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Sewage fish cages of Kota Cianjur, Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of the cage culture system used in sewage canals in Indonesia. The fish cages used at Kota Cianjur for the culture of Cyprinus carpio are described.
Collection of juvenile mullet species from a brackishwater tidal farm in Nigeria
Type: Journal Article
The major constraint to the development of aquaculture in Nigeria has been the non-availability of fingerlings in required numbers of cultivable species. A specifically designed trap to collect mullet (Liza falcipinnis; ...
Can nitrogen pollution from aquaculture be reduced?
Type: Journal Article
Nitrogen is essential for the normal growth of fish. It is an important ingredient in fish feed but is very expensive. There is evidence that nitrogen loading from feeding and metabolic activities of fish can cause pollution ...
Reducing feed costs in semi-intensive finfish culture: an update on mixed feeding schedules and an idea for enhancing endogenous food supply in ponds
Type: Journal Article
Some interesting ideas on improving the cost-effectiveness of feeding in semi-intensive finfish aquaculture are presented.
Using the growth performance index Phi to choose species aquaculture: an example from Kuwait
Type: Journal Article
Following a brief account of the advantages of using the growth performance index in choosing species for culture purposes, an examination is made of growth parameters of Epinephelus suilis and Acanthopagrus cuvieri chosen ...
Production economics of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Econometric techniques were used to estimate a production function for tilapia pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt, utilizing cross-sectional field data. Explanatory variables were feed, initial stocking weight, ...
Participatory action learning (PAL) : a manual and a compilation of pond and rice field fish culture PAL sessions plans
Type: Manual
This manual, which focuses on pond and rice field ecosystems, is in two parts. Part 1 provides background information for trainers of farmers on using the theory of participatory action learning (PAL), provides a PAL ...
Community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains and irrigation systems
Type: Report
The 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 ...
Tilapia better management practices in local language: Inshila Ishisuma Isha Ukutungulwilamo Ba Kasunga Uwa Isabi Banono Mu Zambia
Type: Manual
Better Management Practices (BMPs) (in Bemba, a local Zambian language) for small-holder farming tilapia (GIFT) in pond-based systems in Zambia were developed based on learning from farmers’ field schools (FFSs) and ...
Fishpen culture as a new production system in dammed valleys in the mid-Casamance, Senegal
Type: Journal Article
Fishpen culture is a possible means to increase fish production in Casamance, Senegal and to develop aquaculture without negative environmental effects. To study this possibility, a fishpen study was conducted in two dammed ...