Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions

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    • Comparative phylogeography of two monogenean species (Mazocraeidae) on the host of chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, along the coast of China 

      Yan, S.; Wang, M.; Yang, C.P.; Zhi, T.T.; Brown, C.L.; Yang, T.B. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      In the present paper, the phylogeographies of two monogenean species, Pseudokuhnia minor and Kuhnia scombri, on the same species of host, Scomber japonicus, were studied.

    • Shrimp, prawn and the political economy of social wellbeing in rural Bangladesh 

      Belton, B. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Wellbeing is gaining prominence in international development discourse as an alternative means of conceptualising and assessing progress against human development goals. This paper operationalizes the concept of social ...

    • Contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security and poverty reduction: Assessing the current evidence 

      Béné, C.; Arthur, R.; Norbury, H.; Allison, E.H.; Beveridge, M.; Bush, S.; Campling, L.; Leschen, W.; Little, D.; Squires, D.; Thisted, S.H.; Troell, M.; Williams, M. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper evaluates the existing evidence of how and to what extent capture fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and poverty reduction. In doing so the authors evaluate the quality and scientific rigor ...

    • Reuse of fish pond sediments as fertilizer for fodder grass production in Bangladesh: Potential for sustainable intensification and improved nutrition 

      Haque, M.M.; Belton, B.; Alam, M.M.; Ahmed, A.G.; Alam, M.R. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Intensive aquaculture systems (e.g. pangasius farming) make important contributions to food security in developing countries, including Bangladesh, but are associated with a variety of negative environmental impacts, ...

    • An assessment of chemical and biological product use in aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Ali, H.; Rico, A.; Murshed-e-Jalan, K.; Belton, B. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The aim of this study is to describe current chemical use practices in the aquaculture sector of Bangladesh and to identify the factors that influence them. A survey on the use of chemical and biological products was ...

    • Genetic variance for uniformity of harvest weight in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) 

      Khaw, H.L.; Ponzoni, R.W.; Yee, H.Y.; Bin Aziz, M.A.; Mulder, H.A.; Marjanovic, J.; Bijma, P. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Competition for resources is common in aquaculture, which inflates the variability of fish body weight. Selective breeding is one of the effective approaches that may enable a reduction of size variability (or increase in ...

    • Maximizing the contribution of fish to human nutrition 

      Thilsted, S.H.; James, D.; Toppe, J.; Subasinghe, R.; Karunasagar, I. (2014)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Hunger and malnutrition are the world's most devastating problems and are inextricably linked to poverty. A total of 842 million people in 2011-13, or around one in eight people in the world, were estimated to be suffering ...

    • Retrieving taxa names from large biodiversity data collections using a flexible matching workflow 

      Berghe, E.V.; Coro G.; Bailly, N.; Fiorellato, F.; Aldemita, C.; Ellenbroek, A.; Pagano, P. (2015)
      Type: Journal Article
      In the domain of biological classification there are several taxon name matching services that can search for a species scientific name in a large collection of taxonomic names. Many of these services are available online, ...

    • Mycoflora and mycotoxins in finished fish feed and feed ingredients from smallholder farms in East Africa 

      Marigani, E.; Wainaina, J.M.; Charo-Karisa, H.; Nzayisenga, L.; Munguti, J.; Gnonlonfin, G.J.B.; Kigadye, E.; Okoth, S.; Harrison Karisa: 0000-0001-5323-794X (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this article, the authors provide a pioneer snapshot of the co-occurrence of aflatoxins, fumonisin and ochratoxin A, as well as other mycotoxins, in fish feed and ingredients from East Africa. A total of 52 samples of ...

    • WorldFish in Bangladesh 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      Since 1989, WorldFish has been working with the Bangladesh Government and development partners to create a more productive fisheries and aquaculture sector that contributes to diversified and resilient rural livelihoods ...

    • Detection of Tilapia Lake Virus in Egyptian fish farms experiencing high mortalities in 2015 

      Nicholson, P.; Fathi, M.A.; Fischer, A.; Mohan, C.; Schieck, E.; Mishra, N.; Heinimann, A.; Frey, J.; Wieland, B.; Jores, J. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      The aim of this study was to detect potential pathogens in diseased tilapia that might account for the high summer mortalities observed in Egyptian fish farms. To this end, diseased fish were examined from eight farms in ...

    • WorldFish in Egypt 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      Since launching its research program in Egypt in 1998, WorldFish has delivered high quality, practical research related to the country's aquaculture and fishery sector. A key research focus has been on improving fish ...

    • WorldFish in Zambia 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      WorldFish focuses on testing technologies that improve the productivity of fisheries and aquaculture and strengthen value chains to increase incomes of fishdependent people in Zambia and throughout sub-Saharan Africa. ...

    • WorldFish in Myanmar 

      WorldFish (2017)
      Type: Brief
      WorldFish is working with the Myanmar Government and other partners to create a policy environment to improve fisheries management and capture more economic, social and environmental benefits for the long term. The WorldFish ...

    • Tilapia lake virus (TiLV): Literature review 

      Jansen, M.D.; Mohan, C.V. (2017)
      Type: Working Paper
      Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging infectious agent that has recently been identified in diseased tilapia on three continents. At the time of writing, scientific publications have reported TiLV in samples collected ...

    • Seasonal variations of growth pattern and condition of Paradise threadfin Polynemus paradiseus (Polynemidae) from Tetulia River in Southern Bangladesh 

      Hossen, Md. A.; Hossain, Md. Y.; Ali, M.M.; Pramanik, Md. N.U.; Nawer, F.; Islam, Md. A.; Hossain, Md. A.; Bahkali, A.H.; Elgorban, A.M. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Paradise threadfin, Polynemus paradiseus is a marine fresh and brackish water fish species of the family Perciformes. This fish is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Pakistan and Cambodia. Only ...

    • Utility of river training structures and present status in Patuakhali District Bangladesh 

      Hossain, S.A.A.M.; Wang, L.X.; Adham, A.K.M.; Navera, U.K.; Ali, M.M. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      The focus of this study was to know usefulness of river training structures, controlling hydro-morphological characteristics, socio-economic benefits of inhabitants and current situation of these structures in Patuakhali ...

    • Fisheries in transition: Food and nutrition security implications for the global South 

      Belton, B.; Thilsted, S.H. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      Fisheries and fish supply are undergoing a fundamental structural transition, as indicated by a ten country analysis. Aquaculture now provides around half the fish for direct human consumption and is set to grow further, ...

    • Tilapia lake virus (TiLV): What to know and do? 

      CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-food Systems (2017)
      Type: Manual
      Tilapia lake virus is a newly emerging virus that is associated with significant mortalities in farmed tilapia. With cases reported across Africa, Asia and South America, the virus represents a huge risk to the global ...

    • Food and nutrition security in Sierra Leone with a focus on fish in Tonkolili District 

      Pasqualino, M.M.; Thilsted, S.H.; Phillips, M.J.; Koroma, A.S.; Michael Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2016)
      Type: Report
      Sierra Leone, located on the west coast of Africa, has a population of 6.3 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.2%. Food insecurity and malnutrition are national concerns, as almost a quarter of the population is ...