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Importance and implementation of simple and advance selective breeding programs for aquaculture species in developing countries
Type: Conference Paper
Aquaculture is predicted to play a major and ever increasing role in meeting human needs for protein. In terrestrial animal and plant species genetic improvement programs have made a substantial contribution to productivity ...
Strategic review of enhancements and culture-based fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
Enhancements are interventions in the life cycle of common-pool aquatic resources. Enhancement technologies include culture-based fisheries, habitat modifications, fertilization, feeding and elimination of predat ...
Effect of Photoperiod, Dietary Protein and Temperature on Reproduction in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Conference Paper
Photoperiod, crude protein level and water temperature were studied for their effects on reproductive performance and egg hatchability in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
The assessment of mycotic settlement of freshwater fishes in Egypt
Type: Conference Paper
The objectives of this study are to determine the types of fungal pathogens affecting freshwater fish especially those causing high mortality rates, elucidate the incidence and distribution of such pathogens in Oreochromis ...
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 ...
Policies on release of improved fish strains in China
Type: Conference Paper
Since 1991, the certification, release and maintenance of new species for aquaculture have become part of the national policy in China. During the past 15 years, this policy has been conducted and improved and has begun ...
Adoption and farm-level impact of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) in the Philippines
Type: Conference Paper
Over the last four decades, the aquaculture sector especially in developing countries has experienced dramatic growth. The increase in aquaculture production is a combination of area expansion and technological change ...
Women in aquaculture: initiatives of Caritas Bangladesh
Type: Conference Paper
In Bangladesh, women have proven to be competent in adopting aquaculture technologies, despite the fact that their role in aquaculture growth has not been sufficiently recognized and remains inadequately addressed. To ...
Mass selection for increased body weight at harvest over five generations in silver barb, Puntius gonionotus
Type: Conference Paper
Silver barb (Puntius gonionotus Bleeker 1850) is an Asian carp that is popular as a food fish. It is distributed throughout Thailand in rivers, canals, reservoirs and swamps. It is also cultured in ponds and paddy fields. ...
Demand for fish in Asia: a cross-country analysis
Type: Conference Paper
This study is focused on the estimation of demand, price and income elasticities for major fish groups that are commonly found in Asia. The next section of the paper is devoted to the model used in the analysis of the ...