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Optimisation of mesh enclosures for nursery rearing of juvenile sea cucumbers
(2013)Type: Journal ArticleMariculture of tropical sea cucumbers is promising, but the nursery rearing of juveniles is a bottleneck for farming and sea ranching. We conducted four medium-scale experiments lasting 3–6 weeks, using thousands of cultured ... -
Optimising methods for community-based sea cucumber ranching: Experimental releases of cultured juvenile Holothuria scabra into seagrass meadows in Papua New Guinea
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn this study the authors investigated whether short-term protection from predation improved survival of cultured juvenile sandfish released into a range of seagrass habitats located within potential community sea ranching ... -
Ornamental Fishes: a Sustainable Livelihoods for Rainforest Communities
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleThe ornamental fish sector is an extensive and global component of international trade, fisheries, aquaculture and development. However, the scope of this sector and the impact on human and aquatic communities are often ... -
Out of the factory and into the fish pond: can certification transform Vietnamese Pangasius?
(2012)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter examines pangasius catfish aquaculture in Vietnam in the context of changing social relations of production, European consumer trends and regulation. In particular we are interested in how the rise of ... -
Outcome Journal. Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition
(2017)Type: ReportFunded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the five-year Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (AIN) project improved income and nutrition for thousands of Bangladeshis. AIN aimed to increase ... -
Outlook for fish to 2020: meeting global demand
(2003)Type: BookThe seemingly inexhaustible oceans have proved to be finite after all. Landings of wild fish have leveled off since the mid-1980s, and many stocks of fish are fished so heavily that their future is threatened. And yet the ... -
Outstanding yields and profits from livestock-tilapia integrated farming
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleDespite setbacks that included typhoons and floods, and experimental animals that once ate precious data sheets, the most intensive research on integrated farming in Southeast Asia was successfully concluded at the end of ... -
Overview from Bangladesh: Introduction of Novacq™ in feed formulations
(2018)Type: PresentationOverview from Bangladesh: Introduction of Novacq™ in feed formulations - Blue Economy Challenge Project -
Overview of fisheries, aquaculture and development
(2007)Type: Working PaperThis document is a draft paper to be used for discussion purposes only -
Overview of sea cucumber aquaculture and sea-ranching research in the South-East Asian region
(2012)Type: Conference PaperSouth-East Asia has traditionally been the global centre of production of tropical sea cucumbers for Chinese markets. Early research into culture methods took place outside this region, notably in India, the Pacific region ... -
Overview of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV)
(2018)Type: Conference PaperSince 2009, tilapia aquaculture has been threatened by mass die-offs in Israel and Ecuador, which is caused by a novel Orthomyxo-like (RNA) virus named as Tilapia lake virus (TiLV). This has been reported as a newly emerging ... -
Oyster and mussel farming in Western Visayas, Philippines
(1992)Type: Journal ArticleThe slipper oyster (talaba) and the green mussel (tahong) are the only mollusc species farmed in the Philippines. They are farmed for their meat, and consumption is mainly for the domestic market. The Western Visayas region, ... -
Oyster depuration: one answer to polluted estuaries
(1982)Type: Journal ArticleMost of the oysters commercially produced in the Philippines come from the largest island, Luzon, raised near Cavite in Manila Bay or Dagupan City in Pangasinan. In both sites, the oysters are grown estuaries in close ... -
Pacific handbook for gender equity and social inclusion in coastal fisheries and aquaculture
Type: ManualThis handbook is designed to give practical guidance on improving gender and social inclusion in coastal fisheries and aquaculture for staff working in fisheries agencies in Pacific Island countries and territories. It ... -
Palau giant clam hatchery
(1983)Type: Journal ArticleGiant clam culture is discussed considering in particular Tridacna gigas , T. derasa, T. squamosa and Hippopus hippopus with respect to work undertaken at the Micronesian Mariculture Demonstration Center in Palau. -
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus breeding, nursing and grow-out (Burmese version)
(2020)Type: BrochureThis Myanmar language leaflet is an extension leaflet to deliver information on how to breed, nurse and culture Pangasianodon hypophthalmus to market size. -
Parameter estimates for fishes of the upper Paraná river floodplain and Itaipu reservoir (Brazil)
(2005)Type: Journal ArticleEstimates of the growth (K), natural mortality (M), consumption/biomass (Q/B) rate and trophic level (TL) for 35 species in the upper Paraná river floodplain and the Itaipu reservoir (interconnected ecosystems) are presented. ... -
Parasitic diseases in tilapia and carp production
(1987)Type: Journal ArticleA brief account is given of parasites affecting tilapia and carp, covering helminths, bacteria and protozoa. Effects onproduction of culture species are considered in particular, indicating precautions to be taken to reduce ... -
Partial harvesting of small indigenous fish species (Burmese version)
(2019)Type: BrochureThis leaflet in Myanmar language details how to commence partial harvesting of small indigenous fish species beginning six weeks after stocking and to continue partial harvesting every two weeks thereafter for both nutritional ... -
Participatory action learning (PAL) : a manual and a compilation of pond and rice field fish culture PAL sessions plans
(2005)Type: ManualThis manual, which focuses on pond and rice field ecosystems, is in two parts. Part 1 provides background information for trainers of farmers on using the theory of participatory action learning (PAL), provides a PAL ...
