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Age and growth of three species of Lake Victoria fish determined by means of otolith daily growth rings
Type: Journal Article
The sagittal otoliths of Lates niloticus, Haplochromis obesus, and Oreochromis niloticus from Lake Victoria were examined for daily growth rings using scanning electron microscopy. In the three species the increments were ...
Employment generation in the Egyptian aquaculture value chain: implications for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Type: Journal Article
Egypt faces multiple interlinked challenges such as unemployment, poverty and gender inequality that pose tremendous barriers in the current efforts to achieve sustainable development. Aquaculture is a primary sector of ...
Tilapia: The plain truth
Type: Poster
This infographic is an overview of tilapia as a nutritious inexpensive and environmentally friendly food.
Better management practices for tilapia culture in Egypt
Type: Manual
This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish. The program is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund. FISH is developing the better management ...
Bio-economic evaluation of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) interaction with Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in low input system and its effect on water quality
Type: Journal Article
This 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 ...
Performance of emergent aquaculture technologies in Myanmar; challenges and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
This paper assesses the performance of small-scale aquaculture technologies and factors influencing production, associated income and fish consumption of such technologies within agri-food farming systems in Myanmar.
Livru Te’in ba Ikan Hadi’ak Nutrisaun (Fish for Improving Nutrition Cookbook)
Type: Manual
This cookbook has been produced as part of the PADTL2 project in collaboration with Mercy Corps and the Ministry of Health. The Fish for Improving Nutrition Cookbook features 12 culturally grounded and nutritious tilapia ...
Establishment of a Satellite Nucleus of the GIFT Strain at Rajiv Gandhi Center for Aquaculture (RGCA), India: Phase II. Project Brief April 2019 - March 2020
Type: Brief
This brief highlights the major project achievements in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference the technical report of the project submitted to the ...
Approaches to national fish breeding programs: pointers from a tilapia pilot study
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of a framework for developing breeding programmes using experience from the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias project which focussed on Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus ). The following aspects ...
Fish for Improving Nutrition Cookbook
Type: Manual
This cookbook has been produced as part of the PADTL2 project in collaboration with Mercy Corps and the Ministry of Health. The Fish for Improving Nutrition Cookbook features 12 culturally grounded and nutritious tilapia ...