Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Incidence of human pathogenic bacteria in shrimp feeds - a study from India
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleThe incidence of various human pathogenic bacteria in commercially available and home-made shrimp feeds used on some farms in India was analyzed. The Total Heterotrophic Bacteria in the commercial feed samples ranged between ... -
Pawpaw seed as fertility control agent on male Nile tilapia
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleTo find out if pawpaw (Carica papaya) seeds can induce sterility in male Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and to determine if sterility so induced is reversible or otherwise, mature male tilapia of mean weight 40 g ... -
Dhaka declaration on ecological risk assessment of genetically improved fish
(2003)Type: BrochureFifty-four participants from 20 countries representing national/research institutions in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, non-govermental organizations and regional/international organizations held an Expert Consultation on ... -
Age- or length-based methods of growth estimation. What drives the choice?
(2003)Type: Journal ArticleBased upon a global comparison of over 400 fisheries, the Principal Components Analysis (PCA) methodology was used to identify factors affecting the choice of growth estimation methods. Of the six factors examined, the ... -
Angeles declaration: public-private partnerships for dissemination of research outputs to end-users
(2003)Type: BrochureThe Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships for the Delivery of Tilapia Genetic Research Outputs to Philippine End-users was held in Angeles City, Philippines during 25-27 June 2003 to review and improve the protocol of ... -
Carp production in Asia: past trends, current status and future prospects
(2003)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter focuses on the status and future of carp production in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The analysis is largely based on primary data collected through surveys of 2 025 carp fish ... -
The future of fish: issues and trends to 2020
(2003)Type: BrochureWhat is the outlook for fish in a globalizing food economy, and how will trends in the fish sector affect the poor and the environment during the next two decades? A new book from IFPRI and the WorldFish Center, Fish to ... -
Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
Type: Journal ArticleFish contribute to Africa's food and nutrition security, but future directions for the fish sector remain uncertain. Using a structural foresight modeling approach, this paper examines past, present, and future trends of ... -
Marine fishes recorded from the Anambas and Natuna Islands, South China Sea
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleFour hundred and thirty species of fish from marine localities in the Anambas and Natuna groups of islands in the South China Sea were recorded between 11th and 22nd Mar 2002. Two hundreds and seventy three species are ... -
Effects of rearing conditions on low temperature tolerance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, juveniles
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsThis paper summarizes the results of two experiments in which the effects of genotype, age, size, condition factor and diet (natural phytoplankton versus formulated protein pellets) on low-temperature tolerance of juvenile ... -
Size dependent cannibalism in juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsCannibalism among tilapia fry and fingerlings has been identified as one of the major problems by small-scale hatchery operators (Pantastico et at., 1988). Despite the increasing interest in this species, cannibalism among ... -
Variable number of tandem repeats in the mitochondrial DNA of Dascyllus trimaculatus
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe primary structure of the Dascyllus trimaculatus mitochondrial (mt) control region was determined, and conserved features were identified based on sequence comparisons to other teleostean fish species. Three ... -
Conclusion of research on capture and culture of pre-settlement fish for the marine aquarium trade in Solomon islands
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBetween February 1999 and December 2003 the WorldFish Center, Solomon Islands, carried out research on a new artisanal fishery based on the capture and rearing of presettlement coral reef fish (Hair et al. 2002). This work ... -
Quantifying the genetic parameters of feed efficiency in juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleImproving feed efficiency in fish is crucial at the economic, social and environmental levels with respect to developing a more sustainable aquaculture. The important contribution of genetic improvement to achieve this ... -
The financial feasibility of small-scale grouper aquaculture in the Philippines
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper presents the results of an economic analysis of the aquaculture of two species of grouper: E. coioides (orange-spotted grouper, green grouper, red-spotted grouper) and E. malabaricus (malabar grouper, black-spotted ... -
On-farm and on-station comparison of wild and domesticated Cameroonian populations of Oreochromis niloticus
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleWild (Sanaga River) and domesticated populations of Oreochromis niloticus were compared onfarm and on-station in the Central Province of Cameroon to determine the degree to which genetic deterioration of stocks may have ... -
Preservation of genetic diversity in restocking of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra investigated by allozyme electrophoresis
(2004)Type: Journal ArticlePopulation genetics analyses should be considered when releasing hatchery-produced juveniles of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra when spawners from nonlocal populations are used. In New Caledonia, within-region genetic ... -
Releases of cultured sub-adult Trochus niloticus generate broodstock for fishery replenishment in Vanuatu
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe over-fished topshell Trochus niloticus ('trochus ') was cultured in Vanuatu and grown to sub-adult size (~40 mm) in sea cages. We released 200 of these trochus at each of five reef sites managed through Customary Marine ... -
Nachhaltiges fish farming in Asien: potenziale und risiken
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleDie Aquakultur ist in den vergangenen 15 Jahren in Asien erheblich expandiert und liefert fast die Hälfte der weltweiten Fischversorgung von 65 Millionen Tonnen. Eine besondere Bedeutung hat die Aquakultur in Entwicklungsländern ... -
Population structure and genetic variability of six bar wrasse (Thallasoma hardwick) in Northern South China revealed by mitochondrial control region sequences
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThe genetic relationships among northern South China Sea populations of the six bar wrasse (<i>Thallasoma hardwicki</i>) were investigated. Fish collected from the Solomon Islands were used for geographic comparison. In ...
