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The farming practices and economics of aquaculture in Thailand
Type: Journal Article
The paper reviews freshwater and coastal aquaculture practices in Thailand, and compares the productivity, costs, and benefits across various types of cultivation and various intensities of production. The paper is based ...
Pacific: improving livelihoods for coastal communities in the Pacific
Type: Brochure
The island nations of the Pacific depend heavily on coral reef and coastal fisheries resources – globally, the highest per capita fish consumption is in the Pacific islands. Coral reefs support a rich variety of animals ...
Rhizons improved estimation of nutrient losses because of seepage in aquaculture ponds
Type: Journal Article
Seepage represents one of the largest water losses in static ponds accounting for about 30-70% of total pond water losses. This short communication describes a novel method in which a similar principle as in Masuda and ...
Strategies and options for increasing and sustaining fisheries and aquaculture production to benefit poorer households in Asia, ADB-RETA 5945: project completion report (main report)
Type: Report
This document is a project completion report of a three-year project undertook by the WorldFish Center that covering nine Developing Member Countries (DMCs) namely Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri ...
IAA Production Systems in Malawi
Type: Other
Southern Malawi is characterized by the Rift valley and the Shire Highlands, which are dominated by the Zomba and Mulanje plateaux, and the Kirk Range. These mountainous areas are a source of various rivers and streams, ...
Disaggregated analysis of fish supply, demand and trade in Asia : baseline model and estimation strategy
Type: Journal Article
Quantitative modeling of fish supply, demand and trade is a useful tool for analyzing recent structural changes, such as the rapid development of aquaculture. Existing models are, however, limited by their use of highly ...
Assessing the potential for restocking, habitat enhancement, fish sanctuaries and aquaculture to restore the chambo production in Malawi
Type: Conference Paper
The chambo fisheries in the South East arm of Lake Malawi have been severely exploited and depleted due to overfishing habitat degradation and use of illegal gears. The government of Malawi is determined to reverse the ...
Aquaculture - food and livelihoods for the poor in Asia : a brief overview of the issues
Type: Journal Article
The last three decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the supply of and demand for fish. Global demand for fish has risen rapidly with rising populations and increasing per capita fish consumption. The rise in demand ...
Proceedings of the NEPAD: Fish for All summit, 22-25 Aug 2005. Abuja, Nigeria
Type: Conference Proceedings
The NEPAD-Fish for All Summit was held on 22–25 August 2005 in Abuja, Nigeria, to draw global attention to the vital role of fisheries and aquaculture in meeting Africa’s development agenda. The Summit achieved its main ...
Fitting growth with the von Bertalanffy growth function : a comparison of three approaches of multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments
Type: Journal Article
Three approaches for multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus L.) based on the von Bertalan¡y growth curve are presented and compared. The approaches ...