analysis of production factors in carp farming in Andhra Pradesh, India
Type: Journal Article
Three major carp species, viz. catla Catla, Labeo rohita and mrigal Cirrhinus mrigala, are farmed in polyculture systems in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India. A survey of 189 carp farms was undertaken, and principal ...
Collection of juvenile mullet species from a brackishwater tidal farm in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
The major constraint to the development of aquaculture in Nigeria has been the non-availability of fingerlings in required numbers of cultivable species. A specifically designed trap to collect mullet (Liza falcipinnis; ...