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Landscape level characterization of seasonal floodplains under community based aquaculture: illustrating a case of the Ganges and the Mekong Delta
(2010)Type: Working PaperThe project 'Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains' (henceforward the community-based fish culture project), CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, aims to enhance fish production in seasonal floodplains ... -
Review of environmental impact, site selection and carrying capacity estimation for small scale aquaculture in Asia
(2010)Type: ReportAsia is the leading aquaculture region in the world, contributing to 85% of total world aquaculture production. Of the top 10 aquaculture producing countries 9 are Asian with China accounting for more than 65% of Asian ... -
Bio-economic evaluation of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) interaction with Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in low input system and its effect on water quality
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis study aims to determine the best stocking rate of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as a predator to control unwanted tilapia recruits in a bilyculture system and to assess the effects of that on fish growth, water ... -
Community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains and irrigation systems
(2010)Type: ReportThe overall objective of the project was to enhance fish production from seasonally flooding areas and irrigation systems using a collective approach to fish culture. The project sought to examine the institutions necessary ... -
Genetic improvement of farmed aquatic animals at the WorldFish Center
(2010)Type: BriefAquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world today, supplying half of global fish consumption. Production from capture fisheries has stagnated and is unable to meet the anticipated growth in demand. ... -
Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ... -
Assessment of potential mare stocking impacts on resource access rights and livelihoods in Komio village, Niger River Delta, Mali
(2010)Type: Working PaperThe Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ... -
Improving the productivity of the rice-shrimp system in the South-west coastal region of Bangladesh
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThe production of wet-season rice followed by dry-season shrimp (Penaeus monodon) is a common farming system in the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh. This chapter summarizes the experiments conducted in the ... -
Inbreeding and effective population size in the Malaysian nucleus of the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleA fully pedigreed population of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was established in Malaysia during 2001 and 2002. The selection program was focused on the ... -
Fish seed production in ricefields: participatory training and extension manual
(2010)Type: ManualThis manual shows that by stocking broodfish of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) GIFT strain and fertilized eggs of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in ricefield during boro season, farmer can produce a large numbers of ... -
Comparative performance of four red tilapia strains and their crosses in fresh and saline water environments
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleA complete diallel cross involving four strains of red tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) from Malaysia, Stirling, Taiwan and Thailand was performed with the aim to establish a foundation population for genetic improvement. The ... -
Contextual analysis in two villages of the Niger River Inner Delta
(2010)Type: Working PaperThe Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ... -
Simple identification tools in Fishbase
(2010)Type: Conference PaperSimple identification tools for fish species were included in the FishBase information system from its inception. Early tools made use of the relational model and characters like fin ray meristics. Soon pictures and drawings ... -
The impact of integrated aquaculture-agriculture on small-scale farms in Southern Malawi
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleSustainable agricultural intensification is an urgent challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa. One potential solution is to rely on local farmers’ knowledge for improved management of diverse on-farm resources and integration ... -
Public private partnership in small-scale aquaculture and fisheries
(2010)Type: BriefThis policy brief explores the question “which aspects of past public private partnerships (PPPs) in aquaculture and fisheries were useful, effective and replicable?”. We ask what general principles should lie behind new ... -
Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleIn the past 50 years, the turbot is referred to either as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) or Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) in the literature. Norman (1931) had argued that the valid name for the turbot was Scophthalmus ... -
A comparison of the fixed input and water quality analysis methods for optimizing fertilization requirements, minimizing costs and increasing fish production in polyculture ponds
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis study aims to find a proper fertilization method to optimize nutrient requirements and a proper fertilization strategy through determining the amount as well as the period of fertilizers addition, with an aim of ... -
Prawn postlarvae fishing in coastal Bangladesh: challenges for sustainable livelihoods
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleFishing for prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) postlarvae is a major contributor to the livelihoods of the coastal poor in Bangladesh, including women. A study of coastal livelihoods along the lower Pasur River in southwest ... -
Genetic analysis of the GIFT strain (Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus) in Malaysia
(2010)Type: Conference PaperThe Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain is well known worldwide because of its high performance. A first phase of the project ended in 1997 after five generations of selection. In 2002, the GIFT population ... -
Aquaculture [in Vietnam]
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis report provides a synthesis of key findings of sector studies undertaken in Vietnam in the context of the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study. Sectors studied include agriculture, forestry, coastal ...
