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Water and fisheries
Type: Book Chapter
This paper highlights the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in management of the world’s water resources. It underlines the value of these resources and the critical importance of managing water quantity and quality ...
The use of wild-caught juveniles in coastal aquaculture and its application to coral reef fishes
Type: Book Chapter
Worldwide, there are many substantial coastal aquaculture and stock enhancement operations based on collection of wild juveniles. These include: growout of shrimp (Penaeidae), milkfish (Chanos chanos), eels (Anguilla spp.), ...
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, ...
Realizing the potential of integrated aquaculture: evidence from Malawi
Type: Book Chapter
In this chapter, the author discusses the Farmer-Scientist Research Partnership (FSRP) approach established in Malawi.
Delineating recommendation domains for small-scale freshwater aquaculture: deploying GIS for decision support
Type: Book Chapter
This paper highlights Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in an on-going, three-year project to develop spatial decision-support tools for identifying recommendation domains (places and sets of conditions) ...
A review of cage aquaculture: Northern Europe
Type: Book Chapter
Thirty years after the cage aquaculture industry in Europe began, the industry has matured. The main species in northern Europe are the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The majority ...
Water management and wise use of wetlands: enhancing productivity
Type: Book Chapter
Lakes and reservoirs are affected by human interventions mainly by eutrophication. Changes in morphology are less common, although siltation and local alterations to the riparian zone can result from urbanisation,marina ...
Analysis of feeds and fertilizers for sustainable aquaculture development in Bangladesh
Type: Book Chapter
This study focuses on feeds and nutrients used under different aquaculture farming systems and practices in Bangladesh.
Managing water for fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Book Chapter
For the people of Africa. Asia and Latin America the fisheries of inland lakes, rivers and other freshwater ecosystems provide an important source of food and income, and for many these are the principal source of animal ...
Aquaculture for diversification of small farms within forest buffer zone management: an example from the uplands of Quirino Province, Philippines.
Type: Book Chapter
Upland farming systems can have severe negative effects through intensified slash-and-burn activities, erosion-enhancing farm practices on moderate to steep slopes, and further encroachment into forest areas. ICLARM studied, ...