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Asset or liability? Aquaculture in a natural disaster prone area
Type: Journal Article
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of aquaculture in improving a familys ability to cope with disasters like cyclones. Small-scale aquaculture is expanding in deltas globally. This work, therefore, seeks to ...
Fish and meat are often withheld from the diets of infants 6 to 12 months in fish-farming households in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish is a widely available animal-source food in Bangladesh and a rich source of nutrients, yet little is known about practices related to incorporating fish into the diets of infants and young children. Our study makes ...
Indonesian aquaculture futures: Evaluating environmental and socioeconomic potentials and limitations
Type: Journal Article
Indonesia is the worlds second largest seafood producer, but capture fisheries landings have slowed down over the last decade. In response, the Indonesian government has also set ambitious targets for expanding the aquaculture ...
Inbreeding and effective population size in a coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) breeding nucleus in Chile
Type: Journal Article
A commercial breeding nucleus of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was established in Chile in 1997. This nucleus consists of two independent populations corresponding to different year-classes (even and odd, depending ...
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
Type: Journal Article
This synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ...
Small-scale aquaculture development model for rural Nepal
Type: Conference Paper
The majority of rural farmers in Nepal are small holders and their livelihood is based on agriculture. Three projects on small- scale aquaculture, with focus on women’s involvement, were completed in Kathar and Kawasoti ...
Evaluation of the use of fresh water by four Egyptian farms applying integrated aquaculture-agriculture: study report
Type: Report
This report describes a study done in 2010 by researchers of the WorldFish Center on water use in Egyptian farms that apply aquaculture – agriculture integration. Two of the four farms that were monitored derived the main ...
Masa depan akuakultur di Indonesia: Transformasi menuju peningkatan keberlanjutan = The future of aquaculture in Indonesia: A transformation toward increased sustainability (Indonesian version)
Type: Brief
Untuk memerangi tingkat kekurangan gizi dan stunting atau kekerdilan saat ini, pemerintah Indonesia telah menetapkan suatu target ambisius untuk pertumbuhan akuakultur di Indonesia hingga tahun 2030. Perikanan secara ...
Evolution of shrimp aquaculture systems in the coastal zones of Bangladesh and Vietnam: a comparison
Type: Book Chapter
Based on on-farm surveys implemented in the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, the dynamics of shrimp aquaculture in salinity-influenced coastal areas were analysed. Qualitative data were collected ...
Policy, planning and management at the land-water interface
Type: Book Chapter
Historically, land and water management within many coastal deltas has focused on the exclusion of saline water flows that move upstream from the coast. However, this approach fails to recognize the diversity of rural ...