Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Wastewater use in aquaculture: research in Peru
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleUse of wastewater is an issue gaining importance throughout the (developing) world, as water sources become scarcer and competition for them increases. In Peru, research has shown the technical, economic and social feasibility ... -
The context of smallholding integrated aquaculture in Malawi: a case study of SubSaharan Africa
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleWhat direction should SubSaharan African agriculture take — industrialized or smallholder agriculture? The author says that a compromise, using the best elements of each, would be best, but in order to develop a strategy, ... -
Applying systems ecology to the analysis of integrated agriculture-aquaculture farms
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe article suggests a preliminary list of properties as a point of departure for quantifying various ecological facets of the integrated agriculture-aquaculture farms. -
Growth and sustainability of aquaculture
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe article highlights the scope for growth of aquaculture and the importance of new knowledge and skills for aquaculture to expand, become more productive and sustainable. -
Length-weight relationships of fishes from tributaries of the Volta River, Ghana Part 1: Analysis of pooled data sets
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe parameters a and b of length-weight relationships of the form W = a L super(b) were estimated for 45 fish species sampled in the Oti, Pru and Black Volta rivers, Ghana. Also, the slope and intercepts of regressional ... -
Weed control by adult and juvenile tilapia Tilapia rendalli in rainfed ponds
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleTwo studies were conducted in consecutive years over the time period 14 January to 1 July to determine whether labor-savings and fish growth enhancement could be achieved by stocking Tilapia rendalli directly into ponds ... -
Aquaculture potential of seahorses and pipefishes
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleThe characteristics, food and feeding, reproduction and breeding of sea horse and pipefishes (Synanthidae) are presented together with the aspects of syngnathid culture. -
Integrated resources management, integrated agriculture-aquaculture and the African farmer
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleDespite the expenditure of huge amounts of money and human effort, the Green Revolution has largely failed to benefit the vast majority of the rural poor in Africa: those smallholding farmers who sell little, if any, of ... -
Aquaculture for African smallholders
(1995)Type: ReportThis volume report is the findings of the ICLARM-BMZ/GTZ Africa Aquaculture Project (1986-1994). This project studied the smallholder farming systems and developed integrated aquaculture technologies in collaboration with ... -
Genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: biochemical characterization of strain differences in Nile tilapia
(1995)Type: Journal ArticleFour African wild strains (Egypt, Ghana, Senegal and Kenya) and four established Asian farmed strains of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (popularly known in the Philippines as 'Taiwan', 'Thailand', 'Singapore' an ... -
Why antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture systems matters for the One Health approach
(2019)Type: PosterAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria change and become resistant to antibiotics used to treat the infections they cause. The interconnected nature of agri-food systems means that AMR can spread, posing a ... -
Species selection for smallholder aquaculture
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleSystems for selection of species for smallholder aquaculture are presented. These are: food fits; management decisions; and economic criteria. Food fits suggests categorizing pond food resources into a few categories based ... -
Length weight relationships of Nigerian freshwater fishes
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleLength-weight relationships of 73 fish populations, covering 20 families, 28 genera and 40 species inhabiting freshwater ecosystems in Nigeria, were estimated (73 cases) or assembled from the literature (20 cases), and ... -
The Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS) : 1987-1996
(1996)Type: Journal ArticleThis article reviews the past, present and future activities of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture Scientists (NTAS), an information network for individual scientists working on tropical aquaculture, especially on genetics, ... -
Breeding plan for silver barb (Puntius gonionotus) in Vietnam: individual (mass) selection to improve growth rate
(1996)Type: ReportSilver barb (Pontius gonionotus) is widely distributed in Southeast Asia. In addition to Vietnam, the species is found in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh etc. In Vietnam, the species is abundantly ... -
Consultation on fish genetic resources
(1996)Type: Conference ProceedingsNaturally occurring fish genetic resources are of great importance for fisheries and aquaculture. Fish farmers and fishers face a future in which the diversity of their basic resources is under threat and the genetic ... -
The Third International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
(1996)Type: Conference ProceedingsTilapias, because of the low cost and relative ease of their production, are a potential food fish staple for many people in tropical countries and a globally traded commodity. This volume of symposium proceedings shows a ... -
Le troisieme symposium international sur le tilapia en aquaculture
(1996)Type: Conference ProceedingsTilapias, because of the low cost and relative ease of their production, are a potential food fish staple for many people in tropical countries and a globally traded commodity. This volume of symposium proceedings shows a ... -
Breeding plan for mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) in Vietnam: individual (mass) selection to improve growth rate
(1996)Type: ReportThe International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture (INGA) was established in 1993 and is being coordinated by the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), with the objective to contribute ... -
Transition in the contribution of living aquatic resources to sustainable food security
(1996)Type: Book ChapterThis paper addresses the outlook for living aquatic resources in food security and how research can contribute to improving that outlook where it matters most for the low-income people in the developing world.
