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Preliminary tests of an aerated tank system for tilapia culture
Type: Journal Article
A simple tank system, using artificial aeration to supply oxygen and incoming water to dilute metabolic by-products and other wastes, was tested. Blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, were grown under a wide range of loads, ...
Contract system boosts Chinese fish production
Type: Journal Article
Fish production in China and government policies on fishery and aquaculture development are discussed. There exist 2 forms of the production contract system operating in the country: National corporation and cooperative ...
Use of giant clam resources in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
The commercial exploitation of giant clam Tridacnidae in the Philippines is examined. Generally the giant clam shell is of greater commercial value than the meat and muscle. Prices and expert figures are discussed briefly.
Social feasibility of coastal aquaculture
Type: Journal Article
Issues related to assessing the social feasibility of technology for coastal aquaculture in the tropics are examined. Appropriate community-based aquaculture systems, community participation and co-existence with large-scale ...
Fish culture in homestead tanks in Nigeria: practices, problems and prospects
Type: Journal Article
The results are presented of a 2-year study conducted regarding management practices and problems associated with raising fish in concrete tanks in Nigeria. The location and construction of the tanks, which were used ...
On using other people's data
Type: Journal Article
A discussion is presented as to when and how to use another person's data in the field of fishery sciences. Procedures to be taken for the use of published and technically unpublished material are outlined.
Experimental integrated farming systems in Mexico
Type: Journal Article
Mexico, like many other Latin Amer-ican countries, is beginning to recognize the potential of integrated agriculture aquaculture systems in food production. However, Latin American experience in fish husbandry is limited ...
Integrated fish farming in China
Type: Journal Article
The article is based on a FAO/UNDP consultancy on integrated fish farming in China, October-November 1981.
Seaweed farming as alternative income for small-scale fishermen: a case study
Type: Conference Paper
If access to a fully exploited fishery resources remains open, the development of alternative or supplementary income sources offers the best hope for raising incomes in fishing communities. This paper presents a case study ...
Traditional fisheries and dualism in Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Traditional uses of marine resources and culture systems in Indonesia are largely confined to the shallow-water inshore zones of coastal waters. Cultural beliefs and the part they play in the small-scale fishing activities ...