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There is money in milkfish production in the Philippines
Type: Journal Article
One real constraint to expanding production from aquaculture is the lack of knowledge or information on the economic relationships between inputs and output, in other words between what goes into a pond and what comes out. ...
Fisheries literature services: an overview
Type: Journal Article
Information availability on fisheries and aquaculture has lagged behind that of other disciplines, reflecting the minor role of fisheries in national economies, par¬ticularly of the developed countries from which information ...
Time to reappraise rice-fish culture
Type: Journal Article
Rice-fish culture in Asia is discussed, examining reasons for the current decline in the practice. Factors of importance for a reappraisal of rice-fish culture and development of new technologies and management systems are ...
Innovative Thai bivalve hatchery makes significant progress
Type: Journal Article
Bivalve culture in Thailand is discussed, describing pilot hatchery operations at Prachuap.
ICLARM and South-south technology transfer: Philippine aquaculture technology and Indonesia Part I
Type: Journal Article
A historical account is given of the discovery of Tilapia mossambica and its culture in Indonesia and the resulting success in Java of this species in rural development programs. Consequent introduction of this species to ...
Aquaculture training: needs and opportunities
Type: Journal Article
This article describes the current status of aquaculture training and education available to practising technicians and those from developing countries.
The Japanese restocking program
Type: Journal Article
In scale of operations, variety of species produced, amount of financial backing, and degree of popular and official support, the Japanese fisheries restocking program (saibai gyogyo) is unique. From its birth in 1962 when ...
Aquaculture production in Asia: a reassessment
Type: Journal Article
Asia has a long history of fishfarming, yet aquaculture production data from most countries still remain crude estimates. Aquaculturally developed nations such as Japan, China and some Southeast Asian countries had begun ...
Brackishwater aquaculture: threat to the environment
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of developments in the Philippines regarding the conversion of mangrove forests intobrackishwater fishponds, considering in particular environmental implications. Social and human costs and ecological ...
Aquaculture development in Nepal: pointers for success
Type: Journal Article
An account is given of carp (Cyprinidae) pond culture and cage culture systems in Nepal. Advances made in aquaculture development and future trends in the country are examined.