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Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
Type: Journal Article
The WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ...
Echinacea purpurea and Allium sativum as immunostimulants in fish culture using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of echinacea and garlic-supplemented diets as immunostimalants after different periods of application and after 4-month of withdrawal on some haematological and ...
Baseline study: nutritional status, food security and fish consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia: summary
Type: Brief
Under the regional programme Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa, the University of Zambia, in collaboration with the WorldFish Center, has undertaken a baseline survey of the nutritional status and fish consumption of people ...
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
Type: Journal Article
This synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ...
Evolution of shrimp aquaculture systems in the coastal zones of Bangladesh and Vietnam: a comparison
Type: Book Chapter
Based on on-farm surveys implemented in the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, the dynamics of shrimp aquaculture in salinity-influenced coastal areas were analysed. Qualitative data were collected ...
Public private partnership in small-scale aquaculture and fisheries
Type: Brief
This policy brief explores the question “which aspects of past public private partnerships (PPPs) in aquaculture and fisheries were useful, effective and replicable?”. We ask what general principles should lie behind new ...
The impact of integrated aquaculture-agriculture on small-scale farms in Southern Malawi
Type: Journal Article
Sustainable agricultural intensification is an urgent challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa. One potential solution is to rely on local farmers’ knowledge for improved management of diverse on-farm resources and integration ...
Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]
Type: Journal Article
In the past 50 years, the turbot is referred to either as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) or Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) in the literature. Norman (1931) had argued that the valid name for the turbot was Scophthalmus ...
Simple identification tools in Fishbase
Type: Conference Paper
Simple identification tools for fish species were included in the FishBase information system from its inception. Early tools made use of the relational model and characters like fin ray meristics. Soon pictures and drawings ...
Contextual analysis in two villages of the Niger River Inner Delta
Type: Working Paper
The Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ...