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Integration of freshwater prawn culture with rice farming in Kuttanad, India
Type: Journal Article
The integration of paddy cultivation with prawn/fish culture can become a viable alternative to effectively utilize the vast area of derelict polders (embanked coastal flood plains) in Kuttanad, India. Nearly 55 000 ha of ...
Management of broodstock and quality control of fish seed in Hungary
Type: Journal Article
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) breeding has a long tradition in Hungary. However, recent economic changes in Eastern Europe and new developments in aquaculture necessitated the need for ensuring quality of the brood stock ...
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; ...
Production economics of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Econometric techniques were used to estimate a production function for tilapia pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt, utilizing cross-sectional field data. Explanatory variables were feed, initial stocking weight, ...
Production parameters and economics of small-scale tilapia cage aquaculture in the Volta Lake, Ghana
Type: Journal Article
To calculate the potential for cage aquaculture to create economic opportunities for small-scale investors on the Volta Lake, Ghana, a local NGO with technical support from the Government of Ghana ran two trials (one of ...
Genetic diversity in wild stocks of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): implications for aquaculture and conservation
Type: Journal Article
The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is cultured widely around the world but little is known about the levels and patterns of genetic diversity in either wild or cultured stocks. Studies have suggested ...
Growth of juvenile Actinopyga mauritiana (Holothuroidea) in captivity
Type: Journal Article
In this study, we examined the growth of juvenile Actinopyga mauritiana in captivity at three levels of stocking biomass, and under two feeding regimes, for 12 months. We chose this species because of its availability on ...
Sandfish (Holothuris scabra) with shrimp (Penaeus monodon) co-culture tank trials
Type: Journal Article
Seven tank trials were undertaken involving the co-culture of sandfish and shrimp on sand. Sizes, stocking densities, feeding and other conditions were all varied. Results indicated that powdered sargassum did not support ...
A comparative study of two seasonal floodplain aquaculture systems in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the technical and economic parameters of two community led approaches: the semi-closed water bodies and the floodplain water bodies based systems in Bangladesh. The two approaches ...
Pig-duck-fish-azolla integration in La Union, Philippines
Type: Journal Article
Three studies on pig-duck-fish-azolla integration were conducted simultaneously in La Union, Philippines. Growth performance of pigs and ducks as affected by different levels of azolla meal in their feed, and that of tilapia ...