Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Title
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Ten-year simulations of organic matter concentrations in tropical aquaculture ponds using the multiple pool modeling approach
(2001)Type: Journal ArticleThe accumulation rate of organic matter has been used to develop guidelines on sediment management in tropical aquaculture ponds. However, there is conflicting evidence as to the rate of sediment organic matter accumulation ... -
The accuracy of some length-based methods for fish population studies
(1990)Type: ReportMonte-Carlo simulations of fish populations with different biological characteristics were generated to test the accuracy of some recent methods for the assessment of growth in fishes on the basis of length data. ... -
The adoption process of ricefield-based fish seed production in Northwest Bangladesh: an understanding through quantitative and qualitative investigation
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of the study was to understand the adoption process of ricefield based fish seed production (RBFSP) that has been developed, promoted and established in Northwest Bangladesh. Quantitative investigation based ... -
The AMR problem: demanding economies, biological margins, and co-producing alternative strategies
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleWidespread antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a threat to public and animal health, and has consequences for the structure and sustainability of food production. The problem is often framed as one of inappropriate ... -
The Asian development bank and WorldFish : net gains of partnership to improve livelihoods and bolster regional development, cooperation and trade
(2006)Type: BrochureADB is a steadfast partner of the WorldFish Center, having invested since 1987 more than US$7.6 million in WorldFish projects. Like ADB, WorldFish organizes its work regionally, maintaining an office for South Asia in ... -
The benefits of aquaculture
(2015)Type: BrochureAquaculture's contribution to the world's food basket is essential as global demand for fish grows. Today, fish provides more than 1 billion people with most of their daily animal protein. And, in regions with the greatest ... -
The biology and culture of marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Anadara
(1985)Type: Working PaperA review of the general biology, ecology, population dynamics, reproduction and culture methods of marine bivalves of the family Arcidae, subfamily Anadarinae. These cockles are harvested on a subsistence basis in many ... -
The biology and culture of mussels of the genus Perna
(1989)Type: Working PaperThis review covers the biology and ecology of the three genera of Perna: P. viridis, P. canaliculatus and P. perna. An overview is given of the technological status of culture systems with emphasis being laid on the ... -
The biology and culture of pearl oysters (Bivalvia:Pteriidae)
(1992)Type: Working PaperGives the biology, ecology, habitat and culture techniques of four pearl oyster species (Family Pteriidae). Research needs, economics and marketing aspects are discussed. -
The biology and culture of tilapias
(1982)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe 1980 international conference on the Biology and Culture of Tilapias held in Bellagio, Italy, was a unique gathering of biologists and culturists to review existing information on tilapias and to suggest profitable ... -
The biology and culture of tropical oysters
(1986)Type: Working PaperReviews the biology and ecology of oysters, and experimental and culture techniques used in the tropics; describes problems in tropical oyster farming and identifies research needs to further develop this form of aquaculture. ... -
The biometrics of marine fishes from the Gulf of Aden
(1991)Type: Journal ArticleThe growth parameters (L sub( infinity ), K, t sub(0)), total mortality and length-weight relationships of 23 speciesof fishes studied during a UNESCO-sponsored study of the fish populations of the Gulf of Aden, in the mid-1980s, ... -
The Cape Town Call to Action: Sustainable aquaculture development on the African continent - the African Aquaculture Policy Day, World Aquaculture Conference, 30 June 2017
(2017)Type: OtherThe African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the East African Community Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (EAC-LVFO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the ... -
The case of rice-fish farmer Mang Isko from Dasmarifias, Cavite, Philippines
(2001)Type: ReportThis primer aims to give decisionmakers in governmental and non-governmental organizations and in other organizations concerned with agriculture and rural development an overview and a basis for understanding the principles ... -
The Chambo restoration strategic plan
(2005)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe Chambo (Oreochromis karongae, O. squamipinnis and O. lidole) fisheries are essential to the food security of the majority of Malawians and a lifeline for rural and urban economies. The chambo fisheries, however, have ... -
The characteristics and status of pond aquaculture in Bangladesh
(2012)Type: Journal ArticleVery rapid developments are widely believed to have occurred within Bangladesh's aquaculture sector in recent years, but have yet to be adequately documented. This paper addresses the information gap based on a comprehensive ... -
The coelacanth in FishBase
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe recent discovery of a coelacanth (Latimeria) population in Indonesia has renewed interest in this living fossil. Until this discovery, the coelacanth was thought to occur only in the Comoro archipelago. Recent studies ... -
The commercial use of chicken processing wastes to raise hybrid catfish (Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus) in Thailand
(1994)Type: Journal ArticleThe article highlights the commercial use of chicken processing wastes on nursery and growout operations of hybrid catfish (Clarias gariepinus x Clarias macrocephalus) farm in Thailand. -
The context of small-scale integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems in Africa: a case study of Malawi
(1991)Type: Working PaperA study summarizing available literature on aquaculture and small-scale aquaculture in Malawi. It gives a national case study of one African context in which small-scale aquaculture has developed, and in which integrated ... -
The context of smallholding integrated aquaculture in Malawi: a case study of SubSaharan Africa
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleWhat direction should SubSaharan African agriculture take — industrialized or smallholder agriculture? The author says that a compromise, using the best elements of each, would be best, but in order to develop a strategy, ...
