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Potential for the development of aquaculture in Africa
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture production in Africa has remained low despite the huge potential that exists on the continent. In order for this potential to be realized, it is necessary to refocus the direction of aquaculture development. ...
Genetic diversity in wild stocks of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): implications for aquaculture and conservation
Type: Journal Article
The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is cultured widely around the world but little is known about the levels and patterns of genetic diversity in either wild or cultured stocks. Studies have suggested ...
The future for fish in the food and livelihoods of the poor in Asia
Type: Journal Article
This article is based on the study, “Strategies and Options for Increasing and Sustaining Benefi ts from Fisheries and Aquaculture Production to Benefi t Poor Households in Asia”, carried out under ADB-RETA 5945, and ...
Disaggregated analysis of fish supply, demand and trade in Asia : baseline model and estimation strategy
Type: Journal Article
Quantitative modeling of fish supply, demand and trade is a useful tool for analyzing recent structural changes, such as the rapid development of aquaculture. Existing models are, however, limited by their use of highly ...
Integration of aquaculture into smallholder farming systems for improved food security and household nutrition
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture production techniques based on the culture of low-value herbivorous and/or omnivorous freshwater finfish in inland rural communities, within semi-intensive or extensive farming systems that use moderate to low ...
Sandfish (Holothuris scabra) with shrimp (Penaeus monodon) co-culture tank trials
Type: Journal Article
Seven tank trials were undertaken involving the co-culture of sandfish and shrimp on sand. Sizes, stocking densities, feeding and other conditions were all varied. Results indicated that powdered sargassum did not support ...
A comparative study of two seasonal floodplain aquaculture systems in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the technical and economic parameters of two community led approaches: the semi-closed water bodies and the floodplain water bodies based systems in Bangladesh. The two approaches ...
Genetic diversity and selective breeding of red common carps in China
Type: Journal Article
China has a very rich genetic diversity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and the red common carp plays an important role in Chinese aquaculture and genetic studies. Selective breeding, particularly crossbreeding has been ...
Aquaculture - food and livelihoods for the poor in Asia : a brief overview of the issues
Type: Journal Article
The last three decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the supply of and demand for fish. Global demand for fish has risen rapidly with rising populations and increasing per capita fish consumption. The rise in demand ...
Genetic improvement of the herbivorous blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)
Type: Journal Article
Selection experiments with the herbivorous blunt snout bream or Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) were started in 1985. Mass selection for size and length/depth ratio resulted in a significant increase in growth and ...