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Ongoing rehabilitation of coastal communities in Aceh province : a new project
Type: Journal Article
This article presents an overview of the project on Rehabilitation of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Tsunami-affected Coastal Communities in Aceh Province. Building on the research results from the recently completed projects ...
Integration of crustacean aquaculture with coastal rice farming in Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Some examples are given of integration of crustacean aquaculture into coastal rice farming in Vietnam. Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) and marine shrimp culture integrated with coastal rice farming and crab ...
Improvement of traditional shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta
Type: Journal Article
Improvements to traditional brackishwater shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam are discussed. A technical support program has been implemented based on a so-called improved extensive shrimp culture method, as ...
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. ...
The use of antibiotics in aquaculture: health and environmental issues, control and mitigation measures
Type: Journal Article
This paper attempts to review the use of antibiotics in aquaculture in Malaysia because of the heightened concerns over its use and abuse and its impact on human health and the environment. Health and environmental issues ...
Aquaculture distance education in Lao PDR
Type: Journal Article
Through the Aquaculture Outreach Program, the Asian Institute of Technology (AID in Bangkok, Thailand, operates in rural developmental projects in NE Thailand and in other Indo-Chinese countries. Research and extension are ...
Shocks, recovery trajectories and resilience among aquaculture-dependent households in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture-dependent households in Bireuen District, Aceh, Indonesia, have in recent years endured repeated, diverse shocks; multiple economic shocks, shrimp disease, civil war and the 2004 Asian tsunami. Following the ...
Status and economics of freshwater aquaculture in selected countries of Asia
Type: Journal Article
The paper discusses the status of freshwater aquaculture, and the productivity and cost effectiveness of alternative technologies in the major fish producing countries in Asia, such as Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, ...
Performance of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain over ten generations of selection in Malaysia
Type: Journal Article
A selection programme using Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) method for the estimation of genetic merit was implemented by the Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) in collaboration with the WorldFish Centre. This ...
Wastewater reuse in aquaculture: socially and environmentally appropriate wastewater treatment for Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Wastewater is reused and treated in four main types of farming in Vietnam: fish culture in 200 ha; rotation of rice and fish culture in 400 ha; land vegetables and aquatic vegetables.