Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Title

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    • Age- or length-based methods of growth estimation. What drives the choice? 

      Pilling, G.M.; Halls, A.S. (2003)
      Type: Journal Article
      Based upon a global comparison of over 400 fisheries, the Principal Components Analysis (PCA) methodology was used to identify factors affecting the choice of growth estimation methods. Of the six factors examined, the ...

    • Agile Strategy: Output from AquaData Workshop 

      Chénier, J.; Galvao Rocha, A.; Longobardi, L.; Dam Lam, R.; Kristofikova, N.; Keck, A.; Boulet, T.; Tilley, A.; Rossignoli, C.; Rodolfo Dam Lam: 0000-0001-5987-3592; Alexander Tilley: 0000-0002-6363-0945; Cristiano Rossignoli: 0000-0001-8220-7360 (2022)
      Type: Report
      WorldFish and AgUnity conducted a workshop for the AquaData initiative from 15 November to 17 November 2022. This document outlines some of the key outputs from those three days and the minimum viable product that emerged ...

    • Agonistic behaviour and feed efficiency in juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus 

      de Verdal, H.; O'Connell, C.M.; Mekkawy, W.; Vandeputte, M.; Chatain, B.; Bégout, M.L.; Benzie, J.; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      The main hypothesis of the present study was that an aggressive and dominant fish would eat more feed and would be more efficient. To test this hypothesis, estimations of the relationships between agonistic behaviour, ...

    • Agricultural development and the opportunities for aquatic resources research in China 

      Zhang, L.X; Liu, J.; Li, S.F.; Yang, N.S.; Gardiner, P.R. (2003)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      China is a large and rapidly developing country. Fisheries and aquaculture have been prominent sectors in the contribution to GDP and the provision of food security, export revenue, and livelihoods for the poor. The rapid ...

    • Agriculture - Aquaculture integrated manual (in Arabic) 

      Elewa, A.A.; Habib Mohammed, O.; Nasr-Allah, A.M.; Karisa, H.C.; Ahmed Ashraf Elewa: 0000-0002-1544-6174; Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah: 0000-0001-6299-8556; Harrison Charo Karisa: 0000-0001-5323-794X (2019)
      Type: Manual
      This guide shows the integration between fish and plants, their forms and how to reconcile them in order to achieve the maximum benefit for the farmer.

    • Agriculture, irrigation and poverty reduction in Cambodia: Policy narratives and ground realities compared 

      de Silva, S.; Johnston, R.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. (2014)
      Type: Working Paper
      This report is a contribution to an assessment of the current status of agriculture in Cambodia, focusing on the linkages between agriculture and water, mainly in the form of irrigation. It seeks to view current government ...

    • Algal bioproducts derived from suspended solids in intensive land-based aquaculture 

      Castine, S.A.; Paul, N.A.; Magnusson, M.; Bird, M.I.; de Nys, R. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Land-based aquaculture produces suspended solids in culture pond and settlement pond waters that could be harvested as a bioresource. The first aim of this study is to quantify, characterise, and subsequently harvest the ...

    • Alleviating poverty through aquaculture: progress, opportunities and improvements 

      Little, D.C.; Barman, B.K.; Belton, B.; Beveridge, M.C.; Bush, S.J.; Dabaddle, L.; Demaine, H.; Edwards, P.; Haque, M.M.; Kibria, G.; Morales, E.; Murray, F.J.; Leschen, W.A.; Nandeesha, M.C.; Sukadi, F.; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207 (2012)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Significant changes in our understanding of the interrelationships between aquaculture and poverty have occurred in the last decade. In particular, there is a growing realization that the impacts of aquaculture need to be ...

    • AllocateMate: An R package for mate allocation 

      Hamilton, M.G.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845
      Type: Report
      WorldFish manages multiple family-based genetic improvement programs for tilapia and carp species (Charo-Karisa et al., 2020; Hamilton et al., 2019a; Hamilton et al., 2019b; Hamilton et al., 2021; Hamzah et al., 2014). ...

    • Alternative seafood: Assessing food, nutrition and livelihood futures of plant-based and cell-based seafood 

      Marwaha, N.; Beveridge, M.; Phillips, M.J.; Komugisha, B.R.; Notere Boso, D.; Chan, C.Y.; Kabir, K.; Sulser, T.; Wiebe, K.; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286; Basiita Rose Komugisha: 0000-0002-7257-0286; Chin Yee Chan: 0000-0001-8615-2678; Keith Wiebe: 0000-0001-6035-620X (2020)
      Type: Report
      This report sets out to explain and explore the emerging alternative seafood sector. It focuses on identifying research questions regarding the implications of alternative seafood for food and nutrition security, livelihoods ...

    • AMFORA: Applying a One Health systems modelling approach to formulate strategies for mitigating the risk to human health of ABR in aquaculture 

      Brunton, L.; Wieland, B.; Chadag, V.; Barbara Wieland: 0000-0003-4020-9186; Vishnumurthy Mohan Chadag: 0000-0002-2574-284X (2019)
      Type: Poster
      Aquaculture systems are highly complex and influenced by environmental, biological, cultural, socio-economic and human behavioural factors. The growing importance of aquaculture is fuelling a transition of small-scale ...

    • An algorithm for identifying misspellings and synonyms in lists of scientific names of fishes 

      Froese, R. (1997)
      Type: Journal Article
      A computerized algorithm is presented for the examination of lists of scientific names, assigning current names to known synonyms and misspellings, and suggesting the most probable correct name for new combinations and new ...

    • An analysis of the multigear, multispecies fishery in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria 

      Rabuor, C.O.; Polovina, J.J. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      Catch rates for both Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria have steadily increased through the 1980s, even though the fishing effort also increased during the ...

    • An annotated bibliography of slipmouths (Pisces: Leiognathidae) 

      Pauly, D.; Wade-Pauly, S. (1981)
      Type: Book
      A bibliography of the fishes of the Leiognathidae family (slipmouth, pony-fishes, silver-bellies, etc.) is presented. A total of 941 references, most of which are annotated, are listed, covering all aspects of their biology, ...

    • An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Armenia 

      Gabrielyan, B.K. (2001)
      Type: Journal Article
      A list of freshwater fishes inhabiting lakes, reservoirs and rivers of Armenia is presented which include 39 species and subspecies belonging to 5 orders, 9 families and 29 genera. A brief description of the ecology, ...

    • An application of production theory to fishing effort standardization in the small-pelagics fishery in the central Philippines 

      Padilla, J.E.; Trinidad, A.C. (1995)
      Type: Journal Article
      Standard fishing effort functions were estimated for vessels using small pelagic gear in Guimaras Strait, Philippines via the production function approach. The sample included both the artisanal and commercial sectors of ...

    • An approach to estimate the natural mortality rate in fish stocks 

      Cubillos, L.A. (2003)
      Type: Journal Article
      A simple approach is introduced to estimate the natural mortality rate (M) of fish stocks. The approach is based on the age at maximum cohort biomass, or critical length (L*) concept. The ratio of the critical length to ...

    • An assessment of chemical and biological product use in aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Ali, H.; Rico, A.; Murshed-e-Jalan, K.; Belton, B. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The aim of this study is to describe current chemical use practices in the aquaculture sector of Bangladesh and to identify the factors that influence them. A survey on the use of chemical and biological products was ...

    • An assessment of health management practices and occupational health hazards in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Ali, H.; Rahman, M.M.; Rico, A.; Jaman, A.; Basak, S.K.; Islam, M.M.; Khan, N.; Keus, H.J.; Mohan, C.V.; Muhammad Rahman: 0000-0002-7305-8292 (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      Diseases have been recognized as the major obstacle to the shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture production in Bangladesh. The present study assessed the range of aquatic animal health ...

    • An atlas of the growth, mortality and recruitment of Philippine fishes 

      Ingles, J.; Pauly, D. (1984)
      Type: Report
      This atlas presents the results of a detailed analysis of length-frequency data collected from 1957 to 1981 throughout the Philippines, covering 23 families, including 34 genera and 56 species representing 112 stocks ...