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Increasing fish farm profitability through aquaculture best management practice training in Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Egyptian aquaculture production has grown rapidly to over one million tons per year so that it now provides most of the countrys fish supply. However, Egyptian fish farmers have received little extension advice or training. ...
Can the global adoption of genetically improved farmed fish increase beyond 10%, and how?
Type: Journal Article
The annual production from global aquaculture has increased rapidly from 2.6 million tons or 3.9% of the total supply of fish, shellfish and mollusks in 1970, to 66.7 million tons or 42.2% in 2012, while capture fisheries ...
Social dynamics shaping the diffusion of sustainable aquaculture innovations in the Solomon Island
Type: Journal Article
Sustainably feeding the world's growing population represents one of our most significant challenges. Aquaculture is well positioned to make contributions towards this challenge. Yet, the translation of aquaculture production ...
Technical characteristics and economic performance of commercial Tilapia hatcheries applying different management systems in Egypt
Type: Journal Article
This study was carried out in order to understand the technical and economic characteristics of different Egyptian Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) hatchery systems. Hatchery operators at fifty tilapia hatcheries in ...
Effect of freshwater toxic and non toxic cyanobacteria, (Microcystis aeruginosa) strains on some biochemical parameters of Oreochromis niloticus
Type: Journal Article
This study was planned to determine the grazing rate of O. niloticus from both toxic and non toxic strains of Microcystis aeruginosa with its effect on fish health through study of some clinical signs, hematological and ...
Effects of two nitrogen fertilizers on water quality and hybrid tilapia performance in fish farms
Type: Journal Article
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effect of urea and ammonium nitrate as nitrogen fertilizer sources with mon superphosphate on water quality and the productive performance of hybrid tilapia fish in outdoor ...
Genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: Response to five generations of selection for increased body weight at harvest in Oreochromis niloticus and the further impact of the project
Type: Journal Article
Selection for increased body weight at harvest in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was carried out for five generations from 1991 to 1996, as a part of the project Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapias (GIFT). The ...
Commercialization and upgrading in the aquaculture value chain in Zambia
Type: Journal Article
In this paper we aim to contribute to the literature on emerging and transforming aquaculture value chains in Africa by examining recent developments in the aquaculture sector in Zambia. The overall objective was to map ...