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After Sinarapan: the planned small-scale fish cage industry of Lake Buhi
Type: Journal Article
The cage culture of tilapia in Lake Buhi is described. The industry was set up in June 1979 following theexhaustion of the sinarapan fishery of the lake. The successful growth of the industry, together with the problems ...
Studying single-species dynamics in a tropical multispecies context
Type: Book Chapter
Some methods available for the study of the population dynamics of tropical fish are reviewed; emphasis is given to questions of growth, mortality and recruitment, and to relatively new approaches, such as aging by means ...
Integrated fish farming in Thailand
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture in Thailand is relatively recent. Formerly, there were ample freshwater fish in natural water bodies such as lakes, rivers and canals, but with decreasing catches due to overfishing, pesticide use, and a reduction ...
The management of tropical multispecies fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
A brief review is presented of some of the measures taken to manage tropical multispecies fisheries in different parts of the world. An examination is also made of other government decisions, e.g. on investment, that can ...
Training courses in fish stock assessment: the past and the future
Type: Journal Article
Ideally, all countries with major marine and/or inland capture fisheries should have a few scientists specialized in stock assessment techniques to lead research programs and to analyze the results for management and ...
Microeconomics of existing aquaculture production systems: basic concepts and definitions
Type: Book Chapter
The paper focuses on the role of the relative prices in farmers' production behaviour and presents a model for explaining output variations among farmers. In the context of this production mode, the concepts of output ...
South Pacific tuna and billfish program
Type: Journal Article
The Tuna and Billfish Assessment Programme is a 3-year programme designed to provide a better understanding of the stocks of tuna and billfish throughout the central and western Pacific and also to determine the status of ...
Socioeconomics and small-scale fisheries
Type: Journal Article
Socioeconomic aspects of small-scale fisheries in southeast Asia are considered. Income levels in fisheries were generally found to be lower than comparable groups within the same community. Country differences occurred ...
Catch and effort in the small-scale fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
The gears used by the small scale fishermen of San Miguel Bay, Philippines, are presented and classified. Numbers around the Bay and catch per effort of the various gears are estimated along with their annual fishing effort. ...
Kenya pioneers intensive tank culture of tilapia
Type: Journal Article
Although it appears that the first recorded, scientifically oriented culture of tilapia was conducted in Kenya in 1924,of the current 30,000 ponds with a potential annual production of more than 7,000 tons, only 10% are ...