Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Aquaculture options for alternative livelihoods: the experience of the Adivasi Fisheries Project in Bangladesh
(2009)Type: BriefThe Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) set out in 2007 to help Adivasis in the north and northwest of Bangladesh find new and more sustainable livelihoods. It is based on 2 decades of WorldFish Center research in Bangladesh ... -
Profiles of project activities by technical partners under the regional programme "Fisheries and HIV/AIDS: Investing in sustainable solution". Compilation document prepared for the first policy advisory group meeting, 24-26 Mar 2009, Lilongwe, Malawi
(2009)Type: ReportThe WorldFish Center and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are currently implementing a Regional Programme entitled Fisheries and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Investing in Sustainable Solutions, to strengthen the ... -
Cage culture in reservoirs in India (a handbook)
(2009)Type: ManualThis document is part of a series of 5 technical manuals produced by the Challenge Program Project CP34 “Improved fisheries productivity and management in tropical reservoirs”. The reservoirs of India have a combined surface ... -
A new bandfish, Owstonia sarmiento (Pisces: Perciformes: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae), from the Philippines with a key to species of the genus
(2009)Type: Journal ArticleA new bandfish, <i>Owstonia sarmiento</i>, is described from specimens collected off East Luzon, Philippines at about 200-300m depth during the AURORA 2007 Expedition. It differs from other known congeneric species in ... -
Adapting integrated agriculture aquaculture for HIV and AIDS-affected households: the case of Malawi
(2009)Type: Working PaperThe WorldFish Center in conjunction with World Vision Malawi carried out a project to improve income and nutrition status of households affected by HIV and AIDS with funding from the World Bank. The project was implemented ... -
Rapport d'analyse et table de valeur bromatologique de catégorie des poissons trouvés sur les marchés de poisson à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
(2009)Type: ReportLe poisson est très capital dans l’alimentation à Lubumbashi, en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), et on trouve des différentes catégories sur les marchés de Lubumbashi. Ce rapport est le deuxième rapport dans l’analyse ... -
Contextual analysis in two villages of the Niger River Inner Delta
(2010)Type: Working PaperThe Community-based Fish Culture in Seasonal Floodplains and Irrigation Systems (CBFC) project is a five year research project supported by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), with the aim of increasing ... -
Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleIn the past 50 years, the turbot is referred to either as Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) or Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) in the literature. Norman (1931) had argued that the valid name for the turbot was Scophthalmus ... -
Genetic analysis of the GIFT strain (Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus) in Malaysia
(2010)Type: Conference PaperThe Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain is well known worldwide because of its high performance. A first phase of the project ended in 1997 after five generations of selection. In 2002, the GIFT population ... -
Linking small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to household nutritional security: an overview
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleSmall-scale fisheries and aquaculture have been recognized as important opportunities to enhance household food security in developing countries. While interventions aiming at promoting these activities reveal many positive ... -
Production parameters and economics of small-scale tilapia cage aquaculture in the Volta Lake, Ghana
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleTo calculate the potential for cage aquaculture to create economic opportunities for small-scale investors on the Volta Lake, Ghana, a local NGO with technical support from the Government of Ghana ran two trials (one of ... -
Effect of garlic, Echinacea, organic green and vet-yeast on survival, weight gain and bacterial challenge of overwintered Nile Tilapia fry (Orechromis niloticus)
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of some immunostimulants and probiotics on the survival rate, final weight, and disease resistance of overwintered tilapia fry. There were five treatments: T1 (control) ... -
Quantitative genetic basis of fatty acid composition in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) selected for high growth
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe quantitative genetic basis of fatty acid composition was examined in the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) strain of Nile tilapia selected for high breeding value for body weight and in the contemporaneous ... -
Performance and nature of genetically improved carp strains in Asian countries
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThe WorldFish Center and its research partners have recently made efforts to develop genetically improved carp strains. This paper analyses the comparative performance of the genetically improved carp strains on both average ... -
Improving the productivity of the rice-shrimp system in the South-west coastal region of Bangladesh
(2010)Type: Book ChapterThe production of wet-season rice followed by dry-season shrimp (Penaeus monodon) is a common farming system in the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh. This chapter summarizes the experiments conducted in the ... -
Genetics of flesh quality in fish
(2010)Type: Conference PaperFlesh quality has gained importance among consumers and in the aquaculture industry because it is directly related to human health and nutrition. Flesh quality comprises several different (freshness, appearance, smell, ... -
Lake of flies, or lake of fish? A tropic model of Lake Malawi
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleEcosystem-focused models have, for the first time, become available for the combined demersal and pelagic components of a large tropical lake ecosystem, Lake Malawi. These provide the opportunity to explore continuing ... -
Impacts of aquaculture development projects in Western Cameroon
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleTo measure the impact of past projects on the sustained adoption and development of aquaculture, and to assess the potential for future growth, a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) based on the Research Tool for Natural ... -
Echinacea purpurea and Allium sativum as immunostimulants in fish culture using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of echinacea and garlic-supplemented diets as immunostimalants after different periods of application and after 4-month of withdrawal on some haematological and ... -
The end of the line: who is most at risk from the crisis in global fisheries?
(2010)Type: Journal ArticleThis synopsis praises the film "The end of the line" in bringing attention to fisheries and food crisis faced by the world. However, not enough focus has been placed on African fisheries where food fish is a key component ...
