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Myanmar fisheries: Aquaculture
(2016)Type: BriefFish is an extremely important component of the Myanmar diet, and demand is growing quickly as the country urbanizes and incomes rise. Aquaculture is ideally placed to meet this demand, while also raising farm incomes and ... -
Genetic evaluation of growth and survival at 6 weeks old fry of Egyptian Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) between improved Abbassa and commercial Manzala strains in a diallel crossing
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe main objectives of this study were to evaluate growth performance and estimate line crossing parameters of improved Abbassa tilapia strain and a commerciall Manzala strain within a complete diallel cross at 6 weeks old ... -
Improving household tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) aquaculture through participatory action research
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleLand based aquaculture has the potential to mitigate future shortfalls of food fish supply in Solomon Islands. However, aquaculture is relatively new in the Pacific and such potential is hampered by a lack of aquaculture ... -
Aquaculture big numbers
(2016)Type: ReportThis research project seeks to: provide baseline information on the present status of the aquaculture sector from a human development perspective; identify the types and numbers of people employed by the sector; and explore ... -
Potential for transformation
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn April 2016, at the Pyin Oo Lwin workshop, Myanmar's leading institutions, researchers and practitioners in fisheries and aquaculture came together with international experts to support the new government in finding the ... -
Fish productivity by aquatic habitat and estimated fish production in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report reviews and details the fish productivity of the main aquatic habitats in Cambodia, and proposes an estimate of the annual fish production based on this approach. -
Genetic variance for uniformity of harvest weight in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCompetition for resources is common in aquaculture, which inflates the variability of fish body weight. Selective breeding is one of the effective approaches that may enable a reduction of size variability (or increase in ... -
Adaptation to environmental change among fishing-dependent households in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details livelihood adaptations among Cambodia's fisherfolks: the different kinds of response to change, who is successful, the success factors and the obstacles faced. -
Factors determining the productivity of mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola, Hamilton, 1822) in carp polyculture systems in Barisal district of Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleProduction of the mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola), a small vitamin A rich fish, has the potential to reduce human malnutrition in Bangladesh. However, although efforts have been made to promote mola culture, the factors ... -
Sustaining healthy diets: The role of capture fisheries and aquaculture for improving nutrition in the post-2015 era
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda makes achieving food security and ending malnutrition a global priority. Within this framework, the importance of fisheries in local and global food systems and its contribution ... -
Food and nutrition security in Sierra Leone with a focus on fish in Tonkolili District
(2016)Type: ReportSierra Leone, located on the west coast of Africa, has a population of 6.3 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.2%. Food insecurity and malnutrition are national concerns, as almost a quarter of the population is ... -
Trials to improve the response of Orechromis niloticus to Aeromonas hydrophila vaccine using immunostimulants (garlic, Echinacea) and probiotics (Organic Green and Vet-Yeast)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture is a promising sector of fish industry in the world with about 80 million tones being produced annually. The development of aquaculture faced several constraints; among these are diseases constituting the ... -
The evolution of aquatic agricultural systems in Southwest Bangladesh in response to salinity and other drivers of change
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAquatic agricultural systems (AAS) in coastal Southwest Bangladesh have evolved in response to a number of stimuli and constraints including improving market access, technological change, and salinization. Farming systems ... -
Fish and the nutrition of rural Cambodians
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn Cambodia, fish is a central source of food for the rural poor due to its abundance and availability, and contributes greatly to national food security. In this paper, we review how fish is a staple food, provides quality ... -
Aquatic product consumption patterns and perceptions among the Chinese middle class
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe Chinese market for aquatic products is the largest in the world, and growing rapidly. An increasingly large proportion of Chinese aquatic product consumption is coming from imported sources, making the market of high ... -
Inclusion of fermented fish by-product silage in diets of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of replacing of fish meal by silage made from fish by-product on growth performance, feed utilization and proximate composition of the Nile tilapia, O. niloticus fingerlings. -
STREAMS program brochure
(2016)Type: BrochureThe Sustainable Transformation of Egypt's Aquaculture Market System The Sustainable Transformation of Egypt's Aquaculture Market System (STREAMS) project aims to increase production of inexpensive, nutritious and safe fish ... -
Economic impacts of ponds management on water quality and growth performance of fish in polyculture
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study was conducted to evaluate the economics of the fish farms management under different systems and different water sources and its impact on the growth performance of fish in polyculture. -
Genetic parameters and correlated responses in female reproductive traits in the GIFT strain
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe aim of this study was to examine genetic variation in reproductive traits and to estimate correlated responses in such traits to selection for high growth rate in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). -
Myanmar fisheries: Aquaculture (Burmese version)
(2016)Type: BriefFish is an extremely important component of the Myanmar diet, and demand is growing quickly as the country urbanizes and incomes rise. Aquaculture is ideally placed to meet this demand, while also raising farm incomes and ...
