Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Comparative analysis of the environmental costs of fish farming and crop production in arid areas
(2007)Type: Conference PaperUsing published data, 20 crop and 19 fish production systems were compared for efficiency of water and nutrient (nitrogen) use. In agriculture, rain-fed cassava was most efficient, followed by rain-fed beans, pivot-irrigated ... -
Estimation of genetic change in the GIFT strain by comparing contemporary progeny produced by males born in 1991 or 2003
(2007)Type: Conference PaperDuring the development of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain in Philippines sperm was frozen from a sample of males from founder stocks and subsequent generations. In this paper a comparison of progeny ... -
Performances of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) selected for high growth rate after three generations
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleA selective breeding study for live weight based on a fully pedigreed population of GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) strain was carried out at the Aquaculture Extension Centre, Department of Fisheries, Jitra, ... -
Modeling pond water availability for fish culture
(2007)Type: Book ChapterA study was carried out to estimate pond-water availability for fish culture by developing and applying a simulation model that can express water budget for fish ponds based on prevailing climatic and hydrological conditions. ... -
Common interests, private gains: a study of co-operative floodplain aquaculture
(2007)Type: Conference PaperIn recent years a number of floodplain aquaculture projects have sprung up in the Daudkandi area of Comilla District. Key to this development are a number of unique organisational and financing arrangements which facilitate ... -
Socioeconomic and ecological considerations in the management of Lower Guinea rainforest rivers
(2007)Type: ReportLow order rainforest streams in Central Africa represent the largest single riverine ecosystem on the continent. Of the 8 million people who live in the Lower Guinea Rainforest, nearly 20% are more or less fulltime fishers ... -
Institutions in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia: findings from a situation analysis
(2007)Type: Conference PaperThis paper focuses on property rights and collective action in the Mekong region of Cambodia. Institutional arrangements in water management for community-based aquaculture in two villages in the Mekong area of Cambodia ... -
A review of cage aquaculture: Northern Europe
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThirty 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 ... -
Freshwater fish seed resources in Cameroon
(2007)Type: Book ChapterThe climate, land and water resources of Cameroon, combined with the high demand for fisheries products, makes this Central African country a high potential area for aquaculture. Fingerling availability and quality have ... -
Participatory research boosts catfish egg, fry production in Cameroon
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe omnivorous African sharptooth catfish is a valuable species suitable for culture by smallholder farmers in Cameroon. A five-year research project that brought farmers together with research interests established simple, ... -
Impacts of fish sanctuaries on production and biodiversity of fish and prawn in Dopi beel, Joanshahi haor, Kishoregonj.
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleThe impacts of sanctuary on fish production and fish biodiversity were investigated in Dopi beel in Joanshahi haor over a period of two years from January 2004 to December 2005. Broadly two different types of materials ... -
Collective marketing may help small-scale fish farmers in Africa
(2007)Type: Journal ArticleStudies in Cameroon have found that aquafarmers with closer access to urban markets were able to sell much higher quantities of fish at higher prices. In recent research on collective marketing involving 32 rural fish ... -
Genetic quality of cultured tilapia stocks in Africa
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleAfrican aquaculture is poised for rapid expansion. However, one of the key constraints holding back growth of the sector is the poor quality of the fish stocks available for culture. The problems of declines in growth ... -
Performance and survival of three red tilapia strains (Oreochromis spp) in pond environment in Kedah state, Malaysia
(2008)Type: Conference PaperGrowth performance (body weight, standard length, body width and depth) and survival of three red tilapia (<i>Oreochromis</i> spp) strains from Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand were evaluated using 2,867 records collected ... -
Liberalization reform, "Neo-centralism", and black market: the political diseconomy of Lake Nasser fishery development
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleDespite its relatively modest importance, and the current difficulties faced by the government in implementing liberalization in the rest of the country, the Egyptian government decided to embark on a reform of the Lake ... -
Impact of long-term training and extension support on small-scale carp polyculture farms of Bangladesh
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleOne of the unique features of the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project of the WorldFish Center, Bangladesh, was the provision of 3 y of continuous training and extension in support of the fish farmers involved. ... -
Evaluation of different vaccination strategies for control of (MAS) in Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) in Egypt
(2008)Type: Conference PaperThe Motile Aeromonas Septicemia (MAS), caused by Aeromonas hydrophila is among the dangerous diseases encountered in freshwater fish culture. This work aims to compare and evaluate difference vaccination strategies for ... -
Fish farming supports HIV-affected families in Africa
(2008)Type: VideoThe food crisis is adding to the misery of countries already crippled by other burdens like drought and HIV. Here people are turning to fish farming, not only for food and income but also as a way to cope with the challenges ... -
Effect of probiotics on the survival, growth and challenge infection in Tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleThis study was conducted in order to evaluate the potential benefit of Bacillus pumilus and a commercial product (‘Organic Green’<sup>TM</sup>) as a probiotic in the culture of the tilapia nilotica. Two doses of B. pumilus ... -
African aquaculture: realizing the potential
(2008)Type: Journal ArticleDespite 40 years of research and development, and hundreds of millions of dollars spent, aquaculture is struggling to realize its high biophysical potential in Africa. Hampered by ineffective institutional arrangements and ...
