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Genetic quality of cultured tilapia stocks in Africa
Type: Journal Article
African aquaculture is poised for rapid expansion. However, one of the key constraints holding back growth of the sector is the poor quality of the fish stocks available for culture. The problems of declines in growth ...
Tilapia: the plain truth (Arabic version)
Type: Poster
Infographic on the benefits on the power of selective breeding to fish.
Lessons from the breeding program of rohu
Type: Conference Paper
For the first time in India, selective breeding work has been initiated at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, India in collaboration with the Institute of Aquaculture Research (AKVAFORSK), Norway. ...
Hilsa: Status of fishery and potential for aquaculture
Type: Book
Hilsa: Status of Fishery and Potential for Aquaculture is a proceedings book, which is edited by an international team of experts and authored by 10 international expert teams working on different disciplines of the hilsa ...
WorldFish - Genetic research program
Type: Presentation
WorldFish Genetics Workshop 2022 - presentation on the WorldFish'S genetic research program.
Strategies to enhance the role of fishponds in farming systems
Type: Book Chapter
This book chapter discusses the identified problems at the level of the fish, the pond and the farm. Such areas as food safety, diversificaiton, development of IAA systems interdisciplinary research as a tool are elaborated, ...
Pioneering fish genetic resource management and seed dissemination programmes for Africa: adapting principles of selective breeding to the improvement of aquaculture in the Volta Basin and surrounding areas
Type: Report
This document represents the report and contributed papers from a workshop of the same name. The workshop was comprised of a group of 30 international experts and representatives of the environmental, fisheries and policy ...
Inbreeding and effective population size in a coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) breeding nucleus in Chile
Type: Journal Article
A commercial breeding nucleus of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was established in Chile in 1997. This nucleus consists of two independent populations corresponding to different year-classes (even and odd, depending ...
Public and private partnerships in aquaculture : a case study on tilapia research and development
Type: Book
The book presents the findings of a study undertaken in Philippines during 2002-2004 to enhance the understanding of the evolving public and private partnerships and to determine their effects on sustainability and achievement ...
Exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries: ICLARM's position
Type: Journal Article
This article contains a discussion paper on the use of exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries, together with a summary of ICLARM's (International Center for Living Aquatic ...