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Comparative analysis of the environmental costs of fish farming and crop production in arid areas
Type: Conference Paper
Using published data, 20 crop and 19 fish production systems were compared for efficiency of water and nutrient (nitrogen) use. In agriculture, rain-fed cassava was most efficient, followed by rain-fed beans, pivot-irrigated ...
Micro-enterprise development in selected fishing communities in the province of Iloilo, Philippines
Type: Conference Paper
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provided funding in support of the development of micro-enterprises in Banate Bay, Iloilo and Southern Iloilo. This project was implemented by the University of ...
Evaluation of different vaccination strategies for control of (MAS) in Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) in Egypt
Type: Conference Paper
The Motile Aeromonas Septicemia (MAS), caused by Aeromonas hydrophila is among the dangerous diseases encountered in freshwater fish culture. This work aims to compare and evaluate difference vaccination strategies for ...
Working wives in Philippine coastal fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
The decision to work is ultimately a decision on how to spend time; the choice being based on a comparison of the gains derived from market opportunities and the benefits of staying at home. Once in the labor force, the ...
Genotype by environmental interaction for live weight between two production environments in the GIFT strain (Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Conference Paper
A genotype by environmental interaction study was conducted using the live weight data collected from three discrete spawning seasons of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia selective breeding program in Malaysia. Two ...
Enhancing fish farm productivity through improved management. A case study in Egypt
Type: Conference Paper
During a 3-week training program held during 1999 on field application for fish culture technology in Egypt, it was noticed that a significant enhancement in pond productivity could be achieved mainly through improved pond ...
Women in fisheries activities of the Asian Fisheries Society - have they been able to make an impact?
Type: Conference Paper
The initiative of the Partnership for Development in Kampuchea (PADEK), in organizing a National Symposium on Women in Fisheries in Cambodia in 1994, received overwhelming support from the Government of Cambodia. This ...
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 ...
Fish fights over fish rights: non-traditional security issues in fisheries in Southeast Asia
Type: Conference Paper
This paper presents the results of ‘Fish Fights over Fish Rights” project which evaluated conflicts related to overcapacity in the fisheries and those that may pose threats to food, livelihood and environmental security ...
Prevalence of Aeromonas hydrophila infection in wild and cultured tilapia nilotica (O. niloticus) in Egypt
Type: Conference Paper
This paper aims to study the seasonal prevalence of <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> in naturally collected and cultured <i>O. niloticus</i>.Results showed that prevalence of the infection was higher in cultured fish during the ...